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Section 54-1d – Place of arraignment. Multiple arrest warrants. Multiple credit card and automated teller machine offenses. Identity theft and related offenses. Violation of order of protection by electronic or telephonic means

May 11, 2021 | Connecticut, Criminal Procedure

(a) For the purposes of this section, “geographical area” means the geographical area of the Superior Court established pursuant to section 51-348.
(b) Except as provided in subsections (d) and (e) of this section, defendants in criminal actions shall be presented for arraignment to:

(1) The court in the geographical area in which the crime was alleged to have been committed;
(2) If the arrest was by warrant, the court in the geographical area in which the crime was alleged to have been committed or in which the arrest was made; or
(3) If the arrest was by a warrant issued pursuant to section 53a-32 or for failure to appear as provided in section 53a-172 or 53a-173, the court in the geographical area in which the crime was alleged to have been committed or in which the arrest was made, or the superior court having jurisdiction over the underlying criminal prosecution.
(c) If the defendant was presented to the court in the geographical area in which the arrest was made for arraignment and was not released from custody after such arraignment, the defendant shall be presented to the court in the geographical area in which the crime was alleged to have been committed not later than the second court day following such arraignment. Except as provided in subsection (d) of this section, any defendant who has been presented to the court in accordance with this section and is the subject of one or more additional arrest warrants issued for crimes that were alleged to have been committed in one or more geographical areas, other than the geographical area in which the defendant is initially presented, shall subsequently be presented to the court in each geographical area in which such crimes were alleged to have been committed, in such order as the courts may determine, not later than the second court day following the prior arraignment. A criminal cause shall not fail on the ground that it has been submitted to a session of improper venue.
(d) Any defendant who is charged with multiple offenses under any provision of section 53a-127b or sections 53a-128a to 53a-128i, inclusive, where such offenses were alleged to have been committed in more than one geographical area, may be presented to the court in any one of such geographical areas. The court may consolidate all such offenses into a single criminal action and shall have jurisdiction over such action.
(e) Any defendant who is charged with a violation of section 53a-129a of the general statutes, revision of 1958, revised to January 1, 2003, section 53a-129b, 53a-129c, 53a-129d or 53a-129e, and any defendant who is charged with any other offense committed as a result of such violation may be presented to the court in the geographical area in which the person whose personal identifying information has been obtained and used by the defendant resides and may be prosecuted in such geographical area or judicial district.
(f) Any defendant who is charged with a violation of section 53a-223, 53a-223a or 53a-223b by means of electronic or telephonic communication may be presented to the court in the geographical area in which (1) the victim resides, (2) the victim received the communication, or (3) the communication was initiated. Such defendant may be prosecuted in any such geographical area or a corresponding judicial district.

Conn. Gen. Stat. ยง 54-1d

(P.A. 74-183, S. 206, 291; P.A. 76-436, S. 517, 681; P.A. 80-313, S. 29; P.A. 95-105; P.A. 98-45; P.A. 03-156, S. 8; P.A. 05-152, S. 7; P.A. 06-152, S. 14; P.A. 09-239, S. 9; P.A. 12-114, S. 9.)

Amended by P.A. 12-0114, S. 9 of the the 2012 Regular Session, eff. 10/1/2012.
Amended by P.A. 09-0239, S. 9 of the the 2009 Regular Session, eff. 10/1/2009.

Cited. 187 C. 264. Cited. 39 Conn.Supp. 347.