Connecticut Law About Criminal Records

Connecticut Law About Criminal Records
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Recent Public Acts

Connecticut Judicial Branch:

Connecticut Judicial Branch Forms:

JD-CR-202 - Petition for Clean Slate Erasure, Convictions Before 1/1/2000

Connecticut Division of Criminal Justice:

Criminal Records

State of Connecticut:

Clean Slate and Cannabis Erasure

Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection (DESPP):

Reports and Records

Criminal History Record Checks and Fingerprinting Services

Connecticut Board of Pardons & Paroles:

Certificate of Employability

Connecticut Network for Legal Aid:

Connecticut Department of Correction:

Inmate Information Search

Federal Bureau of Prisons:

Federal Inmate Information

U.S. Immigration And Customs Enforcement:

Online Detainee Locator System

OLR Research Reports - Office of Legislative Research:

Access and Disclosure

Access to Grand Jury Records - 2011-R-0453
Disclosure of Law Enforcement and Erased Records - 2005-R-0349
Public Access to Arrest Warrants - 2001-R-0680
Access to Criminal Record Information - 2000-R-0754
Access to Arrest Records - 2000-R-0499

Background Checks

Criminal Background Checks for Non-School-Sponsored Sports Coaches - 2012-R-0359
Criminal Background Checks by Consumer Reporting Agencies - 2009-R-0447
Military Service and Misdemeanor Convictions - 2005-R-0556

Criminal Background Check for Little League Volunteers - 2003-R-0048

Employment

Felony Convictions And Employment - 2021-R-0049

Criminal Records and State Employment - 2000-R-0383

Erasure

Criminal and Juvenile Delinquency Record Erasure - 2019-R-0058

Summary of State of Connecticut v. Nicholas Menditto - 2015-R-0135

Removing Felony Convictions - 2014-R-0049

Deletion of Erased Records - 2009-R-0357

Juvenile Felony Record and Gun Purchases - 2006-R-0212

Housing

Updated Report: Housing for Adults with Criminal Records - 2016-R-0023

P.A. No. 22-7. An Act Concerning Fees Charged By Independent Contractors That Process Criminal History Records Checks.
P.A. No. 21-32 An Act Concerning the Board of Pardons and Paroles, Erasure of Criminal Records for Certain Misdemeanor and Felony Offenses, Prohibiting Discrimination Based on Erased Criminal History Record Information and Concerning the Recommendations of the Connecticut Sentencing Commission With Respect to Misdemeanor Sentences. OLR Bill Analysis
P.A. No. 21-33 (amending Public Act No. 21-32)
2024 Acts Affecting Criminal Justice and Public Safety
2023 Acts Affecting Criminal Justice and Public Safety
2022 Acts Affecting Criminal Justice and Public Safety
2021 Acts Affecting Criminal Justice and Public Safety

Connecticut Statutes

Selected Statutes:

Chapter 170. Boards of Education

Sec. 10-221d. Criminal history and child abuse and neglect registry records checks of applicants and employees of eligible school operators. Termination or dismissal. Fingerprinting. Availability of information re applicant's history.

Chapter 529. Division of State Police

Sec. 29-11. State Police Bureau of Identification. Fees. Agreements re fingerprinting. Regulations.
Sec. 29-16. Use of information.

Chapter 961a. Criminal Records

Sec. 54-142a. Erasure of criminal records. (2024 Supplement)

Sec. 54-142b. Erasure of record of girl found guilty of being in manifest danger.

Sec. 54-142c. Disclosure of erased records.

Sec. 54-142d. Erasure of record of decriminalized offense. Exceptions.

Sec. 54-142k. Availability of conviction information and nonconviction information.

Sec. 54-142l. Challenge to completeness and accuracy of record.

Connecticut Practice Book

Section 7-13. Criminal/Motor Vehicle Files and Records
Section 7-14. Reports from Adult Probation and Family Division
Section 7-15. Retention Ordered by Chief Court Administrator; Transfer to State Library
Section 7-16. Motion to Prevent Destruction of File
Section 42-49. Closure of Courtroom in Criminal Cases
Section 42-49A. Sealing or Limiting Disclosure of Documents in Criminal Cases

Attorney General Opinions
Office of the Attorney General

#2016-02 Formal Opinion dated March 7, 2016
Records associated with a conviction for which a conditional pardon has been granted are not subject to erasure under state law.

Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection (DESPP) Forms

Useful Websites

CT Board of Pardons and Paroles

CT Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection (DESPP)

CT Division of Criminal Justice

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