Conn. Gen. Stat. § 46b-121q: Commitment of juvenile offenders. Sentence of probation.

Notwithstanding any provision of the general statutes, on and after July 1, 2018, no child, as defined in section 46b-120, who has been convicted as delinquent, as described in section 46b-120, may be committed to the Department of Children and Families as a result of such conviction. The court may sentence any such child to a period of probation that may include, in addition to other orders and conditions set forth in subsections (b) to (e), inclusive, of section 46b-140, a period of placement in a secure, limited secure or nonsecure residential facility.