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Section 54-86e – Confidentiality of identifying information pertaining to victims of certain crimes. Availability of information to accused. Protective order information to be entered in registry

May 11, 2021 | Connecticut, Criminal Procedure

The name and address of 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 and such other identifying information pertaining to such victim as determined by the court, shall be confidential and shall be disclosed only upon order of the Superior Court, except that (1) such information shall be available to the accused in the same manner and time as such information is available to persons accused of other criminal offenses, and (2) if a protective order is issued in a prosecution under any of said sections, the name and address of the victim, in addition to the information contained in and concerning the issuance of such order, shall be entered in the registry of protective orders pursuant to section 51-5c.

Conn. Gen. Stat. ยง 54-86e

(P.A. 81-448, S. 3; P.A. 93-340, S. 10, 19; May 25 Sp. Sess. P.A. 94-1, S. 42, 130; P.A. 02-132, S. 59; P.A. 03-202, S. 15; P.A. 15-211, S. 24; 15-213, S. 7; P.A. 17-87, S. 7; P.A. 18-75, S. 16.)

Amended by P.A. 19-0189,S. 30 of the Connecticut Acts of the 2019 Regular Session, eff. 10/1/2019.
Amended by P.A. 18-0075, S. 16 of the Connecticut Acts of the 2018 Regular Session, eff. 10/1/2018.
Amended by P.A. 17-0087, S. 7 of the Connecticut Acts of the 2017 Regular Session, eff. 10/1/2017.
Amended by P.A. 15-0213, S. 7 of the Connecticut Acts of the 2015 Regular Session, eff. 10/1/2015.
Amended by P.A. 15-0211, S. 24 of the Connecticut Acts of the 2015 Regular Session, eff. 7/1/2015.

Cited. 230 C. 43; 233 Conn. 403; 235 C. 145. Cited. 8 Conn.App. 387; 20 Conn.App. 115; 26 CA 81; 37 CA 534; 39 Conn.App. 742; 46 CA 810. Statutory protection against disclosure of identities of sexual assault victims not limited to prosecutions for sexual assault and may be applied to protect victim’s identity in a related witness tampering trial. 84 CA 48. Cited. 42 Conn.Supp. 291.