General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 5936
January Session, 2013 LCO No. 1921
Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY
Introduced by:
REP. RYAN, 139th Dist. REP. RITTER E., 38th Dist. SEN. STILLMAN, 20th Dist.
General Assembly
Proposed Bill No. 5936
January Session, 2013
LCO No. 1921
Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY
Introduced by:
REP. RYAN, 139th Dist.
REP. RITTER E., 38th Dist.
SEN. STILLMAN, 20th Dist.
AN ACT CONCERNING THE ADMISSIBILITY OF EVIDENCE RELATING TO A PARTY'S FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH THE STATE'S SEATBELT LAW IN CIVIL ACTIONS.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
That chapter 901 of the general statutes be amended to provide that in a civil action evidence of noncompliance with the statutory requirements relating to the wearing of seatbelts shall not be admissible in regard to an issue of liability, but such evidence may be admissible in mitigation of damages, provided the party introducing such evidence has pleaded noncompliance with the statutory requirements as an affirmative defense.
Statement of Purpose:
To allow evidence relating to a party's failure to comply with the state's seatbelt law to be introduced into evidence for purposes of mitigating damages in a civil action provided the party introducing such evidence has pleaded such noncompliance as an affirmative defense.