Connecticut General Statutes/Title 46b/Chapter 815t/Section 46b-138b

CGS § 46b-138b. Statement of victim or victim's representative at delinquency proceeding.

In any proceeding concerning the alleged delinquency of a child, any victim of the alleged delinquent conduct, the parents or guardian of such victim, a victim advocate for such victim under section 54-220, or such victim's counsel shall have the right to appear before the court for the purpose of making a statement to the court concerning the disposition of the case.

Short History

(P.A. 89-273, S. 11; P.A. 95-225, S. 21; P.A. 10-43, S. 32.)

Long History

History: P.A. 95-225 authorized the victim's advocate and the victim's counsel to appear before the court and deleted the provision that the appearance by the victim or the victim's representative shall be “outside the presence of the alleged delinquent child”; P.A. 10-43 replaced “an advocate for such victim, appointed under section 54-221” with “a victim advocate for such victim under section 54-220”.

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