Sec. 54-142e. Duty of consumer reporting agency to update and delete erased criminal records. Judicial Department to make available information to identify erased records. - Connecticut Statutes

      Sec. 54-142e. Duty of consumer reporting agency to update and delete erased criminal records. Judicial Department to make available information to identify erased records. (a) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (e) of section 54-142a and section 54-142c, with respect to any person, including, but not limited to, a consumer reporting agency as defined in subsection (h) of section 31-51i, who purchases criminal matters of public record, as defined in said subsection (h), from the Judicial Department, the department shall make available to such person information concerning such criminal matters of public record that have been erased pursuant to section 54-142a. Such information may include docket numbers or other information that permits the person to identify and permanently delete records that have been erased pursuant to section 54-142a.

      (b) Each person, including, but not limited to, a consumer reporting agency, that has purchased records of criminal matters of public record from the Judicial Department shall, prior to disclosing such records, (1) purchase from the Judicial Department, on a monthly basis or on such other schedule as the Judicial Department may establish, any updated criminal matters of public record or information available for the purpose of complying with this section, and (2) update its records of criminal matters of public record to permanently delete such erased records. Such person shall not further disclose such erased records.

      (P.A. 08-53, S. 2.)

      History: P.A. 08-53 effective May 1, 2008.