Sec. 54-108. Duties of probation officers. - Connecticut Statutes

      Sec. 54-108. Duties of probation officers. Probation officers shall investigate all cases referred to them for investigation by the director or by the court. They shall furnish to each person released under their supervision a written statement of the conditions of probation and shall instruct him regarding the same. They shall keep informed of his conduct and condition and use all suitable methods to aid and encourage him and to bring about improvement in his conduct and condition. Probation officers shall collect and disburse all moneys in accordance with the orders of the judges of the court; shall keep accurate and complete accounts of all moneys received and disbursed in accordance with such orders and shall give receipts therefor, and shall make such reports in writing as the court or director may require. They shall send a record of all probations to the director. Whenever any minor has been arrested, the probation officer shall, as soon after the arrest as practicable, be notified by the police in order that he may, before the trial, ascertain the facts in the case. Pending such investigation the court may commit the accused to the custody of the probation officer. Whenever a minor is in default of bail and is committed to a community correctional center, the Superior Court or, if such court is not in session, any judge thereof, upon application and after notice to the prosecuting authority of the court may order that such minor be committed to the custody of a probation officer pending the disposition of the case. Any such order shall be filed with the clerk of such court, and a certified copy thereof filed with the Community Correctional Center Administrator shall be sufficient warrant for the release of such minor to the custody of the probation officer. Any interference with any probation officer or with any person placed in his charge shall render the person so interfering liable to the provisions of section 53a-167a.

      (1949 Rev., S. 8834, 8835; 1955, S. 3336d; 1959, P.A. 28, S. 155; 1963, P.A. 642, S. 76; 1969, P.A. 297; P.A. 74-183, S. 155, 291; 74-338, S. 37, 94; P.A. 76-436, S. 557, 681.)

      History: 1959 act substituted circuit court for municipal court or trial justice; 1963 act updated statute, excluding court of common pleas and reference to appeal by minor and substituting state jail administrator for jailer; 1969 act substituted community correctional centers and their administrators for jails and their administrators; P.A. 74-183 replaced circuit court with court of common pleas, reflecting reorganization of judicial system, and substituted "section 53a-167a" for "section 53-165", effective December 31, 1974; P.A. 74-338 repeated change in section reference enacted by P.A. 74-183; P.A. 76-436 reworded section to reflect transfer of all trial jurisdiction to superior court, deleting references implying other courts' jurisdiction, effective July 1, 1978.

      Cited. 207 C. 152. Where, pursuant to a plea bargain, defendant pleads guilty to sexual assault in fourth degree in violation of Sec. 53a-73a and public indecency in violation of Sec. 53a-186, trial court acted within its discretion in permitting Office of Adult Probation to notify members of defendant's community. 250 C. 280.

      Cited. 31 CA 660. Section does not provide remedy for failure of probation officer to comply with the statute and does not require that defendant's signature be on conditions of probation. Section is directory and not mandatory and violation of statute by probation officer does not excuse defendant from requirement that he not violate a condition of probation as long as probation officer advised defendant of conditions of his probation and consequences of violating those conditions. 55 CA 622. Section is directory and not mandatory and violation of section by probation officer does not excuse defendant from requirement that he not violate a condition of probation. 58 CA 153.

      Cited. 42 CS 574.