General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 5364
January Session, 2015 LCO No. 621
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Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY
Introduced by:
REP. CAMILLO, 151st Dist.
General Assembly
Proposed Bill No. 5364
January Session, 2015
LCO No. 621
*00621*
Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY
Introduced by:
REP. CAMILLO, 151st Dist.
AN ACT CONCERNING THE USE OF THERAPY DOGS IN CRIMINAL PROSECUTIONS.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
That chapter 961 of the general statutes be amended to provide that in any criminal prosecution involving an alleged violent crime and testimony from a victim of such crime, such victim shall be permitted to be accompanied by a therapy dog while testifying in the criminal prosecution, provided such dog is not visible to the jury.
Statement of Purpose:
To allow a therapy dog to accompany a victim of an alleged violent crime when such victim is testifying in court concerning events related to the criminal prosecution.