General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 5117
January Session, 2013 LCO No. 479
Referred to Committee on PUBLIC SAFETY AND SECURITY
Introduced by:
REP. RITTER M., 1st Dist.
General Assembly
Proposed Bill No. 5117
January Session, 2013
LCO No. 479
Referred to Committee on PUBLIC SAFETY AND SECURITY
Introduced by:
REP. RITTER M., 1st Dist.
AN ACT CONCERNING INCREASED PENALTIES FOR FAILING TO STOP FOR SCHOOL CROSSING GUARDS.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
That section 14-300f of the general statutes be amended to (1) change the penalty for the first violation of said section from a fine not less than one hundred dollars and not more than five hundred dollars to a fine of four hundred fifty dollars, and (2) require a police officer to issue a summons or written warning to the owner of a vehicle upon receipt of a written report from a school crossing guard that adequately describes said vehicle and identifies it as having failed to stop at a particular place and time when directed to do so.
Statement of Purpose:
To strengthen the penalties available when the operator of a motor vehicle violates section 14-300f of the general statutes by failing to immediately stop when directed to do so by a school crossing guard.