{"data":{"id":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-54-56h","jurisdiction":"us-ct","citation":"Conn. Gen. Stat. § 54-56h","heading":"Consideration of defendant's contribution to Criminal Injuries Compensation Fund or of community service work hours. Payment of monetary contribution to fund.","body":"(a) The court may, in the disposition of any criminal or motor vehicle case, including a dismissal or the imposition of a sentence, consider the fact that the defendant has made a monetary contribution to the Criminal Injuries Compensation Fund established under section 54-215 or a contribution of community service work hours to a private nonprofit charity or other nonprofit organization.\n(b) In entering a nolle prosequi, the state's attorney, assistant state's attorney or deputy assistant state's attorney in charge of the case may consider the fact that the defendant has made a monetary contribution to the Criminal Injuries Compensation Fund or a contribution of community service work hours to a private nonprofit charity or other nonprofit organization.\n(c) A monetary contribution made by a defendant to the Criminal Injuries Compensation Fund as provided in this section may be paid to either the clerk of the court or the Office of Victim Services.","path":["TITLE 54. CRIMINAL PROCEDURE","CHAPTER 960*. INFORMATION, PROCEDURE AND BAIL"],"source_url":"https://www.cga.ct.gov/current/pub/chap_960.htm#sec_54-56h","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":"2026-09-06T19:07:19Z","sha256":"379fb2423aabca0b85a55d2d60033f4356e74315e3202d76f7c7c1ffffb185ef","source_id":"us-ct","stale":false,"prev":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-54-56g","next":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-54-56i"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}