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Conn. Practice Book § 44-23
When Custody Not Required
(a) Except for those offenses listed in Section
44-24, and as provided in subsection (b) herein,
a resident of the state of Connecticut or of a state
that is a signatory with Connecticut of a no-bail
compact, who has been arrested for a violation
of any statute relating to motor vehicles, shall be
issued a summons and complaint, and may, in
the discretion of the law enforcement officer, be
released without bail on his or her promise to
appear.
(b) Any resident of the state of Connecticut who
is charged with an infraction or violation payable
by mail pursuant to statute, and any resident of
a state that is a signatory with Connecticut of a
no-bail compact who is charged with an infraction
involving a motor vehicle or with a violation of
General Statutes § 14-219 (e), shall not be taken
into custody, but shall be issued a summons and
complaint and follow the procedure set forth in
Sections 44-25 through 44-27.
History
(P.B. 1978-1997, Sec. 1004.)
Provenance
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- 2026-09-15
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- 2026-09-15
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