Section 51-36a - Access to records maintained by Judicial Department. Policies and procedures(a) For the purposes of this section, "employees of the Judicial Department" shall not include employees of the courts of probate or the Public Defender Services Commission, and "records" shall not include records maintained by the courts of probate or the Public Defender Services Commission.(b) Notwithstanding any provision of the general statutes, employees of the Judicial Department may, in accordance with policies and procedures adopted by the Chief Court Administrator, access any records maintained by the Judicial Department, including erased records, and may disclose the information contained in such records in accordance with such policies and procedures.(c) Notwithstanding any provision of the general statutes, Judicial Department contractors and authorized agents of the Judicial Department may, in accordance with policies and procedures adopted by the Chief Court Administrator, access records maintained by the Judicial Department, including erased records, and may disclose the information contained in such records in accordance with such policies and procedures.(d) This section shall apply to all records in existence on and after June 7, 2002.Conn. Gen. Stat. § 51-36a
( P.A. 98-81, S. 1; P.A. 01-186, S. 4; P.A. 02-132, S. 67.)