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Police, court, and state's attorney records relating to a case for which a nolle prosequi was entered are erased within 13 months. Conn. Gen. Stat. § 54-142a(c).

See Conn. Gen. Stat. § 54-142a(g).

The procedure is automatic, or a petition can be filed. Conn. Gen. Stat. § 54-142a(c)(2).

Upon request, the records can be destroyed three years after the date of final disposition. Conn. Gen. Stat. § 54-142a(e)(1).

No fee can be charged. Conn. Gen. Stat. § 54-142a(e)(2).

The person is deemed to have never been arrested and can say so under oath. Conn. Gen. Stat. § 54-142a(e)(3).

The public records are erased within 13 months of the entry of a nolle prosequi.