Conn. Practice Book § 43-20 (2026)

Sec. 43-20. —Mittimus When a defendant has been sentenced to a term of imprisonment and ordered to pay a fine, the mittimus shall state that if the fine has not been paid by the time the sentence has been served the defendant may not continue to be incarcerated unless the judicial authority has found that the defendant is able to pay the fine and that the defendant’s nonpayment is wilful. (P.B. 1978-1997, Sec. 932A.) Sec. 43-21. Reduction of Sentence or Dis- charge of Defendant by Sentencing Court (Amended June 9, 2023, to take effect Jan. 1, 2024.) (a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, at any time during an executed period of incarceration, the judicial authority may, after a hearing and for good cause shown, reduce the sentence or order the defendant discharged or released on probation or on a conditional dis- charge for a period not to exceed that to which the defendant could have been sentenced originally. © Copyrighted by the Secretary of the State of the State of Connecticut

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