§ 53a-46d

A victim impact statement prepared with the assistance of a victim advocate in accordance with subdivision (2) of subsection (a) of section 54-220 may be read in court prior to imposition of sentence upon a defendant found guilty of a crime punishable by death or life imprisonment without the possibility of release.(P.A. 00-200, S. 6; P.A. 03-179, S. 2; 03-278, S. 104; P.A. 12-5, S. 21; P.A. 17-99, S. 40.)History: P.A. 03-179 replaced 'prepared by' with 'prepared with the assistance of' and made a technical change; P.A. 03-278 made a technical change, effective July 9, 2003; P.A. 12-5 added provision re crime punishable by life imprisonment without possibility of release, effective April 25, 2012; P.A. 17-99 deleted 'to be placed in court files'.