General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 22
January Session, 2011 LCO No. 21
Referred to Committee on Judiciary
Introduced by:
SEN. PRAGUE, 19th Dist. SEN. FONFARA, 1st Dist.
General Assembly
Proposed Bill No. 22
January Session, 2011
LCO No. 21
Referred to Committee on Judiciary
Introduced by:
SEN. PRAGUE, 19th Dist.
SEN. FONFARA, 1st Dist.
AN ACT INCREASING THE PENALTY FOR MANSLAUGHTER IN THE SECOND DEGREE WITH A MOTOR VEHICLE .
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
That section 53a-56b of the general statutes, concerning manslaughter with a motor vehicle while under the influence of intoxicating liquor or any drug or both, be amended to reclassify the offense as a class B felony with a minimum term of imprisonment of ten years which may not be suspended or reduced by the court.
Statement of Purpose:
To increase the maximum authorized term of imprisonment for the offense of manslaughter with a motor vehicle while under the influence of intoxicating liquor or any drug or both, and require the imposition of a ten-year mandatory minimum term of imprisonment.