Conn. Practice Book § 36-2 (2026)

Sec. 36-2. —Affidavit in Support of Applica- tion, Filing, Disclosure (a) All affidavits submitted to the judicial author- ity in support of the application for an arrest war- rant and from which a determination of probable cause for the issuance of an arrest warrant has been made shall be filed with the clerk of the court together with the return of the arrest warrant pursuant to Section 44-11 and thereafter remain a part of the court file. (b) At the time the arrest warrant is issued, upon written request of the prosecuting authority and for good cause shown, the judicial authority may order that the supporting affidavits be sealed from public inspection or that disclosure be limited under such terms and conditions as it finds rea- sonable, subject to the further order of any judicial authority thereafter having jurisdiction of the mat- ter. No such order shall limit their disclosure to the attorney for the accused, but the judicial authority may place reasonable restrictions on the attor- ney’s further disclosure of the contents of the affi- davits. 380 36-11. Information and Complaint; Use 36-12. —Issuance of Information 36-13. —Form of Information 36-14. —Former Conviction in Information 36-15. —Filing and Availability of Information 36-16. Amendments; Minor Defects 36-17. —Substantive Amendment before Trial 36-18. —Substantive Amendment after Commencement of Trial 36-19. —Request by Defendant for Essential Facts 36-20. —Continuance Necessitated by Amendment 36-21. Joinder of Offenses in Information 36-22. Joinder of Defendants (c) Any order sealing such affidavits from public inspection or limiting their disclosure shall be for a specific period of time, not to exceed two weeks from the date of arrest, and within that time period the prosecuting authority may by written motion seek an extension of the period. The original order of the court sealing the affidavit or limiting its dis- closure shall remain in effect until the court issues an order on the motion. The motion to extend the period and the court’s order thereon shall be made in accordance with the provisions of Section 42- 49A. Affidavits which are the subject of such an order shall remain in the custody of the clerk’s office but shall be kept in a secure location apart from the remainder of the court file as long as the order is in effect. (d) Unless the judicial authority issuing an arrest warrant has, upon written request of the prosecut- ing authority, entered an order limiting disclosure of the supporting affidavits, all affidavits filed pur- suant to this section shall be open to public inspection and copying and the clerk shall provide copies to any person upon receipt of any applica- ble fee. (P.B. 1978-1997, Sec. 593A.) (Amended May 14, 2003, to take effect July 1, 2003; amended June 21, 2004, to take effect Jan. 1, 2005; amended June 22, 2009, to take effect Jan. 1, 2010.)