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Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17a-75 (2025)

(Formerly Sec. 17-205b). Definitions

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For the purposes of sections 17a-75 to 17a-83, inclusive, the following terms shall have the following meanings: “Business day” means Monday through Friday except when a legal holiday falls thereon; “child” means any person less than sixteen years of age; “court” means the Superior Court-Juvenile Matters or the Court of Probate, unless either court is specifically stated; “hospital for mental illness of children” means any hospital, that provides, in whole or in part, diagnostic or treatment services for mental disorders of children, but shall not include any correctional institution of this state; “mental disorder” means a mental or emotional condition that has substantial adverse effects on a child's ability to function so as to jeopardize his or her health, safety or welfare or that of others, and specifically excludes intellectual disability; “parent” means parent or legal guardian, including any guardian appointed under the provisions of subsection (i) of section 46b-129 or sections 45a-132, 45a-593 to 45a-597, inclusive, 45a-603 to 45a-622, inclusive, 45a-629 to 45a-638, inclusive, 45a-707 to 45a-709, inclusive, 45a-715 to 45a-718, inclusive, 45a-724 to 45a-737, inclusive, or 45a-743 to 45a-756, inclusive.

(P.A. 79-511, S. 1; P.A. 81-247, S. 5, 7; 81-472, S. 32, 159; P.A. 98-241, S. 10; P.A. 13-139, S. 19.)

History: P.A. 81-247 eliminated surrogate parents from the definition of “parent” for purposes of commitment of mentally ill children; P.A. 81-472 deleted reference to defined terms' applicability to Sec. 17-184; Sec. 17-205b transferred to Sec. 17a-75 in 1991; P.A. 98-241 corrected reference by changing Subsec. (d) to Subsec. (i) of Sec. 46b-129; P.A. 13-139 substituted “intellectual disability” for “mental retardation” and made technical changes.

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Cited in 5 cases, 1996–2011 · leading case: In re Daniel H., 678 A.2d 462 (Conn. 1996).
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In re Daniel H., 678 A.2d 462 (Conn. 1996). · cites it 2× “The prosecuting authority for juvenile matters, in deciding whether to seek the transfer of a child under subdivision (2) of this subsection, shall consider whether such child is a person with mental retardation, as defined in section 1-lg, or suffers from a substantial mental…”
State v. Jenkins, 954 A.2d 806 (Conn. 2008). · cites it 2× “Compare General Statutes § 54-56d with General Statutes §§ 17a-75 through 17a-83 (procedures for commitment of mentally ill children), General Statutes (Rev.”
State v. Fernandes, 12 A.3d 925 (Conn. 2011). · cites it 2× “any child referred pursuant to subdivision (2) of subsection (a) of this section may request an immediate hearing at which he shall have the right to present evidence that he should not be transferred to the regular criminal docket because (1) he is a person with mental…”
State v. JUAN L., 969 A.2d 698 (Conn. 2009). · cites it 4× “” Indeed, the cross-reference to General Statutes §§ 17a-75 through 17a-83, which govern the commitment of a mentally ill child, defined thereunder as “any person less than sixteen years of age”; General Statutes § 17a-75; further indicates that the legislature intended § 54-56d…”
State v. Morales, 694 A.2d 758 (Conn. 1997). · cites it 2× “The prosecuting authority for juvenile matters, in deciding whether to seek the transfer of a child under subdivision (2) of this subsection, shall consider whether such child is a person with mental retardation, as defined in section 1-lg, or suffers from a substantial mental…”
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