Sec. 17a-8a. Authorized leave for delinquent child committed to department.
Sec. 17a-8a. Authorized leave for delinquent child committed to department.
The Commissioner of Children and Families may authorize leave for a child convicted
as delinquent committed to the Department of Children and Families and assigned to a
state facility or private residential program, provided there is a reasonable belief, based
on the totality of the information in the possession of the commissioner, that such child
will honor the commissioner's trust and is eligible for leave under standards adopted
pursuant to 17a-7a. If any such child who is granted leave under this section fails to
return to such facility or program, such child shall be guilty of escape from custody
pursuant to section 53a-171. The superintendent or director shall disclose any records
created or obtained by the facility or program regarding such child and necessary to
facilitate the apprehension and the return of the child to the custody of the commissioner.
(P.A. 98-70, S. 4; P.A. 00-209, S. 1.)
History: P.A. 00-209 added provision that a child who fails to return from an authorized leave "shall be guilty of escape
from custody pursuant to section 53a-171", required the disclosure of records "necessary to facilitate the apprehension
and return of the child to the custody of the commissioner", deleted provision that limited the disclosure "to the appropriate
law enforcement agency" and made a technical change.