Connecticut 2011 Regular Session

Connecticut House Bill HB05082 Compare Versions

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11 General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 5082
22 January Session, 2011 LCO No. 135
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55 REP. DILLON, 92nd Dist.
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2121 AN ACT CONCERNING CIVIL ACTIONS AGAINST THE STATE BY MINORS SEXUALLY ASSAULTED WHILE IN THE CUSTODY OF THE STATE.
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2323 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
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2525 That the general statutes be amended to provide that any person may bring an action against the state in the Superior Court to recover damages for personal injury, including emotional distress, caused by sexual abuse, sexual exploitation or sexual assault that occurred while such person was a minor and in the custody of the state on account of being charged with or convicted of a delinquent act.
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2929 To provide direct access to the Superior Court for minors who are sexually assaulted while being held pretrial or post-conviction in the custody of the state.