Law sets DNA sample deadlines and requires town emergency plans

Certain people must provide a DNA sample within six months of sentencing or entering specified custody or supervision. This covers people sentenced to prison or a noncustodial sentence for listed offenses, people on probation or parole, and some people entering state custody or supervision after qualifying out-of-state convictions. This applies only if the person has not already provided a sample for the relevant offense. The six-month period begins at sentencing or when the person enters the specified custody, supervision, or jurisdiction.

A court must review a risk protection order and may keep it in place and hold seized guns, other weapons, or ammunition if the state proves an imminent risk of injury. This applies to a person named in a risk protection order and any warrant issued under the law. The state must prove the risk by clear and convincing evidence, a high standard of proof. If the court does not find the required risk, it must end the order and return seized items if the person may legally possess them. The court must hold the review hearing within 14 days after issuing the order and, if applicable, a warrant.

Each town or city must send the state an emergency plan every two years and receive the commissioner's approval to qualify for certain state or federal benefits. This applies to every Connecticut town and city; shoreline towns and cities have additional plan requirements. The local emergency management director and local chief executive must approve the plan before submission. Shoreline towns and cities must address emergencies involving an existing liquefied natural gas terminal and submit their plans to the legislature for review. The plans must be submitted every two years. No first submission date is stated.