General Assembly Raised Bill No. 5534
February Session, 2012 LCO No. 2444
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Referred to Committee on Judiciary
Introduced by:
(JUD)
General Assembly
Raised Bill No. 5534
February Session, 2012
LCO No. 2444
*02444_______JUD*
Referred to Committee on Judiciary
Introduced by:
(JUD)
AN ACT CONCERNING ROBBERY COMMITTED AT A BANK OR CREDIT UNION.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
Section 1. Section 53a-133 of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2012):
A person commits robbery when, in the course of committing a larceny, [he] such person uses or threatens the immediate use of physical force upon another person for the purpose of: (1) Preventing or overcoming resistance to the taking of the property or to the retention thereof immediately after the taking; or (2) compelling the owner of such property or another person to deliver up the property or to engage in other conduct which aids in the commission of the larceny. With respect to robbery committed on the premises or property of a bank, Connecticut credit union or federal credit union, as those terms are defined in section 36a-2, a person may be found to "threaten the immediate use of physical force upon another person" under this section when, with intent to cause another person to fear for his physical safety, such person wilfully makes a statement or engages in conduct such as wearing a mask, hood or other device designed to conceal the identity of such person and causes such other person to reasonably fear for his physical safety.
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections:
Section 1 October 1, 2012 53a-133
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections:
Section 1
October 1, 2012
53a-133
Statement of Purpose:
To clarify the type of threat required for conviction of robbery on the premises or property of a bank, Connecticut bank or federal credit union.
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