General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 6297
January Session, 2013 LCO No. 771
Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY
Introduced by:
REP. HOYDICK, 120th Dist. REP. SAMPSON, 80th Dist.
General Assembly
Proposed Bill No. 6297
January Session, 2013
LCO No. 771
Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY
Introduced by:
REP. HOYDICK, 120th Dist.
REP. SAMPSON, 80th Dist.
AN ACT REDEFINING "PHYSICALLY HELPLESS" WITH RESPECT TO THE VICTIM OF A SEXUAL ASSAULT.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
That section 53a-65 of the general statutes be amended to redefine the term "physically helpless" with respect to sexual assault offenses to include physical or intellectual disabilities that render a person unable to verbalize lack of consent to sexual contact.
Statement of Purpose:
To redefine the term "physically helpless" with respect to sexual assault offenses.