General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 746
January Session, 2011 LCO No. 1596
Referred to Committee on Select Committee on Children
Introduced by:
SEN. MUSTO, 22nd Dist.
General Assembly
Proposed Bill No. 746
January Session, 2011
LCO No. 1596
Referred to Committee on Select Committee on Children
Introduced by:
SEN. MUSTO, 22nd Dist.
AN ACT REQUIRING AN INVESTIGATION BY THE DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES WHEN A PERSON IS ARRESTED FOR DRUNKEN DRIVING WITH A CHILD IN THE VEHICLE.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
That section 14-227a of the general statutes be amended to provide that any person arrested for operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of intoxicating liquor or any drug, or both, while a child under sixteen years of age is a passenger in such motor vehicle shall, if such person has custody of one or more children, be immediately reported to the Department of Children and Families and said department shall investigate to determine whether any children in such person's custody are safe and cared for.
Statement of Purpose:
To provide an automatic referral to the Department of Children and Families for any parent or guardian driving under the influence with a child in the vehicle.