§ 54-250 Definitions
§ 54-251 Registration of person who has committed a criminal offense against a victim who is a minor or a nonviolent sexual offense
§ 54-252 Registration of person who has committed a sexually violent offense
§ 54-253 Registration of person who has committed a sexual offense in another jurisdiction
§ 54-254 Registration of person who has committed a felony for a sexual purpose
§ 54-255 Restriction on dissemination of registration information for certain offenders
§ 54-256 Responsibilities of courts and agencies in registration process
§ 54-257 Registry. Suspension of registration. Verification of address. Retake of photographic image. Change of name
§ 54-258 Availability of registration information. Immunity
§ 54-258a Warning against wrongful use of registry information
§ 54-259 Sexual Offender Registration Committee
§ 54-259a Risk Assessment Board. Development and use of risk assessment scale. Report
§ 54-260 Notification of change of name or address of sexual offenders on parole or probation
§ 54-260a Report on number of registrants being electronically monitored and need for additional resources
§ 54-260b Criminal investigation of registrants using the Internet. Ex parte court order to compel disclosure of basic subscriber information of registrants
§ 54-261 Community response education program
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Terms Used In Connecticut General Statutes > Chapter 969 - Registration of Sexual Offenders

  • another: may extend and be applied to communities, companies, corporations, public or private, limited liability companies, societies and associations. See Connecticut General Statutes 1-1
  • Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
  • Arrest: Taking physical custody of a person by lawful authority.
  • Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
  • Habeas corpus: A writ that is usually used to bring a prisoner before the court to determine the legality of his imprisonment. It may also be used to bring a person in custody before the court to give testimony, or to be prosecuted.
  • intellectual disability: means a significant limitation in intellectual functioning existing concurrently with deficits in adaptive behavior that originated during the developmental period before eighteen years of age. See Connecticut General Statutes 1-1g
  • jail: means a correctional facility administered by the Commissioner of Correction. See Connecticut General Statutes 1-1
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Nolo contendere: No contest-has the same effect as a plea of guilty, as far as the criminal sentence is concerned, but may not be considered as an admission of guilt for any other purpose.
  • Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
  • Plea: In a criminal case, the defendant's statement pleading "guilty" or "not guilty" in answer to the charges, a declaration made in open court.
  • Probate: Proving a will
  • Probation: A sentencing alternative to imprisonment in which the court releases convicted defendants under supervision as long as certain conditions are observed.
  • Statute: A law passed by a legislature.