Connecticut 2013 Regular Session

Connecticut House Bill HB06664 Compare Versions

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1	1	General Assembly Raised Bill No. 6664
2	2	January Session, 2013 LCO No. 4630
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4	4	Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY
5	5	Introduced by:
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8	8	General Assembly
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10	10	Raised Bill No. 6664
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12	12	January Session, 2013
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14	14	LCO No. 4630
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16	16	04630_______JUD
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18	18	Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY
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20	20	Introduced by:
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24	24	AN ACT CONCERNING RESTRAINING ORDERS.
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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. Subsection (a) of section 46b-15 of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2013):
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30	30	(a) Any of the following family or household members or victims may make an application to the Superior Court for relief under this section: (1) Any family or household member, as defined in section 46b-38a, who has been subjected to a continuous threat of present physical pain or physical injury, stalking or a pattern of threatening, including, but not limited to, a pattern of threatening, as described in section 53a-62, by another family or household member; [may make an application to the Superior Court for relief under this section] (2) any victim of stalking pursuant to section 53a-181c, 53a-181d or 53a-181e; or (3) any victim of sexual assault pursuant to section 53a-70, 53a-70a, 53a-71, 53a-72a, 53a-72b or 53a-73a.
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32	32	Sec. 2. Subparagraph (I) of subdivision (7) of subsection (b) of section 54-203 of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2013):
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34	34	(I) Subject to the provisions of section 46b-15, as amended by this act, (i) the victim of assault by a spouse or former spouse, family or household member has the right to request the arrest of the offender, request a protective order and apply for a restraining order, (ii) the victim of stalking or a pattern of threatening by such spouse, family or household member has the right to apply for a restraining order, and (iii) any other victim of stalking or sexual assault has the right to apply for a restraining order with respect to the offender;
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39	39	This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections:
40	40	Section 1 October 1, 2013 46b-15(a)
41	41	Sec. 2 October 1, 2013 54-203(b)(7)(I)
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43	43	This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections:
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45	45	Section 1
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47	47	October 1, 2013
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49	49	46b-15(a)
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51	51	Sec. 2
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53	53	October 1, 2013
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55	55	54-203(b)(7)(I)
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57	57	Statement of Purpose:
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59	59	To permit victims of stalking or sexual assault who are not family or household members of the offender to apply for and obtain a civil restraining order.
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61	61	[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.]