Sec. 54-82k. (Formerly Sec. 54-24). Recognizance; commitment; release; fees. - Connecticut Statutes

      Sec. 54-82k. (Formerly Sec. 54-24). Recognizance; commitment; release; fees. (a) If, upon the examination provided for in section 54-82j, the judge is of the opinion that the interests of justice so require, he may order that a recognizance to the state be entered into by one or more persons of sufficient responsibility, conditioned that the person named as a witness shall appear before the superior court before which the proceeding is pending or to which it is returnable and abide the order of said superior court in the case.

      (b) If such recognizance is not entered into, the judge shall order the person to be committed to a community correctional center until the next criminal term of the Superior Court to be held in the judicial district, or until he is legally discharged, and the judge shall issue a proper mittimus for his commitment in the case. Any person so committed to a community correctional center shall not, upon such commitment, be confined or associated in the center with persons confined therein upon conviction of or charged with any criminal offense, and the state's attorney for the judicial district wherein the person is so detained may release the bond and order the discharge of the person if, in his judgment, the requirements of justice so demand. When any person is confined in a community correctional center under the provisions of this section and section 54-82j, he shall receive, in addition to his legal fees as a witness, two dollars for each day that he is so confined, and the fees and expenses incurred under the provisions of this section and section 54-82j, shall be taxed by the court and paid as other expenses in criminal proceedings.

      (c) Any person committed under the provisions of this section shall be released from confinement upon the giving of the required recognizance, which shall be taken as provided in case of imprisonment in a community correctional center upon criminal process.

      (d) "State's attorney", as used in section 54-82j, and in this section, includes assistant state's attorneys.

      (1949 Rev., S. 8761; 1959, P.A. 28, S. 145; 1963, P.A. 642, S. 64; P.A. 73-116, S. 21; 73-667, S. 1, 2; P.A. 74-183, S. 136, 291; P.A. 76-436, S. 528, 681; P.A. 78-280, S. 1, 127; P.A. 80-313, S. 43.)

      History: 1959 act substituted circuit court for municipal court or trial justice, which were abolished; 1963 act deleted stipulation commitment be to jail in county where court has jurisdiction; P.A. 73-116 added references to judicial districts and substituted "community correctional center" for "jail" where appearing; P.A. 73-667 changed effective date of P.A. 73-116 from October 1, 1973, to April 25, 1973; P.A. 74-183 replaced circuit court with court of common pleas, reflecting reorganization of judicial system, effective December 31, 1974; P.A. 76-436 amended section to delete references to proceedings before court of common pleas, reflecting transfer of all trial jurisdiction to superior court, effective July 1, 1978; P.A. 78-280 deleted references to counties; P.A. 80-313 divided existing provisions into Subsecs. (a), (b) and (d), rephrasing provisions, and inserted new Subsec. (c) re release upon giving required recognizance; Sec. 54-24 transferred to Sec. 54-82k in 1981 and references to other sections within provisions revised as necessary to reflect their transfer.