Sec.54-124a-18. Uses to be made of the personal data

(a) Parole records.

(1) Parole records are routinely used to determine eligibility and suitability for parole; determine whether to add, amend, or remove conditions of parole; adjudicate parole revocation and rescission actions; determine whether to grant early discharge from parole or early termination of parole; and to administer the Interstate Compact for Adult Offender Supervision. Users include members and employees of the Board, employees of the Department of Correction, counsel for the parolee, and others authorized by law.

(2) The Board shall retain parole records for the period indicated for such records in the Board's retention and destruction of records schedule approved by the Public Records Administrator pursuant to section 11-8a of the Connecticut General Statutes.

(b) Pardon, commutation, and certificate of rehabilitation records.

(1) Pardon, commutation, and certificate of rehabilitation records are routinely used to determine the eligibility and suitability of applicants for pardon, commutation, and certificate of rehabilitation. Users include members and employees of the Board and others authorized by law.

(2) The Board shall retain pardon, commutation, and certificate of rehabilitation records for the period indicated for such records in the Board's retention and destruction of records schedule approved by the Public Records Administrator pursuant to section 11-8a of the Connecticut General Statutes.

(c) Disclosure of use upon request.

When an individual is asked by the Board to supply personal data, the Board, upon request, shall disclose to that individual:

(1) The name of the Board and the division within the Board requesting the personal data;

(2) The legal authority under which the Board is empowered to collect and maintain the personal data;

(3) The individual’s rights pertaining to such records under the Personal Data Act and the Board’s regulations;

(4) The known consequences arising from supplying or refusing to supply the requested personal data; and

(5) The proposed use to be made of the requested personal data.

(Effective March 9, 2021)