General Assembly Raised Bill No. 6555
January Session, 2011 LCO No. 3869
*03869_______JUD*
Referred to Committee on Judiciary
Introduced by:
(JUD)
General Assembly
Raised Bill No. 6555
January Session, 2011
LCO No. 3869
*03869_______JUD*
Referred to Committee on Judiciary
Introduced by:
(JUD)
AN ACT CONCERNING CIVIL ACTIONS AGAINST THE STATE AND MUNICIPALITIES FOR THE SEXUAL ASSAULT OF CHILDREN.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
Section 1. (NEW) (Effective October 1, 2011) Any person may bring a civil action in the Superior Court against the state or any political subdivision of the state, or any employee, officer or agent thereof, to recover damages for personal injury to a minor, including emotional distress, caused by sexual abuse, sexual exploitation or sexual assault. The defense of sovereign immunity or governmental immunity shall not be available in such action. The rights and liability of the state or a political subdivision of the state, or an employee, officer or agent thereof, in such action shall be coextensive with and shall equal the rights and liability of private persons in like circumstances.
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections:
Section 1 October 1, 2011 New section
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections:
Section 1
October 1, 2011
New section
Statement of Purpose:
To authorize victims of childhood sexual abuse to bring a direct action in Superior Court against the state or a political subdivision of the state, or any officer, employee or agent of the state or a political subdivision, and to waive the sovereign immunity of the state or the governmental immunity of the political subdivision in such action.
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