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Conn. Gen. Stat. § 54-260 (2025)

(Formerly Sec. 54-102s). Notification of change of name or address of sexual offenders on parole or probation

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(a) For the purposes of this section, “sexual offender” means any person convicted of a violation of section 53a-70b of the general statutes, revision of 1958, revised to January 1, 2019, or subdivision (2) of section 53-21 of the general statutes in effect prior to October 1, 2000, or subdivision (2) of subsection (a) of section 53-21, or section 53a-70, 53a-70a, 53a-71, 53a-72a or 53a-72b committed on or after October 1, 1995.

(b) Any sexual offender who is released from a correctional institution on parole or who is sentenced to a period of probation shall, during the period of such parole or probation and as a condition of such parole or probation, immediately notify such person's parole officer or probation officer, as the case may be, whenever such person changes such person's name or residence address. Each parole officer or probation officer who is notified of such change of address shall notify the chief of police of the police department or resident state trooper for the municipality of the new address of the parolee or probationer and any other law enforcement official such parole officer or probation officer deems appropriate.

(c) Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit a parole officer or probation officer acting in the performance of his duties and within the scope of his employment from disclosing any information concerning the parolee or probationer to any person whenever he deems such disclosure to be appropriate.

(P.A. 95-142, S. 6; P.A. 01-84, S. 23, 26; P.A. 03-202, S. 20; P.A. 19-189, S. 42.)

History: Sec. 54-102s transferred to Sec. 54-260 in 1999 (Revisor's note: In Subsec. (c) the words “or section 54-102r” were deleted editorially by the Revisors to reflect the repeal of Sec. 54-102r by P.A. 98-111); P.A. 01-84 amended Subsec. (a) to replace reference to “a violation of subdivision (2) of section 53-21” with “a violation of subdivision (2) of section 53-21 of the general statutes in effect prior to October 1, 2000,” and include a violation of “subdivision (2) of subsection (a) of section 53-21”, effective July 1, 2001; P.A. 03-202 amended Subsec. (b) by adding provision re change of name and making technical changes; P.A. 19-189 amended Subsec. (a) by replacing “53a-70b,” with “section 53a-70b of the general statutes, revision of 1958, revised to January 1, 2019, or” and made technical changes in definition of “sexual offender”.

Annotation to former section 54-102s:

Legislature, in enacting statute, did not intend to restrict discretionary power of Office of Adult Probation to notify public in cases in which probationer has been convicted under a provision not enumerated in Subsec. (a). 250 C. 280.

Annotation to present section:

Section does not give probation and parole officers unrestrained discretionary power to disseminate sex offender registration information to the public and is not punitive for ex post facto purposes. 256 C. 23.

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Cited in 6 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1999–2023 · leading case: State v. Kelly, 770 A.2d 908 (Conn. 2001).
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State v. Kelly, 770 A.2d 908 (Conn. 2001). · cites it 2× “” This section was transferred to General Statutes § 54-260 in 1999. The only amendment was the deletion of the words “or section 54-102r” in subsection (c) to reflect the repeal of § 54-102r by No.”
State v. Misiorski, 738 A.2d 595 (Conn. 1999). · cites it 4× “” This section was transferred to General Statutes § 54-260 in 1999. The only amendment was the deletion of the words “or section 54-102r” in subsection (c) to reflect the repeal of General Statutes (Rev.”
State v. Faraday, 842 A.2d 567 (Conn. 2004). “Whenever a sexual offender, as defined in section 54-260, has violated the conditions of such person’s probation by failing to notify such person’s probation officer of any change of such person’s residence address, as required by said section, such probation officer may notify…”
State v. McElveen, 802 A.2d 74 (Conn. 2002). “Whenever a sexual offender, as defined in section 54-260, has violated the conditions of his probation by failing to notify his probation officer of any change of his residence address, as required by said section, such probation officer may notify any police officer that such…”
State v. Daniels, 726 A.2d 520 (Conn. 1999). “Whenever a sexual offender, as defined in section 54-260, has violated the conditions of his *66 probation by failing to notify his probation officer of any change of his residence address, as required by said section, such probation officer may notify any police officer that…”
Cornelio v. Connecticut, 691 F. Supp. 3d 529 (D. Conn. 2023). “He complains of the State’s failure to timely update its discovery response as to whether a liaison officer had been appointed under § 54-260(b) to “facilitate the exchange of” Internet identifiers between DESPP and providers of electronic communication services or remote…”
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Cornelio v. Connecticut, 691 F. Supp. 3d 529 (D. Conn. 2023). “He complains of the State’s failure to timely update its discovery response as to whether a liaison officer had been appointed under § 54-260(b) to “facilitate the exchange of” Internet identifiers between DESPP and providers of electronic communication services or remote…”
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