General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 377
January Session, 2013 LCO No. 2373
Referred to Committee on PUBLIC SAFETY AND SECURITY
Introduced by:
SEN. LOONEY, 11th Dist.
General Assembly
Proposed Bill No. 377
January Session, 2013
LCO No. 2373
Referred to Committee on PUBLIC SAFETY AND SECURITY
Introduced by:
SEN. LOONEY, 11th Dist.
AN ACT CONCERNING THE SUSPENSION OR REVOCATION OF PISTOL PERMITS.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
That chapter 529 of the general statutes be amended to provide that any person holding a permit to carry a pistol or revolver issued pursuant to section 29-28 of the general statutes who is arrested for operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of intoxicating liquor or any drug in violation of section 14-227a of the general statutes shall (1) upon such person's first arrest for such violation, have such person's permit suspended for the length of such person's participation in the pretrial alcohol education program under section 54-56g of the general statutes and until the charge is dismissed, (2) upon such person's first conviction for such violation, have such person's permit suspended for five years, and (3) upon such person's second conviction for such violation, have such person's permit permanently revoked.
Statement of Purpose:
To increase public safety by suspending or revoking the pistol permit of permit holders charged with drunken driving.