Establishment and Maintenance of Central Registries for Child Abuse or Neglect Reports - Connecticut

Date: January 2024

Establishment

Citation: Gen Stat. § 17a-101k

The commissioner of the Department of Children and Families shall maintain a registry of the commissioner's findings of abuse or neglect of children.

Purpose

Citation: Gen. Stat. § 17a-101k

Regulations shall be adopted that shall provide for the use of the registry on a 24-hour basis to prevent or discover abuse of children.

Contents

Citation: Gen. Stat. § 17a-101k

The commissioner shall adopt regulations that implement the provisions of this section.

Maintenance

Citation: Gen. Stat. § 17a-101k

The commissioner shall establish a hearing process for any appeal by a person of a determination that a person is responsible for the abuse of a child.