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Connecticut: Juvenile Court Records and Law Enforcement Records (CT-AR-5)
Records relating to a child who has a criminal record as a result of being a victim of human trafficking will be erased upon petition. Conn. Gen. Stat. § 46b-146.
Record Detail(s)
Human trafficking offenses
Human trafficking offenses
Previous Conviction Disqualifying
No
Mandatory / Discretionary
Discretionary
Hearing
No statutory language
Clearance Process
Petition-based
Remedy
Delete
Ineligible Category or Citation
No statutory language regarding ineligible offenses.
Procedure General
The petition must be filed with the Superior Court. For the specific procedure, see Conn. Gen. Stat. § 46b-146.
Fees
There is no statutory language regarding fees.
Effect
All references including arrest, complaint, referrals, petitions, reports, and orders will be removed from all agency, official, and institutional files, and a finding of delinquency shall be deemed never to have occurred. No child who has been the subject of such an erasure order will be deemed to have been arrested with respect to the erased proceedings. Conn. Gen. Stat. § 46b-146.
Forms
There is no statutory language regarding forms.
Waiting Periods
There is no statutory language regarding a waiting period.
