Connecticut 2011 Regular Session

Connecticut Senate Bill SB00964 Compare Versions

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1	1		General Assembly Raised Bill No. 964
2	2		January Session, 2011 LCO No. 3304
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4	4		Referred to Committee on Judiciary
5	5		Introduced by:
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8	8		General Assembly
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10	10		Raised Bill No. 964
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12	12		January Session, 2011
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14	14		LCO No. 3304
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18	18		Referred to Committee on Judiciary
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20	20		Introduced by:
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24	24		AN ACT CONCERNING CIVIL LIABILITY OF PARENTS OR GUARDIANS OF CHILDREN WHO CAUSE PERSONAL INJURY OR PROPERTY DAMAGE.
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26	26		Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
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28	28		Section 1. Section 52-572 of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2011):
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30	30		(a) The parent or parents or guardian, other than a temporary guardian appointed pursuant to section 45a-622, of any unemancipated minor or minors, which minor or minors wilfully or maliciously cause damage to any property or injury to any person, or, having taken a motor vehicle without the permission of the owner thereof, cause damage to the motor vehicle, shall be jointly and severally liable with the minor or minors for the damage or injury to an amount not exceeding [five] ten thousand dollars, if the minor or minors would have been liable for the damage or injury if they had been adults.
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32	32		(b) This section shall not be construed to relieve the minor or minors from personal liability for the damage or injury.
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34	34		(c) The liability provided for in this section shall be in addition to and not in lieu of any other liability which may exist at law.
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36	36		(d) As used in this section, "damage" shall include depriving the owner of his property or motor vehicle or of the use, possession or enjoyment thereof.
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41	41		This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections:
42	42		Section 1 October 1, 2011 52-572
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44	44		This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections:
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46	46		Section 1
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48	48		October 1, 2011
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50	50		52-572
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	52	+	Statement of Purpose:
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	54	+	To cause parents to more closely monitor their children in order to lessen juvenile violence by increasing the maximum civil liability of parents for wilful or malicious personal injury or property damage caused by their children.
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54		-	JUD Joint Favorable
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58		-	Joint Favorable
	56	+	[Proposed deletions are enclosed in brackets. Proposed additions are indicated by underline, except that when the entire text of a bill or resolution or a section of a bill or resolution is new, it is not underlined.]