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Section 54-86d – Nondisclosure of address and telephone number by victims of certain crimes

May 11, 2021 | Connecticut, Criminal Procedure

Any person who has been the victim of a sexual assault under section 53a-70b of the general statutes, revision of 1958, revised to January 1, 2019, or section 53a-70, 53a-70a, 53a-70c, 53a-71, 53a-72a, 53a-72b or 53a-73a, voyeurism under section 53a-189a, or injury or risk of injury, or impairing of morals under section 53-21, or of an attempt thereof, or family violence, as defined in section 46b-38a, shall not be required to divulge his or her address or telephone number during any trial or pretrial evidentiary hearing arising from the sexual assault, voyeurism or injury or risk of injury to, or impairing of morals of, a child, or family violence; provided the judge presiding over such legal proceeding finds:

(1) Such information is not material to the proceeding,
(2) the identity of the victim has been satisfactorily established, and
(3) the current address of the victim will be made available to the defense in the same manner and time as such information is made available to the defense for other criminal offenses.

Conn. Gen. Stat. ยง 54-86d

(P.A. 81-448, S. 1; P.A. 82-472, S. 145, 183; P.A. 93-340, S. 9, 19; P.A. 15-211, S. 23; 15-213, S. 6; P.A. 17-87, S. 6; P.A. 18-75, S. 15.)

Amended by P.A. 19-0189,S. 29 of the Connecticut Acts of the 2019 Regular Session, eff. 10/1/2019.
Amended by P.A. 18-0075, S. 15 of the Connecticut Acts of the 2018 Regular Session, eff. 10/1/2018.
Amended by P.A. 17-0087, S. 6 of the Connecticut Acts of the 2017 Regular Session, eff. 10/1/2017.
Amended by P.A. 15-0213, S. 6 of the Connecticut Acts of the 2015 Regular Session, eff. 10/1/2015.
Amended by P.A. 15-0211, S. 23 of the Connecticut Acts of the 2015 Regular Session, eff. 7/1/2015.

Cited. 8 CA 387; 20 CA 115. Cited. 42 Conn.Supp. 291.