Connecticut 2011 2011 Regular Session

Connecticut Senate Bill SB00400 Introduced / Bill

Filed 01/19/2011

                    General Assembly  Proposed Bill No. 400
January Session, 2011  LCO No. 1351
Referred to Committee on Select Committee on Children
Introduced by:
SEN. MCLACHLAN, 24th Dist.

General Assembly

Proposed Bill No. 400 

January Session, 2011

LCO No. 1351

Referred to Committee on Select Committee on Children 

Introduced by:

SEN. MCLACHLAN, 24th Dist.

AN ACT CONCERNING THE AUTOPSY RESULTS OF A CHILD WHO IS A MURDER VICTIM.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:

That sections 1-210 and 19a-411 of the general statutes be amended to permit the parent of a child whose death is caused by murder to restrict public access to the autopsy results.

Statement of Purpose: 

To permit the parent of a child who is a murder victim to keep private the autopsy results.