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Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17a-515 (2026)

(Formerly Sec. 17-194e). Commitment proceedings for inmates of correctional institutions to hospitals for psychiatric disabilities

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The provisions of section 17a-498 shall apply to any person regarding whom proceedings for commitment are being instituted under section 17a-513 or 17a-514, and to any other person in the custody of the Commissioner of Correction, except that if the court revokes the order of commitment, the person shall be returned to any institution administered by the Department of Correction as the Commissioner of Correction shall designate, unless his custody in the Commissioner of Correction has terminated, in which case he shall be discharged.

(P.A. 76-190, S. 4, 12.)

History: Sec. 17-194e transferred to Sec. 17a-515 in 1991.

Annotations to former section 17-194e:

Cited. 198 C. 397; 205 C. 27; 210 C. 519; 224 C. 168.

Cited. 21 CA 172.

Annotations to present section:

Cited. 224 C. 168; 230 C. 400.

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Notes of Decisions
Cited in 11 cases (3 in the last 5 years), 1991–2025 · leading case: Wiseman v. Armstrong, 850 A.2d 114 (Conn. 2004).
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Wiseman v. Armstrong, 850 A.2d 114 (Conn. 2004). · cites it 6× “, General Statutes § 17a-515 (“if the court revokes the order of commitment, the person shall be returned to any institution administered by the [department of [c]orrection as the [c]ommissioner of [cjorrection shall designate” [emphasis added]); General Statutes § 18-86 (“[t]he…”
State v. Long, 847 A.2d 862 (Conn. 2004). · cites it 2× “See General Statutes § 17a-515. The state also argues that the legislature reasonably could have concluded that an acquittee presumptively is more dangerous than a civilly committed inmate, and therefore warrants disparate treatment, since, as a matter of law, the acquittee’s…”
State v. Metz, 645 A.2d 965 (Conn. 1994). · cites it 2× “General Statutes § 17a-515. General Statutes § 17a-585 (formerly § 17-257f) provides: “periodic review by board.”
State v. Campbell, 617 A.2d 889 (Conn. 1992). · cites it 2× “to 1987) § 17-194e, now codified as § 17a-515, 23 prisoners who are committed to a mental health center after sentencing must be returned to the custody of the commissioner of correction upon release from commitment.”
State v. Long, 19 A.3d 1242 (Conn. 2011). · cites it 2× “” 2 General Statutes § 17a-515 provides that the civil commitment procedures set forth in General Statutes § 17a-498 shall apply to persons under the custody of the commissioner of correction.”
State v. Lindo, 955 A.2d 576 (Conn. App. Ct. 2008). · cites it 3× “The acquittee argues that § 17a-593 (c), as applied to him, violated his right to equal protection because at the time of the recommitment hearing, in June, 2006, he was an inmate and therefore should have been afforded the more stringent procedural protections applicable when…”
Copeland v. Warden, 596 A.2d 477 (Conn. App. Ct. 1991). “” General Statutes § 17-194e was transferred to § 17a-515 effective January 1, 1991.”
State v. Foster, 353 Conn. 1 (Conn. 2025). · cites it 2× “He contended that ‘‘the recommitment procedure that governs acquittees under § 17a-593 is applied more conservatively than the nominally identical commit- ment procedure that applies to [civilly committed inmates] under § 17a-515, that acquittees are similarly situated to…”
State v. Foster (Conn. App. Ct. 2023). · cites it 4× “he was an inmate and therefore should have been afforded the more stringent procedural protections applicable when the state seeks to commit mentally ill prisoners pursuant to General Statutes § 17a-515.’’ Id., 422. This court noted that, in essence, the acquittee pre- sented…”
State v. Foster (Conn. App. Ct. 2023). · cites it 4× “He argued that the recom- mitment procedure that governs acquittees under § 17a- 593 is applied more conservatively than the nominally identical commitment procedure that applies to civil committees under § 17a-515, that acquittees are simi- larly situated to civilly committed…”
State v. Dyous (Conn. App. Ct. 2014). · cites it 2× “’’ 2 Pursuant to General Statutes § 17a-515, mentally disordered inmates are subject to the commitment proceedings as set forth in General Statutes § 17a-498 (c), which provides in relevant part: ‘‘If, on such hearing, the court finds by clear and convincing evidence that the…”
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