General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 736
January Session, 2013 LCO No. 2010
Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY
Introduced by:
SEN. HARP, 10th Dist. REP. WALKER, 93rd Dist.
General Assembly
Proposed Bill No. 736
January Session, 2013
LCO No. 2010
Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY
Introduced by:
SEN. HARP, 10th Dist.
REP. WALKER, 93rd Dist.
AN ACT ESTABLISHING A CHAIN OF CUSTODY FOR THE PROPERTY OF ARRESTED PERSONS.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
That the general statutes be amended to require the Commissioner of Emergency Services and Public Protection and the Police Officer Standards and Training Council to jointly develop a protocol applicable to the state police and local police departments for maintaining a sufficient chain of custody for the personal property of a person arrested for an offense from the time of the arrest until the time the arrested person is released from custody.
Statement of Purpose:
To protect the property of arrested persons by maintaining a chain of custody for such property.