General Assembly Raised Bill No. 367
February Session, 2012 LCO No. 1968
*01968_______JUD*
Referred to Committee on Judiciary
Introduced by:
(JUD)
General Assembly
Raised Bill No. 367
February Session, 2012
LCO No. 1968
*01968_______JUD*
Referred to Committee on Judiciary
Introduced by:
(JUD)
AN ACT CONCERNING PUBLIC INDECENCY IN A CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTION.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
Section 1. (NEW) (Effective July 1, 2012) (a) A person is guilty of public indecency in a correctional institution when a person is in the custody of the Commissioner of Correction and confined in a correctional institution and performs a lewd exposure of such person's intimate parts, or an act of masturbation, which lewd exposure or act may reasonably be expected to be viewed by a reasonably identifiable employee of the Department of Correction. For the purposes of this subsection, "intimate parts" has the meaning provided in section 53a-65 of the general statutes, and "masturbation" has the meaning provided in section 53a-193 of the general statutes.
(b) Public indecency in a correctional institution is a class D felony. If any person who is confined in a correctional institution of the Department of Correction is sentenced to a term of imprisonment for a violation of this section, such term shall run consecutively to the term for which such person was serving at the time of the public indecency in a correctional institution.
Sec. 2. Subdivision (5) of section 54-250 of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2012):
(5) "Nonviolent sexual offense" means (A) a violation of section 53a-73a or subdivision (2) of subsection (a) of section 53a-189a, [or] (B) a violation of any of the offenses specified in subparagraph (A) of this subdivision for which a person is criminally liable under section 53a-8, 53a-48 or 53a-49, or (C) a violation of section 1 of this act.
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections:
Section 1 July 1, 2012 New section
Sec. 2 July 1, 2012 54-250(5)
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections:
Section 1
July 1, 2012
New section
Sec. 2
July 1, 2012
54-250(5)
Statement of Purpose:
To establish a criminal offense of public indecency in a correctional institution and require offenders to register with the Commissioner of Emergency Services and Public Protection as a nonviolent sexual offender.
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