{"data":{"id":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-46b-133o","jurisdiction":"us-ct","citation":"Conn. Gen. Stat. § 46b-133o","heading":"Access to juvenile residential centers. Nondisclosure of information identifying a juvenile. penalty.","body":"(a) Notwithstanding the provisions of section 46b-124, the Judicial Branch, subject to policies and procedures approved by the Chief Court Administrator, may permit the following individuals to enter, physically or virtually, a juvenile residential center and interact with staff and juveniles in that facility without a court order, provided such entry and interaction is required for the performance of that individual's duties:\n(1) An employee or official of the Judicial Branch;\n(2) An employee or authorized agent of the organization or agency responsible for providing educational services in the center;\n(3) An employee of the Division of Public Defender Services;\n(4) An attorney representing a juvenile;\n(5) An employee or official of the Department of Children and Families;\n(6) An employee or authorized agent of an organization or agency contracted with the Judicial Branch to provide direct services to juveniles;\n(7) An individual who has been authorized by the Judicial Branch to provide training, enrichment, recreational or religious services to the juveniles; and\n(8) An individual who has been authorized by the Judicial Branch to repair or maintain the center.\n(b) A judge of the Superior Court may, upon finding that an individual not authorized under subsection (a) of this section has a legitimate interest in entering a juvenile residential center, order that such individual be allowed to enter that juvenile residential center.\n(c) An individual permitted to enter into a juvenile residential center pursuant to this section shall not disclose, directly or indirectly, by any means, any information obtained by such individual that specifically identifies a juvenile, unless authorized by court order or otherwise provided by law.\n(d) Any person who violates subsection (c) of this section shall be deemed guilty of a class B misdemeanor with a fine not to exceed one hundred dollars or imprisonment not greater than six months.","path":["TITLE 46b. FAMILY LAW","CHAPTER 815t*. JUVENILE MATTERS","PART I. GENERAL PROVISIONS"],"source_url":"https://www.cga.ct.gov/current/pub/chap_815t.htm#sec_46b-133o","current_through":"Revised to January 1, 2026 (2026 Supplement to the General Statutes of Connecticut, applied over the base revision of January 1, 2025)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T19:07:16Z","sha256":"9d04165e2b595dc3bda199522f56c6aaf772a329cb52e2f3d30486834f21791f","source_id":"us-ct","stale":false,"prev":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-46b-133n","next":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-46b-133p"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}