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Conn. Gen. Stat. § 54-63a (2026)

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As used in sections 54-63a to 54-63g, inclusive, and section 54-64a, “arrested person” means a person taken into custody for violation of any law, ordinance, regulation or bylaw of the state or of any town, city, borough, district or municipal corporation or authority, and “Court Support Services Division” means the division of the Judicial Department established pursuant to section 51-1d.

(1967, P.A. 549, S. 1; P.A. 02-132, S. 38.)

History: P.A. 02-132 replaced definition of “Bail Commission” with definition of “Court Support Services Division” and made technical changes.

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Notes of Decisions
Cited in 7 cases, 2003–2019 · leading case: State v. Fernando a., 981 A.2d 427 (Conn. 2009).
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State v. Fernando a., 981 A.2d 427 (Conn. 2009). · cites it 6× “In addition, General Statutes § 54-63a (b) provides for a hearing “pursuant to [§] 46b-38c .”
State v. Bjorklund, 830 A.2d 1141 (Conn. App. Ct. 2003). · cites it 2× “On December 28,1999, the state filed a part B information, pursuant to General Statutes § 53a-40b, charging that the defendant had committed the offenses set out in the first part of the information while on release pursuant to General Statutes §§ 54-63a through 54-63g, and that…”
State v. Ramon A. G., 211 A.3d 82 (Conn. App. Ct. 2019). “…in a part B information, that the defendant committed those offenses while on release "pursuant to [General Statutes] §§ 54-63a to 54-63g and/or [General Statutes] §§ 54-64a to 54-64c ...." A trial followed, at the conclusion of which the jury found the defendant not guilty of…”
Hernandez v. Carbone, 567 F. Supp. 2d 320 (D. Conn. 2008). · cites it 2× “See Conn. Gen.Stat. § 54-63a et seq.; see also Conn.”
State v. Moore, 64 A.3d 787 (Conn. App. Ct. 2013). “…July 13,2009, at approximately 1:13 p.m., the defendant had been arrested and released pursuant to [General Statutes] §§ 54-63a to 54-63g inclusive, or §§ 54-64a [to] 54-64c inclusive, other than in violation of [General Statutes] § 53a-222, on two other charges and those…”
Hernandez v. State, 38 A.3d 191 (Conn. App. Ct. 2012). · cites it 2× “The amended complaint alleged four counts, all of which are premised on the contention that the Connecticut statutes governing pretrial release, set forth in General Statutes § 54-63a et seq., violate both the federal and state constitutional rights of indigent detainees.”
State v. Apt (Conn. 2015). “’’ In turn, General Stat- utes §§ 54-63a through 54-63g and 54-64a through 54- 64c set forth the procedures to be followed for the release of a person pending trial, sentencing or appeal.”
— Conn. Gen. Stat. § 54-63a(b) — 1 case
State v. Fernando a., 981 A.2d 427 (Conn. 2009). “In addition, General Statutes § 54-63a (b) provides for a hearing “pursuant to [§] 46b-38c .”
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