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Section 54-142c – Disclosure of erased records

May 11, 2021 | Connecticut, Criminal Procedure

(a) The clerk of the court or any person charged with retention and control of erased records by the Chief Court Administrator or any criminal justice agency having information contained in such erased records shall not disclose to anyone the existence of such erased records or information pertaining to any charge erased under any provision of this part, except as otherwise provided in this chapter.
(b) Notwithstanding any other provisions of this chapter, within two years from the date of disposition of any case, the clerk of the court or any person charged with retention and control of erased records by the Chief Court Administrator or any criminal justice agency having information contained in such erased records may disclose to the victim of a crime or the victim’s legal representative the fact that the case was dismissed. If such disclosure contains information from erased records, the identity of the defendant or defendants shall not be released, except that any information contained in such records, including the identity of the person charged may be released to the victim of the crime or the victim’s representative upon written application by such victim or representative to the court stating (1) that a civil action has been commenced for loss or damage resulting from such act, or (2) the intent to bring a civil action for such loss or damage. Any person who obtains criminal history record information by falsely representing to be the victim of a crime or the victim’s representative shall be guilty of a class D felony.

Conn. Gen. Stat. ยง 54-142c

(P.A. 78-200, S. 15; P.A. 81-117; 81-218, S. 2; P.A. 88-278, S. 3, 4; P.A. 99-277, S. 2; P.A. 00-196, S. 43; P.A. 03-19, S. 128; P.A. 13-258, S. 119.)

Cited. 183 Conn. 183; 200 Conn. 440; 237 Conn. 339. This section and Sec. 54-142a do not categorically preclude the state from seeking to establish basis for sentence enhancement by use of evidence other than erased records. 319 Conn. 494. Cited. 20 Conn.App. 737; 40 Conn.App. 705; judgment reversed, see 240 Conn. 590.