General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 6066
January Session, 2011 LCO No. 687
Referred to Committee on Judiciary
Introduced by:
REP. ADINOLFI, 103rd Dist.
General Assembly
Proposed Bill No. 6066
January Session, 2011
LCO No. 687
Referred to Committee on Judiciary
Introduced by:
REP. ADINOLFI, 103rd Dist.
AN ACT INCREASING THE PENALTIES FOR DRUNKEN DRIVING WHEN A CHILD IS A PASSENGER OR WHEN SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH OF A CHILD RESULTS.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
That the general statutes be amended to increase the penalty for any person who (1) operates a motor vehicle under the influence of intoxicating liquor while a child under the age of sixteen years is a passenger in such motor vehicle, or (2) while operating a motor vehicle under the influence of intoxicating liquor, causes the serious physical injury or death of a child under the age of sixteen years.
Statement of Purpose:
To protect the state's children from drunken drivers.