General Assembly Raised Bill No. 5344
February Session, 2014 LCO No. 1566
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Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY
Introduced by:
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General Assembly
Raised Bill No. 5344
February Session, 2014
LCO No. 1566
*01566_______JUD*
Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY
Introduced by:
(JUD)
AN ACT CONCERNING CHILD ENDANGERMENT WHILE OPERATING A MOTOR VEHICLE WHILE UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF INTOXICATING LIQUOR OR DRUGS.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
Section 1. Section 53-21 of the 2014 supplement to the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2014):
(a) Any person who (1) wilfully or unlawfully causes or permits any child under the age of sixteen years to be placed in such a situation that the life or limb of such child is endangered, the health of such child is likely to be injured or the morals of such child are likely to be impaired, or does any act likely to impair the health or morals of any such child, or (2) has contact with the intimate parts, as defined in section 53a-65, of a child under the age of sixteen years or subjects a child under sixteen years of age to contact with the intimate parts of such person, in a sexual and indecent manner likely to impair the health or morals of such child, or (3) permanently transfers the legal or physical custody of a child under the age of sixteen years to another person for money or other valuable consideration or acquires or receives the legal or physical custody of a child under the age of sixteen years from another person upon payment of money or other valuable consideration to such other person or a third person, except in connection with an adoption proceeding that complies with the provisions of chapter 803, or (4) intentionally and unreasonably interferes with or prevents the making of a report of suspected child abuse or neglect required under section 17a-101a, or (5) violates any provision of subsection (a) of section 14-227a while a child under sixteen years of age is a passenger in the motor vehicle, shall be guilty of (A) a class D felony for a violation of subdivision (4) or (5) of this subsection, (B) a class C felony for a violation of subdivision (1) or (3) of this subsection, and (C) a class B felony for a violation of subdivision (2) of this subsection, except that, if the violation is of subdivision (2) of this subsection and the victim of the offense is under thirteen years of age, such person shall be sentenced to a term of imprisonment of which five years of the sentence imposed may not be suspended or reduced by the court.
(b) The act of a parent or agent leaving an infant thirty days or younger with a designated employee pursuant to section 17a-58 shall not constitute a violation of this section.
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections:
Section 1 October 1, 2014 53-21
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections:
Section 1
October 1, 2014
53-21
Statement of Purpose:
To provide that a person who operates a motor vehicle under the influence of intoxicating liquor or drugs, or both, with a child sixteen years of age or younger in the motor vehicle, may be guilty of the crime of risk of injury to a child.
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