General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 5909
January Session, 2011 LCO No. 608
Referred to Committee on Judiciary
Introduced by:
REP. KIRKLEY-BEY, 5th Dist.
General Assembly
Proposed Bill No. 5909
January Session, 2011
LCO No. 608
Referred to Committee on Judiciary
Introduced by:
REP. KIRKLEY-BEY, 5th Dist.
AN ACT CONCERNING PARDONS.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
That part III of chapter 961 of the general statutes be amended to provide that any person who has successfully completed his or her period of parole and not committed a subsequent crime for a period of ten years shall be automatically entitled to a hearing before the Board of Pardons and Paroles for consideration of the granting of a pardon.
Statement of Purpose:
To allow ex-offenders who have become productive members of society to secure a pardon and have their criminal record erased.