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Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17a-586 (2025)

(Formerly Sec. 17-257g). Periodic report re mental condition of acquittee

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The superintendent of any hospital for psychiatric disabilities in which an acquittee has been confined or the Commissioner of Developmental Services with whom an acquittee has been placed pursuant to order of the board, or the person or agency responsible for the supervision or treatment of a conditionally released acquittee, shall submit to the board at least every six months a written report with respect to the mental condition of the acquittee. The board shall furnish copies of the report to the counsel for the acquittee and the state's attorney.

(P.A. 85-506, S. 7, 32; P.A. 87-486, S. 4; P.A. 95-257, S. 48, 58; P.A. 07-73, S. 2(b).)

History: P.A. 87-486 required submission of a report by “the commissioner of mental retardation with whom an acquittee has been placed”; Sec. 17-257g transferred to Sec. 17a-586 in 1991; P.A. 95-257 replaced “mental illness” with “psychiatric disabilities”, effective July 1, 1995; pursuant to P.A. 07-73 “Commissioner of Mental Retardation” was changed editorially by the Revisors to “Commissioner of Developmental Services”, effective October 1, 2007.

Annotations to former section 17-257g:

Cited. 211 C. 591; 215 C. 675.

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Notes of Decisions
Cited in 4 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 2004–2025 · leading case: State v. Long, 847 A.2d 862 (Conn. 2004).
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State v. Long, 847 A.2d 862 (Conn. 2004). · cites it 6× “See General Statutes § 17a-593 (f). 28 Dur *527 ing his term of recommitment, the board received a report every six months from the hospital where he was confined.”
State v. Warren, 919 A.2d 465 (Conn. App. Ct. 2007). · cites it 3× “The state also presented a December 23, 2004 report, prepared by Fox and his colleagues in accordance with General Statutes § 17a-586, concerning the acquittee’s mental status.”
State v. Long, 19 A.3d 1242 (Conn. 2011). · cites it 2× “We explained the board’s oversight role, which is reflected in (1) the board’s receipt of a report, every six months, on the defendant’s status from the mental health facility where he was confined; see General Statutes § 17a-586; (2) the requirement that the board hold a…”
State v. Ardizzone, 330 A.3d 231 (Conn. App. Ct. 2025). · cites it 4× “To summarize, in August, [2021], a female staff member who had previously been transferred to another unit after repeated concerns with [the acquittee], reported that during breakfast in the [hospital’s] dining hall, [the acquittee] continuously stared at her causing her to…”
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