Each department head, as defined in section 4-5, including the Commissioner of Education, and the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court shall promptly notify the Division of Criminal Justice of any death of a person in the care, custody or control of any person or entity under the jurisdiction of such department head or the Chief Justice.(P.A. 17-216, S. 1.)
Connecticut Legal Code
§ 4-8a
Connecticut Title 4 — Connecticut law
Source: https://www.cga.ct.gov/current/pub/chap_046.htm#sec_4-8a· Version 2026