Sec. 17a-700. (Formerly Sec. 19a-127i). Completion of treatment program by convicted person.
Sec. 17a-700. (Formerly Sec. 19a-127i). Completion of treatment program by
convicted person. (a) The director of the treatment program shall submit a report to
the Court Support Services Division whenever a person treated pursuant to section 17a-699 has completed the treatment program. Such report shall recommend whether the
person should receive further treatment for alcohol or drug dependency.
(b) The Court Support Services Division shall notify the clerk of the court when a
person (1) has completed the treatment program, (2) has complied with all the conditions
set under section 17a-699, and (3) if alcohol dependent, has abstained from the use of
alcohol for two consecutive years, or, if drug dependent, has abstained from the unlawful
use of drugs for two consecutive years. Upon receipt of such notification, the clerk
shall set a hearing. The Court Support Services Division may advise the court of any
recommendation it may make, including a recommendation to modify the sentence or
terms of probation or to terminate probation and release the person. After a hearing, the
court may modify the sentence or terms of probation or terminate the probation and
release the person.
(P.A. 89-390, S. 10, 37; P.A. 02-132, S. 9; P.A. 03-278, S. 60.)
History: (Revisor's note: In 1995 in Subsec. (a) the erroneous reference to "section 17-155iii" was changed editorially
by the Revisors to "section 19a-127h"); Sec. 17a-657 transferred to Sec. 19a-127i in 1995; Sec. 19a-127i transferred to
Sec. 17a-700 in 1997; P.A. 02-132 replaced "Office of Adult Probation" with "Court Support Services Division" throughout
and made a technical change in Subsec. (b); P.A. 03-278 made technical changes in Subsec. (b), effective July 9, 2003.
Annotations to former section 17a-657:
Cited. 223 C. 907. P.A. 89-390 cited. Id. Cited. 226 C. 191.
Cited. 27 CA 225.