Connecticut 2012 Regular Session

Connecticut Senate Bill SB00421 Compare Versions

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1	1	General Assembly Raised Bill No. 421
2	2	February Session, 2012 LCO No. 2279
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4	4	Referred to Committee on Judiciary
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8	8	General Assembly
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10	10	Raised Bill No. 421
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12	12	February Session, 2012
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14	14	LCO No. 2279
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16	16	02279_______JUD
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18	18	Referred to Committee on Judiciary
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24	24	AN ACT CONCERNING AN ACCIDENT REPORT FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENT IN WHICH A PERSON WAS KILLED.
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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 Section 14-108a of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2012):
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30	30	(a) (1) The Commissioner of Transportation shall prescribe for the Division of State Police within the Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection and for each police department and officer and other suitable agencies or individuals a uniform investigation of accident report, in such form as the commissioner shall prescribe, which form shall be followed in filing all such reports.
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32	32	(2) In each motor vehicle accident in which any person is killed or injured or in which damage to the property of any one individual, including the operator, in excess of one thousand dollars is sustained, the police officer, agency or individual who, in the regular course of duty, investigates such accident, either at the time of or at the scene of the accident or thereafter, by interviewing the participants or witnesses, shall, within five days after completing such investigation, complete and forward one copy of such report to the Commissioner of Transportation. Such report shall call for and contain all available detailed information to disclose the location and cause of the accident, the conditions then existing, the persons and vehicles involved and the names of the insurance companies issuing their automobile liability policies, as well as the enforcement action taken, and, in the case of a motor vehicle accident in which any person is killed, such report shall call for and contain recommendations for further investigation or action. The Commissioner of Transportation shall forward to the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles one copy of each report of any accident involving a school bus. The Commissioner of Motor Vehicles may inquire into or investigate any accident reported pursuant to this subsection and may request the assistance of the Division of State Police within the Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection for such purposes.
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34	34	(b) (1) In each motor vehicle accident in which any person is killed, the police officer, agency or individual who, in the regular course of duty, investigates such accident shall use reasonable efforts to identify and notify a member of the person's family or household of the fatality as soon as practicable after the accident. Such notification shall (A) indicate that the person was killed in a motor vehicle accident, the location of the accident and the location of the person's body, and (B) on and after the date the applicable police department, agency or individual adopts a policy under subdivision (3) of this subsection, be made in accordance with such policy.
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36	36	(2) Not later than October 1, 2008, the Police Officer Standards and Training Council established under section 7-294b shall establish a uniform policy for identifying and notifying a member of a person's family or household with respect to any motor vehicle accident in which a person is killed. The council shall make the uniform policy available to each police department, agency or individual required to adopt a policy pursuant to subdivision (3) of this subsection. The council shall design the uniform policy to ensure that such notification is made promptly in a manner appropriate for the identified member of the person's family or household.
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38	38	(3) Not later than January 1, 2009, each police department, agency or individual that, in the regular course of duty, has responsibility for investigating motor vehicle accidents shall consider the provisions of the uniform policy established by the Police Officer Standards and Training Council pursuant to subdivision (2) of this subsection and adopt a policy for identifying and notifying a member of a person's family or household with respect to any motor vehicle accident in which a person is killed. Each such police department, agency or individual shall design its policy to ensure that such notification is made promptly in a manner appropriate for the identified member of the person's family or household.
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40	40	(4) Policies established or adopted pursuant to this subsection shall not be considered regulations under section 4-166.
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42	42	(5) For the purposes of this subsection, "police department" includes, but is not limited to, the Division of State Police within the Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection.
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47	47	This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections:
48	48	Section 1 October 1, 2012 14-108a
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50	50	This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections:
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52	52	Section 1
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54	54	October 1, 2012
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56	56	14-108a
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58	58	Statement of Purpose:
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60	60	To provide that an investigation of an accident report completed with respect to a motor vehicle accident in which any person was killed shall contain the investigating officer's recommendations for further investigation or action.
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62	62	[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.]