Connecticut General Statutes/Title 54/Chapter 968/Section 54-224

CGS § 54-224. Liability of state re failure to afford rights to victim.

Except as provided in subsection (f) of section 46b-38b, the state or any agent, employee or officer thereof shall not be liable for (1) the failure to afford the victim of a crime any of the rights provided pursuant to any provision of the general statutes, or (2) the failure to provide the victim of a crime with any notice pursuant to any provision of the general statutes.

Short History

(P.A. 86-401, S. 4, 7; P.A. 93-310, S. 20, 32; P.A. 18-5, S. 5.)

Long History

History: P.A. 93-310 inserted “Except as provided in subsection (d) of section 46b-38b, the”, added Subdiv. indicators, designating as Subdiv. (2) new provision re failure to provide notice to victim, effective July 1, 1993; P.A. 18-5 replaced reference to Sec. 46b-38b(d) with reference to Sec. 46b-38b(f), effective January 1, 2019.

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