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| 1 | 1 | General Assembly Raised Bill No. 1210 | |
| 2 | 2 | January Session, 2011 LCO No. 4801 | |
| 3 | 3 | *04801_______JUD* | |
| 4 | 4 | Referred to Committee on Judiciary | |
| 5 | 5 | Introduced by: | |
| 6 | 6 | (JUD) | |
| 7 | 7 | ||
| 8 | 8 | General Assembly | |
| 9 | 9 | ||
| 10 | 10 | Raised Bill No. 1210 | |
| 11 | 11 | ||
| 12 | 12 | January Session, 2011 | |
| 13 | 13 | ||
| 14 | 14 | LCO No. 4801 | |
| 15 | 15 | ||
| 16 | 16 | *04801_______JUD* | |
| 17 | 17 | ||
| 18 | 18 | Referred to Committee on Judiciary | |
| 19 | 19 | ||
| 20 | 20 | Introduced by: | |
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| 22 | 22 | (JUD) | |
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| 24 | 24 | AN ACT CONCERNING THE USE OF DEADLY PHYSICAL FORCE TO DEFEND THE RESIDENTS OF A HOME. | |
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| 26 | 26 | Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened: | |
| 27 | 27 | ||
| 28 | 28 | Section 1. Section 53a-20 of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2011): | |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 person in possession or control of premises, or a person who is licensed or privileged to be in or upon such premises, is justified in using reasonable physical force upon another person when and to the extent that [he] such person reasonably believes such to be necessary to prevent or terminate the commission or attempted commission of a criminal trespass by such other person in or upon such premises; but [he] such person may use deadly physical force under such circumstances only (1) in defense of a person as prescribed in section 53a-19, or (2) when [he] such person reasonably believes such to be necessary to prevent an attempt by the trespasser to commit arson or any crime of violence, or (3) to the extent that [he] such person reasonably believes such to be necessary to prevent or terminate an unlawful entry [by force] into [his] such person's dwelling, as defined in section 53a-100, or place of work, and for the sole purpose of such prevention or termination. There shall be a presumption that the belief of a person under this section that the use of deadly physical force is necessary to defend himself or herself or another person, or to prevent a trespasser from committing arson or a crime of violence, or to prevent or terminate an unlawful entry by force into such person's dwelling, is a reasonable belief. | |
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| 35 | 35 | This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections: | |
| 36 | 36 | Section 1 October 1, 2011 53a-20 | |
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| 38 | 38 | This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections: | |
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| 40 | 40 | Section 1 | |
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| 42 | 42 | October 1, 2011 | |
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| 44 | 44 | 53a-20 | |
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| 46 | 46 | Statement of Purpose: | |
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| 48 | 48 | To create a presumption that it is reasonable to believe deadly physical force is necessary to defend oneself from a person who has unlawfully entered a dwelling. | |
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| 50 | 50 | [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.] |