Conn. Gen. Stat. § 47a § 47a-26j
Records of summary process actions.
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(a) In any summary process action instituted pursuant to this chapter or chapter 412, not more than thirty days after (1) the withdrawal of such action, (2) a judgment of dismissal or nonsuit of such action upon any grounds, or (3) a final disposition of such action that includes a judgment for the defendant, the Judicial Department shall remove from its Internet web site any record or identifying information concerning such summary process action. (b) If there is any activity in a case that has had any record or identifying information associated with such case removed pursuant to subsection (a) of this section, or if a case continues beyond the date upon which any such record or information is required to be removed pursuant to subsection (a) of this section because of an appeal, the Judicial Department shall restore the case to, or retain the case on, the Judicial Department's Internet web site, together with any such record and information associated with such case. For any record and identifying information restored or retained on the Judicial Department's Internet web site pursuant to this subsection, any such record or information shall remain on such Internet web site for thirty days after the final disposition of the associated case, or for the applicable time period from the original disposition specified in subsection (a) of this section, whichever is later. (c) Any record or identifying information concerning any summary process action that has been removed from the Judicial Department's Internet web site pursuant to this section shall not be included in any sale or transfer of bulk case records by the Judicial Department to any person or entity purchasing such records for any commercial purpose. (d) No person or entity shall, for any commercial purpose, disclose any record or identifying information concerning any summary process action that has been removed from the Judicial Department's Internet web site pursuant to subsection (a) of this section. As used in this section, “commercial purpose” means (1) the individual or bulk sale of any record or identifying information concerning any summary process action, (2) the making of consumer reports containing any such record or information, (3) any use related to screening any prospective tenant to determine the suitability of such prospective tenant, and (4) any other use of any such record or information for pecuniary gain, but does not include the use of any such record or information for governmental, scholarly, educational, journalistic or any other noncommercial purpose. (e) Nothing in this section shall preclude the publication of any formal written judicial opinion by the Judicial Department or by any case reporting service.
Under Conn. Gen. Stat. § 47a-26j, when a summary process (eviction) case ends in a withdrawal, dismissal, nonsuit, or a judgment in the tenant's favor, the Connecticut Judicial Department must remove the case record and identifying information from its public website within thirty days. Commercial entities are prohibited from disclosing or selling that removed information for purposes such as tenant screening or consumer reporting. Formal judicial opinions may still be published, and records tied to ongoing appeals may be temporarily restored until final disposition.
Plain English — not legal advice.
Property owners and managers who use tenant-screening services or purchase bulk court records should be aware that Conn. Gen. Stat. § 47a-26j restricts what eviction-related data may lawfully appear in those products. Records removed from the Judicial Department's website after a case withdrawal, dismissal, or defendant's judgment cannot be commercially disclosed or used for screening prospective tenants. Compliant operators generally verify that any screening vendor they rely on has policies aligned with this statute's commercial-use prohibitions.
General guidance for property managers — not legal advice for your specific situation. Consult an attorney for advice on your case.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 47a-26j provides that if a summary process case against you was withdrawn, dismissed, or decided in your favor, the court record should be removed from the Judicial Department's public website within thirty days. Commercial entities—including tenant-screening companies—are barred from disclosing or selling that removed information for screening purposes. Tenants who believe a landlord or screening service has improperly used such records may consider consulting a tenant-rights organization or reviewing available complaint processes to understand their options.
General guidance for tenants — not legal advice for your specific situation. Consult a tenant-rights organization or attorney for advice on your case.
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