Connecticut Law About Victims' Rights

Connecticut Law About Victims' Rights
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Research Guides

Connecticut Public Acts

State of Connecticut Judicial Branch Office of Victim Services (Espanol)

Office of the Victim Advocate

Frequently Asked Questions - Filing a Complaint, Filing a Restraining Order, Restitution

Brochures and Guides

VINELink

VINELink is the online portal to VINE, America's leading victim notification network.

CT Department of Correction

Victim Services Unit

Connecticut Board of Pardons and Paroles

Information for victims regarding the Parole and Pardon hearing process

OLR Research Reports - Office of Legislative Research:

Address Confidentiality Program - 2022-R-0151
Connecticut's Automated Victim Notification System and How Other States Notify Victims - 2020-R-0288
Crime Victim Compensation - 2017-R-0055
Task Force on Victim Privacy and the Public's Right to Know - Final Report - 2014-R-0009
Crime Victims - 2013-R-0360
Property of Innocent Victims of Crimes - 2011-R-0060
Crime Victim Notification - 2009-R-0288
Restitution Fees in Connecticut - 2009-R-0051
Changes Regarding Release of Convicted Inmates - 2005-R-0071
Standing to Assert Crime Victims' Rights - 2005-R-0119
Crime Victims' Constitutional Rights - 2000-R-0255
Remedies for Violations of a Victim's Constitutional Rights - 2000-R-0077
Crime Victim Rights - 2000-R-1065

Useful Websites

P.A. 12-133 - An Act Concerning Court Operations and Victim Services
OLR Summary

P.A. 16-34 - An Act Protecting Victims of Domestic Violence
OLR Summary

P.A. 17-99 - An Act Concerning Court Operations, Victim Services, Fraudulent Filings and Transfers of an Interest in Real Property to a Trust.
OLR Summary

Connecticut General Statutes

Selected statutes:

Chapter 1 - Construction of Statutes

Sec. 1-1k. "Victim of crime", "crime victim", defined.

Chapter 968 - Victim Services

Sec. 54-201. Definitions
Sec. 54-203. Office of Victim Services established. Powers and duties.
Sec. 54-220. Victim advocates. Responsibilities and duties. Access to police reports.

Chapter 813a - Office of the Victim Advocate. Office of the Child Advocate.

Sec. 46a-13b. Office of the Victim Advocate established.
Sec. 46a-13c. Responsibilities of the Victim Advocate.
Sec. 46a-13d. Access to information. Rights and powers.

Chapter 961 - Trial and Proceedings After Conviction

Sec. 54-126a. Testimony of crime victim at parole hearing. Notification to victim.
Sec. 54-130d. (Formerly Sec. 18-27a). Testimony of crime victim at session of board. Notification of Office of Victim Services of board's action.

Click on the link to search the full-text of the statutes: https://search.cga.state.ct.us/r/statute/

Connecticut Judicial Branch Court Forms

Victim Services Court Forms (13 Forms)

Selected forms:

JD-VS-003 Notice of Application
JD-VS-005 Confidential Request for Notification of Status of Inmate
JD-VS-008PI Personal Injury Compensation - Application
JD-VS-008SB Survivor Benefits - Application
JD-VS-029 Frequently Asked Questions Review Sheet

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