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| 1 | 1 | General Assembly Raised Bill No. 6643 | |
| 2 | 2 | January Session, 2013 LCO No. 4406 | |
| 3 | 3 | *04406_______JUD* | |
| 4 | 4 | Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY | |
| 5 | 5 | Introduced by: | |
| 6 | 6 | (JUD) | |
| 7 | 7 | ||
| 8 | 8 | General Assembly | |
| 9 | 9 | ||
| 10 | 10 | Raised Bill No. 6643 | |
| 11 | 11 | ||
| 12 | 12 | January Session, 2013 | |
| 13 | 13 | ||
| 14 | 14 | LCO No. 4406 | |
| 15 | 15 | ||
| 16 | 16 | *04406_______JUD* | |
| 17 | 17 | ||
| 18 | 18 | Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY | |
| 19 | 19 | ||
| 20 | 20 | Introduced by: | |
| 21 | 21 | ||
| 22 | 22 | (JUD) | |
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| 24 | 24 | AN ACT CONCERNING THE FAILURE OF A WITNESS TO REPORT A SERIOUS CRIME. | |
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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. (NEW) (Effective October 1, 2009) (a) A person is guilty of failure to report a crime when such person witnesses what the person knows or reasonably should know is the murder of another person, the assault or sexual assault of another person that constitutes a felony or the physical abuse of a child that constitutes a felony, or the attempt thereof, and does not, as soon as reasonably practicable, report that crime to a law enforcement agency. | |
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| 30 | 30 | (b) In any prosecution for an offense under this section, it shall be an affirmative defense that the defendant: (1) Did not, as soon as reasonably practicable, report a crime to a law enforcement agency because the defendant reasonably believed that (A) reporting the crime to a law enforcement agency would have exposed the defendant or another person to a substantial risk of physical injury, or (B) another person had already reported the crime to a law enforcement agency; (2) acted to stop the commission of the crime and stopped (A) the commission of the crime, or (B) the completion of the crime being attempted; or (3) was a victim of the crime. | |
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| 32 | 32 | (c) Failure to report a crime is a class A misdemeanor. | |
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| 37 | 37 | This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections: | |
| 38 | 38 | Section 1 October 1, 2009 New section | |
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| 40 | 40 | This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections: | |
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| 42 | 42 | Section 1 | |
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| 44 | 44 | October 1, 2009 | |
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| 46 | 46 | New section | |
| 47 | 47 | ||
| 48 | 48 | Statement of Purpose: | |
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| 50 | 50 | To require a person who witnesses a murder, or a sexual assault, other assault or child abuse that constitutes a felony, to report that crime to a law enforcement agency. | |
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| 52 | 52 | [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.] |