Connecticut General Statutes 46b-133p – Submission of copy of form to detain by law enforcement officer or prosecutorial official. Data compilation and report
(a) Any law enforcement officer or prosecutorial official who sought a court order to detain a child pursuant to subparagraph (C) of subdivision (1) of subsection (c) of section 46b-133 shall attach, along with the summons, a copy of the completed form to detain that is prescribed by Office of the Chief Court Administrator. On and after October 1, 2022, such form shall instruct any judge who declines to detain such child to articulate in writing, upon such form, the reasons for such declination.
Terms Used In Connecticut General Statutes 46b-133p
- Child: means any person under eighteen years of age who has not been legally emancipated, except that for purposes of delinquency matters and proceedings, "child" means any person who (A) is at least ten years of age at the time of the alleged commission of a delinquent act and who is (i) under eighteen years of age and has not been legally emancipated, or (ii) eighteen years of age or older and committed a delinquent act prior to attaining eighteen years of age, or (B) subsequent to attaining eighteen years of age, (i) violates any order of the Superior Court or any condition of probation ordered by the Superior Court with respect to a delinquency proceeding, or (ii) wilfully fails to appear in response to a summons under section 46b-133 or at any other court hearing in a delinquency proceeding of which the child had notice. See Connecticut General Statutes 46b-120
- Summons: Another word for subpoena used by the criminal justice system.
(b) The Judicial Branch, the Division of Criminal Justice, the Division of State Police within the Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection and each municipal police department shall compile data concerning requests by a law enforcement officer to detain a child pursuant to subdivision (3) of subsection (c) of section 46b-133. The Judicial Branch, the Division of Criminal Justice, the Division of State Police within the Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection and each municipal police department shall sort such data by judicial district and categorize such data based on (1) how many such requests were made, and (2) how many such requests were denied. Not later than January 15, 2023, and annually thereafter, the Judicial Branch shall, in accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a, report such data from the previous calendar year to the joint standing committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to the judiciary.