Connecticut 2015 Regular Session

Connecticut House Bill HB05363 Compare Versions

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11 General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 5363
22 January Session, 2015 LCO No. 537
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44 Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY
55 Introduced by:
66 REP. SAYERS, 60th Dist. SEN. KISSEL, 7th Dist.
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1010 Proposed Bill No. 5363
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1212 January Session, 2015
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1414 LCO No. 537
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1818 Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY
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2020 Introduced by:
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2222 REP. SAYERS, 60th Dist.
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2424 SEN. KISSEL, 7th Dist.
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2626 AN ACT CONCERNING INDEMNIFICATION BY THE STATE OF LAW ENFORCEMENT PERSONNEL WHO ARE CLEARED OF CRIMINAL WRONGDOING ALLEGED TO HAVE OCCURRED IN THE COURSE OF THEIR EMPLOYMENT.
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2828 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
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3030 That section 53-39a of the general statutes be amended to provide that when a law enforcement officer is cleared of criminal wrongdoing alleged to have occurred in the course of the officer's employment, the officer shall be indemnified by the governmental unit that charged or prosecuted him or her for all economic loss sustained by him or her as a result of the criminal prosecution.
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3434 To ensure that a municipality is not held liable for economic damages incurred by a law enforcement officer who is cleared of criminal wrongdoing alleged by the state to have occurred in the course of the officer's employment.