Connecticut § 54-189 - Agreement on Detainers: Second or subsequent offense penalty not applicable.
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§ 54-189. Agreement on Detainers: Second or subsequent offense penalty not applicable.
Sec. 54-189. Agreement on Detainers: Second or subsequent offense penalty not applicable. Nothing in this chapter or in the Agreement on Detainers shall be construed to require the application of any penalty for second or subsequent offenses under any provision of the general statutes to any person on account of any conviction had in a proceeding brought to final disposition by reason of the use of said agreement.
(1957, P.A. 404, S. 4.)
Source: official Connecticut text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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