Connecticut · statute · Conn. Gen. Stat. ch. 813a · 16 active provisions
(a) There is established, within the Office of Governmental Accountability established under section 1-300, an Office of the Victim Advocate. The Governor, with the approval of the General Assembly, shall appoint a person with knowledge of victims' rights and services as Victim Advocate. Such person shall be an attorne…
The Victim Advocate may, within available appropriations: (1) Evaluate the delivery of services to victims by state agencies and those entities that provide services to victims, including the delivery of services to families of victims by the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner; (2) Coordinate and cooperate with other…
(a) All state, local and private agencies shall have a duty to cooperate with any investigation conducted by the Office of the Victim Advocate. Consistent with the provisions of the general statutes concerning the confidentiality of records and information, the Victim Advocate shall have access to, including the right…
(a) The name, address and other personally identifiable information of a person who makes a complaint to the Victim Advocate as provided in section 46a-13c, all information obtained or generated by the office in the course of an investigation, the identity and location of any person receiving or considered for the rece…
Section 46a-13f is repealed, effective July 1, 2011.
The provisions of subdivision (5) of section 46a-13c shall not apply to infractions or misdemeanors not involving the use, attempted use or threatened use of physical force against another person.
There is established an advisory committee to the Office of the Victim Advocate established under section 46a-13b. Said committee shall prepare and submit to the Governor a list of candidates for appointment of the Victim Advocate. The advisory committee shall consist of seven members as follows: (1) One appointed by t…
(a)(1) There is established, within the Office of Governmental Accountability established under section 1-300, an Office of the Child Advocate. The Governor, with the approval of the General Assembly, shall appoint a person with knowledge of the child welfare system and the legal system to fill the Office of the Child…
(a) The Child Advocate shall: (1) Evaluate the delivery of services to children by state agencies and those entities that provide services to children through funds provided by the state; (2) Review periodically the procedures established by any state agency providing services to children to carry out the provisions of…
(a) Notwithstanding any provision of the general statutes concerning the confidentiality of records and information, the Child Advocate may request and shall have access to, including the right to promptly inspect and copy, any records necessary to carry out the responsibilities of the Child Advocate as provided in sec…
(a) The name, address and other personally identifiable information of a person who makes a complaint to the Child Advocate as provided in section 46a-13l, all information obtained or generated by the office in the course of an investigation and all confidential records obtained by the Child Advocate or a designee shal…
(a) In addition to the powers set forth in section 46a-13m, and notwithstanding section 3-125, the Child Advocate, or his designee, may represent, appear, intervene in or bring an action on behalf of any child in any proceeding before any court, agency, board or commission in this state in which matters related to sect…
The state of Connecticut shall protect and hold harmless any attorney, director, investigator, social worker or other person employed by the Office of the Child Advocate and any volunteer appointed by the Child Advocate from financial loss and expense, including legal fees and costs, if any, arising out of any claim, d…
Section 46a-13q is repealed, effective July 1, 2011.
(a) There is established an advisory committee to the Office of the Child Advocate established under section 46a-13k. Said committee shall prepare and submit to the Governor a list of candidates for appointment of the Child Advocate. The advisory committee shall consist of seven members as follows: (1) One appointed by…
(a) The Office of the Child Advocate, in consultation with the child fatality review panel, established pursuant to 46a-13l, shall conduct a study regarding the causes and rates of child fatalities in the state. (b) Not later than July 1, 2016, and annually thereafter, the Child Advocate shall submit a report, in accor…