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Section 54-91h – Indication by court at sentencing of defendant’s maximum period of imprisonment and eligibility re risk reduction credits and release on parole

May 11, 2021 | Connecticut, Criminal Procedure

Whenever a defendant convicted of one or more crimes receives a definite sentence of more than a two-year term of imprisonment, or a total effective sentence of more than a two-year term of imprisonment, the court shall, at sentencing, indicate:

(1) The maximum period of imprisonment that may apply to the defendant;
(2) whether the defendant may be eligible to earn risk reduction credits pursuant to section 18-98e; and
(3) whether the defendant may be eligible to apply for release on parole pursuant to section 54-125a.

Conn. Gen. Stat. ยง 54-91h

( P.A. 17-217, S. 1.)

Added by P.A. 17-0217, S. 1 of the Connecticut Acts of the 2017 Regular Session, eff. 10/1/2017.