Connecticut General Statutes 54-227 – Notification of Office of Victim Services and Victim Services Unit within Department of Correction by inmate or sexual offender seeking release or other relief
(a) Any inmate who makes an application to the Board of Pardons and Paroles or the Department of Correction for release other than a furlough from a correctional institution, who applies to the sentencing court or judge for a reduction in sentence pursuant to § 53a-39 or who applies to the review division for a review of sentence pursuant to § 51-195, shall notify the Office of Victim Services and the Victim Services Unit within the Department of Correction of such application on a form prescribed by the Office of the Chief Court Administrator. Notwithstanding any provision of the general statutes, no such application shall be accepted unless the applicant has notified the Office of Victim Services and the Victim Services Unit within the Department of Correction pursuant to this subsection and provides proof of such notice as part of the application.
(b) Any person who files an application with the court to be exempted from the registration requirements of § 54-251 pursuant to subsection (b) or (c) of said section and any person who files a petition with the court pursuant to § 54-255 for an order restricting the dissemination of the registration information or removing such restriction shall notify the Office of Victim Services and the Victim Services Unit within the Department of Correction of the filing of such application or petition on a form prescribed by the Office of the Chief Court Administrator. Notwithstanding any provision of the general statutes, no such application or petition shall be considered unless such person has notified the Office of Victim Services and the Victim Services Unit within the Department of Correction pursuant to this subsection and provides proof of such notice as part of the application or petition.
(c) Notwithstanding any provision of the general statutes to the contrary, the Board of Pardons and Paroles, sentencing court and sentence review division may make available to the Office of Victim Services and the Victim Services Unit within the Department of Correction direct access to records in their custody, including computerized criminal history record information, for the purpose of performing said office’s and department’s duties regarding victim notification.