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See Also : Law About Pardons and Paroles , Law About Probation , and Connecticut Law About Criminal Penalties

Research Guides and Information

Recent Public Acts

Connecticut Judicial Branch:

  • Conviction & Bond Forfeiture Dispositions Criminal/Motor Vehicle (Defendant Search)

  • Conviction & Bond Forfeiture Dispositions Criminal/Motor Vehicle (Docket Number Search)

  • Additional Information and Disclaimers

Connecticut Judicial Branch Forms:

  • JD-CR-202 - Petition for Clean Slate Erasure, Convictions Before 1/1/2000

Connecticut Division of Criminal Justice:

  • Criminal Records

State of Connecticut:

  • Clean Slate and Cannabis Erasure

Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection (DESPP):

  • Reports and Records

  • Criminal History Record Checks and Fingerprinting Services

Connecticut Board of Pardons & Paroles:

  • Certificate of Employability

Connecticut Network for Legal Aid:

  • How to Clear Your Criminal Record

  • Is Your Criminal Record Keeping You From Working?

  • ¿No Puede Trabajar Debido a Sus Antecedentes Penales?

  • Roadmap to Reentry: A Connecticut Legal Guide

Connecticut Department of Correction:

  • Inmate Information Search

Federal Bureau of Prisons:

  • Federal Inmate Information

U.S. Immigration And Customs Enforcement:

  • Online Detainee Locator System

OLR Research Reports - Office of Legislative Research:

Access and Disclosure

  • Access to Grand Jury Records - 2011-R-0453

  • Disclosure of Law Enforcement and Erased Records - 2005-R-0349

  • Public Access to Arrest Warrants - 2001-R-0680

  • Access to Criminal Record Information - 2000-R-0754

  • Access to Arrest Records - 2000-R-0499

Background Checks

  • Criminal Background Checks for Non-School-Sponsored Sports Coaches - 2012-R-0359

  • Criminal Background Checks by Consumer Reporting Agencies - 2009-R-0447

  • Military Service and Misdemeanor Convictions - 2005-R-0556

  • Criminal Background Check for Little League Volunteers - 2003-R-0048

Employment

  • Felony Convictions And Employment - 2021-R-0049

  • Criminal Records and State Employment - 2000-R-0383

Erasure

  • Criminal and Juvenile Delinquency Record Erasure - 2019-R-0058

  • Summary of State of Connecticut v. Nicholas Menditto - 2015-R-0135

  • Removing Felony Convictions - 2014-R-0049

  • Deletion of Erased Records - 2009-R-0357

  • Juvenile Felony Record and Gun Purchases - 2006-R-0212

Housing

  • Updated Report: Housing for Adults with Criminal Records - 2016-R-0023

  • P.A. No. 22-7. An Act Concerning Fees Charged By Independent Contractors That Process Criminal History Records Checks.

  • P.A. No. 21-32 An Act Concerning the Board of Pardons and Paroles, Erasure of Criminal Records for Certain Misdemeanor and Felony Offenses, Prohibiting Discrimination Based on Erased Criminal History Record Information and Concerning the Recommendations of the Connecticut Sentencing Commission With Respect to Misdemeanor Sentences. OLR Bill Analysis

  • P.A. No. 21-33 (amending Public Act No. 21-32)

  • 2024 Acts Affecting Criminal Justice and Public Safety

  • 2023 Acts Affecting Criminal Justice and Public Safety

  • 2022 Acts Affecting Criminal Justice and Public Safety

  • 2021 Acts Affecting Criminal Justice and Public Safety

Connecticut Statutes

Selected Statutes:

Chapter 170. Boards of Education

  • Sec. 10-221d . Criminal history and child abuse and neglect registry records checks of applicants and employees of eligible school operators. Termination or dismissal. Fingerprinting. Availability of information re applicant's history.

Chapter 529. Division of State Police

  • Sec. 29-11 . State Police Bureau of Identification. Fees. Agreements re fingerprinting. Regulations.

  • Sec. 29-16 . Use of information.

Chapter 961a. Criminal Records

  • Sec. 54-142a .  Erasure of criminal records.

  • Sec. 54-142b . Erasure of record of girl found guilty of being in manifest danger.

  • Sec. 54-142c . Disclosure of erased records.

  • Sec. 54-142d . Erasure of record of decriminalized offense. Exceptions.

  • Sec. 54-142k . Availability of conviction information and nonconviction information.

  • Sec. 54-142l . Challenge to completeness and accuracy of record.

Connecticut Practice Book

  • Sec. 7-13. Criminal/Motor Vehicle Files and Records

  • Sec. 7-14. Reports from Adult Probation and Family Division

  • Sec. 7-15. Retention Ordered by Chief Court Administrator; Transfer to State Library

  • Sec. 7-16. Motion to Prevent Destruction of File

  • Sec. 42-49. Closure of Courtroom in Criminal Cases

  • Sec. 42-49A. Sealing or Limiting Disclosure of Documents in Criminal Cases

Attorney General Opinions
Office of the Attorney General

  • #2016-02 Formal Opinion dated March 7, 2016
    Records associated with a conviction for which a conditional pardon has been granted are not subject to erasure under state law.

Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection (DESPP) Forms
  • DESPP Forms
  • Criminal History Record Request Form (PDF)

Useful Websites

  • CT Board of Pardons and Paroles

  • CT Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection (DESPP)

  • CT Division of Criminal Justice


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