# Conn. Gen. Stat. § 54-82k: Sec. 54-82k. (Formerly Sec. 54-24). Recognizance; commitment; release; fees

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_CT_T54_C961_S54-82k

## Section

- **Citation:** Conn. Gen. Stat. § 54-82k
- **Heading:** Sec. 54-82k. (Formerly Sec. 54-24). Recognizance; commitment; release; fees
- **Jurisdiction:** Connecticut
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Connecticut Code / Title 54 / Chapter 961 / Section 54-82k

## Text

(b) If such recognizance is not entered into, the judge shall order the person to be committed to a community correctional center until the next criminal term of the Superior Court to be held in the judicial district, or until he is legally discharged, and the judge shall issue a proper mittimus for his commitment in the case. Any person so committed to a community correctional center shall not, upon such commitment, be confined or associated in the center with persons confined therein upon conviction of or charged with any criminal offense, and the state's attorney for the judicial district wherein the person is so detained may release the bond and order the discharge of the person if, in his judgment, the requirements of justice so demand. When any person is confined in a community correctional center under the provisions of this section and section 54-82j , he shall receive, in addition to his legal fees as a witness, two dollars for each day that he is so confined, and the fees and expenses incurred under the provisions of this section and section 54-82j , shall be taxed by the court and paid as other expenses in criminal proceedings.

(c) Any person committed under the provisions of this section shall be released from confinement upon the giving of the required recognizance, which shall be taken as provided in case of imprisonment in a community correctional center upon criminal process.

(d) “State's attorney”, as used in section 54-82j , and in this section, includes assistant state's attorneys.

## Nearby sections

- [Conn. Gen. Stat. § 54-82 Sec. 54-82. Accused's election of trial by court or by jury. Number of jurors.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_CT_T54_C961_S54-82.md)
- [Conn. Gen. Stat. § 54-82b Sec. 54-82b. Right to trial by jury.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_CT_T54_C961_S54-82b.md)
- [Conn. Gen. Stat. § 54-82c Sec. 54-82c. (Formerly Sec. 54-139). Prisoner's right to speedy trial on pending charges.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_CT_T54_C961_S54-82c.md)
- [Conn. Gen. Stat. § 54-82d Sec. 54-82d. (Formerly Sec. 54-140). Dismissal of charges on failure to grant prisoner speedy trial.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_CT_T54_C961_S54-82d.md)
- [Conn. Gen. Stat. § 54-82f Sec. 54-82f. Voir dire examination.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_CT_T54_C961_S54-82f.md)
- [Conn. Gen. Stat. § 54-82g Sec. 54-82g. (Formerly Sec. 51-242). Peremptory challenges in criminal prosecution.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_CT_T54_C961_S54-82g.md)
- [Conn. Gen. Stat. § 54-82h Sec. 54-82h. Alternate jurors in criminal cases. Peremptory challenges.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_CT_T54_C961_S54-82h.md)
- [Conn. Gen. Stat. § 54-82i Sec. 54-82i. (Formerly Sec. 54-22). Attendance of witnesses in criminal proceedings.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_CT_T54_C961_S54-82i.md)
- [Conn. Gen. Stat. § 54-82k Sec. 54-82k. (Formerly Sec. 54-24). Recognizance; commitment; release; fees.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_CT_T54_C961_S54-82k.md)
- [Conn. Gen. Stat. § 54-82l Sec. 54-82l. Rules re speedy trial to be adopted by judges of Superior Court effective July 1, 1983.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_CT_T54_C961_S54-82l.md)
- [Conn. Gen. Stat. § 54-82m Sec. 54-82m. Rules re speedy trial to be adopted by judges of Superior Court effective July 1, 1985.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_CT_T54_C961_S54-82m.md)
- [Conn. Gen. Stat. § 54-82q Sec. 54-82q. Temporary restraining order prohibiting harassment of witness.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_CT_T54_C961_S54-82q.md)
- [Conn. Gen. Stat. § 54-82r Sec. 54-82r. Protective order prohibiting harassment of witness.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_CT_T54_C961_S54-82r.md)
- [Conn. Gen. Stat. § 54-82t Sec. 54-82t. Protective services for witness at risk of harm.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_CT_T54_C961_S54-82t.md)

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