Connecticut General Statutes 54-240n – Nondisclosure of confidential address in criminal or civil proceeding
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No employee of any law enforcement agency or any state or municipal social service agency, and no other witness, shall be compelled to disclose a program participant‘s confidential address during the discovery phase of, or during testimony in, any criminal or civil proceeding unless the court finds that nondisclosure may prejudice a party to the proceeding.
Terms Used In Connecticut General Statutes 54-240n
- Confidential address: means a program participant's address or addresses as listed on such participant's application for program participation that are not to be disclosed, including such participant's residential address in this state and work and school addresses in this state, if any. See Connecticut General Statutes 54-240
- Discovery: Lawyers' examination, before trial, of facts and documents in possession of the opponents to help the lawyers prepare for trial.
- Law enforcement agency: means the office of the Attorney General, the office of the Chief State's Attorney, the Division of State Police within the Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection or any municipal police department. See Connecticut General Statutes 54-240
- participant: means any person certified by the Secretary of the State to participate in the address confidentiality program. See Connecticut General Statutes 54-240
- program: means the program established pursuant to this chapter. See Connecticut General Statutes 54-240
- Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries.