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Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17a-516 (2026)

(Formerly Sec. 17-194f). Discharge from hospital of inmates of correctional institutions

✓ current as of May 2026
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The provisions of section 17a-510 shall apply to any person committed to such hospital pursuant to sections 17a-514 and 17a-515, except that upon such discharge (1) the person shall be returned to any such institution administered by the Department of Correction as the Commissioner of Correction shall designate, unless his custody in the Commissioner of Correction has terminated and (2) the Commissioner of Correction shall notify the prosecuting official of any court in which any such person has criminal charges pending against him.

(P.A. 76-190, S. 7, 12.)

History: Sec. 17-194f transferred to Sec. 17a-516 in 1991.

Annotations to former section 17-194f:

Cited. 205 C. 27; 210 C. 519.

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Cited in 1 case, 2004–2004 · 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 2× “, General Statutes § 17a-513 (allowing inmate to petition for voluntary admittance to hospital for psychiatric disability pursuant to provisions of § 17a-506); General Statutes § 17a-514 (permitting emergency confinement in hospital for psychiatric disabilities of inmates of…”
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