Connecticut § 54-108d - Authority of probation officers to detain certain persons, seize contraband and act as member of fugitive task force.
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§ 54-108d. Authority of probation officers to detain certain persons, seize contraband and act as member of fugitive task force.
Sec. 54-108d. Authority of probation officers to detain certain persons, seize contraband and act as member of fugitive task force. (a) A probation officer may, in the performance of his or her official duties, detain for a reasonable period of time and until a police officer arrives to make an arrest (1) any person who has one or more unexecuted state or federal arrest warrants lodged against him or her, and (2) any person who such officer has probable cause to believe has violated a condition of probation and is the subject of a probation officer's authorization to arrest pursuant to subsection (a) of section 53a-32. If a police officer is unable to come to the location where the person is being detained within a reasonable period of time, a probation officer may transport the person to the nearest location where a police officer is able to make an arrest.
(b) A probation officer may seize and take into custody any contraband, as defined in subsection (a) of section 54-36a, that such officer discovers in the performance of his or her official duties. Such probation officer shall promptly process such contraband in accordance with the provisions of section 54-36a.
(c) A probation officer may, in the performance of his or her official duties, act as a member of a state or federal ad hoc fugitive task force that seeks out and arrests persons who have unexecuted state or federal arrest warrants lodged against such persons and such officer shall be deemed to be acting as an employee of the state while carrying out the duties of the task force.
(P.A. 10-43, S. 29; P.A. 11-155, S. 3.)
History: P.A. 11-155 amended Subsec. (a) to add provision re authority of probation officer to transport detained person to nearest location where police officer is able to make an arrest, effective July 1, 2011.
Source: official Connecticut text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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