Conn. Practice Book § 43-3 (2026)

Sec. 43-3. Presentence Investigation and Report; Waiver; Alternative Incarceration and Plan (a) If the defendant is convicted of a crime other than a capital felony, the punishment for which may include imprisonment for more than one year, the judicial authority shall order a presentence investigation, or the supplementation of any exist- ing presentence investigation report. The judicial authority may, in its discretion, order a presen- tence investigation for a defendant convicted of any crime or offense. (b) A defendant who is convicted of a crime and is not eligible for sentence review pursuant to General Statutes § 51-195 may, with the con- sent of the sentencing judge and the prosecuting authority, waive the presentence investigation. (c) Pursuant to General Statutes § 53a-39a, the judicial authority may, in its discretion, order an assessment for placement in an alternate incar- ceration program to be conducted by the Office of Adult Probation. (P.B. 1978-1997, Sec. 910.)