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Conn. Practice Book § 32a-8
Use of Confidential Alcohol or Drug Abuse Treatment Records as Evidence
(a) Upon a determination by the judicial authority that good cause exists pursuant to federal law
and regulations, the judicial authority may admit
evidence of any party’s alcohol or drug treatment
by a facility subject to said regulations.
(b) A party seeking to introduce substance
abuse treatment records shall submit a motion
to the judicial authority requesting permission to
subpoena such records and explaining the need
for them, and shall also file a motion to disclose
such confidential records and permit testimony
regarding them. The motion for permission to
subpoena such records may be signed ex parte
by the judicial authority. If the judicial authority
approves the motion, such records may be sub -
poenaed and submitted to the court under seal,
and the judicial authority shall set a date for the
parties and service providers to be heard on the
motion to disclose confidential alcohol or drug
abuse treatment records.
History
(Adopted June 24, 2002, to take effect Jan. 1, 2003.)
Provenance
- Source
- jud.ct.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-15
- Edition
- 2026-09-15
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