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Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17a-597 (2026)

(Formerly Sec. 17-257r). Appeal of board orders and decisions

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(a) Any order of the board entered pursuant to subdivision (2) or (3) of section 17a-584 or pursuant to section 17a-587 may be appealed to the Superior Court pursuant to section 4-183. The board shall give notice of the right to judicial review to the acquittee, counsel for the acquittee and the state's attorney.

(b) A decision by the board that the acquittee is a person who should be discharged made pursuant to subdivision (1) of section 17a-584, section 17a-592 or subsection (d) of section 17a-593 shall not be subject to judicial review pursuant to section 4-183.

(P.A. 85-506, S. 18, 32.)

History: Sec. 17-257r transferred to Sec. 17a-597 in 1991.

Annotation to former section 17-257r:

Cited. 211 C. 591.

Annotations to present section:

Cited. 46 CA 486. Plaintiff's appeal does not fall within statutory framework and court has no subject matter jurisdiction even though pure question of law. 100 CA 212; judgment reversed, see 291 C. 307.

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Notes of Decisions
Cited in 10 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1997–2024 · leading case: Sastrom v. Psychiatric Sec. Review Bd., 968 A.2d 396 (Conn. 2009).
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Sastrom v. Psychiatric Sec. Review Bd., 968 A.2d 396 (Conn. 2009). · cites it 16× “The trial court agreed with the board and concluded that it lacked subject matter jurisdiction because the decisions being appealed were not *314 within the exclusive list of appealable orders set forth in General Statutes § 17a-597. Accordingly, it dismissed the appeals.”
Dyous v. Psychiatric Sec. Review Bd., 826 A.2d 138 (Conn. 2003). · cites it 18× “” General Statutes § 17a-597 (a) provides in relevant part: “Any order of the board entered pursuant to subdivision (2) or (3) of section 17a-584 or pursuant to section 17a-587 may be appealed to the Superior Court pursuant to section 4-183.”
Roy Sastrom v. Psychiatric Sec. Review Bd., 918 A.2d 902 (Conn. App. Ct. 2007). · cites it 12× “On appeal to this court, the plaintiff claims that the trial court improperly dismissed his appeal from the declaratory ruling of the defendant that § 17a-581-44 does not impermissibly conflict with § 17a-599. We begin by setting forth our standard of review.”
Peters v. Dep't of Soc. Servs., 870 A.2d 448 (Conn. 2005). · cites it 2× “2d 138 (2003) (reviewing appeal options provided by General Statutes § 17a-597 [a] and *445 concluding that “there is no administrative appeal from the decision of the [psychiatric security review board] transferring the plaintiff to a maximum security facility”); Morel v.”
State v. Connelly, 700 A.2d 694 (Conn. App. Ct. 1997). · cites it 2× “” A person committed to the custody of the commissioner of mental health, after a trial in which a verdict of not guilty by reason of mental disease or defect has been entered, may appeal from the commitment order.”
Sastrom v. Psychiatric Sec. Review Bd., 938 A.2d 1233 (Conn. App. Ct. 2008). · cites it 8× “Specifically, General Statutes § 4-186 (f) provides that a plaintiff may appeal from the defendant’s decisions pursuant to the provisions of General Statutes § 17a-597. 4 Section 17a-597 provides that a plaintiff may appeal, inter alia, those decisions entered pursuant to…”
Connelly v. Comm'r of Corr., 780 A.2d 890 (Conn. 2001). · cites it 2× “The petitioner was confined at the Whiting Forensic Institute in Middletown. “A person committed to the custody of the commissioner of mental health, after a trial in which a verdict of not guilty by reason of [lack of capacity due to] mental disease or defect has been…”
Kalman v. Carre, 352 F. Supp. 2d 205 (D. Conn. 2005). · cites it 2× “Conn. Gen.Stat. § 17a-597 (“Any order of the board entered pursuant to subdivision (2) or (3) or section 17a-584 .”
Levine v. Psychiatric Sec. Review Bd., 918 A.2d 900 (Conn. App. Ct. 2007). · cites it 2× “The court agreed with the defendant and concluded that it lacked subject matter jurisdiction because the decision being appealed from was not within the exclusive list of appealable orders set forth in General Statutes § 17a-597. Accordingly, it dismissed the appeal.”
Dyous v. Mental Health & Addiction Servs. (D. Conn. 2024). · cites it 3× “While certain decisions of the PSRB relating to conditional release, confinement, and temporary leave are reviewable by the Connecticut Superior Court, see Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17a-597, Plaintiffs’ requested relief does not seek an injunction limiting or otherwise affecting the…”
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