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Advisory council questions gaps in Connecticut's clean-slate law and family-violence coding
Summary
Council members flagged that some offenses commonly tied to domestic violence may be omitted from the list of crimes excluded from clean-slate erasure under Conn. Gen. Stat. 46b-38h and asked for data and legislative intent before recommending fixes.
Megan Scanlon, co-chair of the council and director at CCADV, told members the group had been asked to review an instance where an early charge did not appear on an individual's record under the state's clean-slate law, complicating decisions about bond and release. "Because it was the first charge on this individual's record," Scanlon said, "that was the determination" on release in that case.
Why it matters: Council members said the apparent omission shows how implementation details can affect public safety and case outcomes. If common domestic-violence-related charges are erased under the clean-slate process, victims and prosecutors may face consequences in evidence, risk assessment and future prosecution.
Judge Kevin Doyle, a superior court judge, reviewed how the system is intended to work under Conn. Gen. Stat. 46b-38h. "The way the system works is if a person pleads to…
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