The Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection shall perform state and national criminal history records checks at the request of any sworn police officer with respect to any coach involved in a police-sponsored athletic activity where such coach will be in direct contact with children under eighteen years of age. The Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection shall charge the sponsoring organization fees for conducting such criminal history records checks as provided in subdivision (1) of subsection (b) of section 29-17a.(P.A. 03-203, S. 4; P.A. 11-51, S. 134.)History: Pursuant to P.A. 11-51, 'Department of Public Safety' was changed editorially by the Revisors to 'Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection', effective July 1, 2011.
Connecticut Legal Code
§ 29-17b
Connecticut Title 29 — Connecticut law
Source: https://www.cga.ct.gov/current/pub/chap_529.htm#sec_29-17b· Version 2026