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| 1 | 1 | General Assembly Committee Bill No. 5783 | |
| 2 | 2 | January Session, 2015 LCO No. 5590 | |
| 3 | - | * | |
| 3 | + | *05590HB05783PD_* | |
| 4 | 4 | Referred to Committee on PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT | |
| 5 | 5 | Introduced by: | |
| 6 | 6 | (PD) | |
| 7 | 7 | ||
| 8 | 8 | General Assembly | |
| 9 | 9 | ||
| 10 | 10 | Committee Bill No. 5783 | |
| 11 | 11 | ||
| 12 | 12 | January Session, 2015 | |
| 13 | 13 | ||
| 14 | 14 | LCO No. 5590 | |
| 15 | 15 | ||
| 16 | - | * | |
| 16 | + | *05590HB05783PD_* | |
| 17 | 17 | ||
| 18 | 18 | Referred to Committee on PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT | |
| 19 | 19 | ||
| 20 | 20 | Introduced by: | |
| 21 | 21 | ||
| 22 | 22 | (PD) | |
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| 24 | 24 | AN ACT REQUIRING WRITTEN PERMISSION TO PLACE A DONATION BIN IN A PUBLIC PLACE. | |
| 25 | 25 | ||
| 26 | 26 | Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened: | |
| 27 | 27 | ||
| 28 | 28 | Section 1. Section 21a-430 of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2015): | |
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| 30 | 30 | (a) No person shall place or cause to be placed in a public place a donation bin for the donation of clothing or other articles unless such person has been granted written permission to place such donation bin in such public place by the owner of such public place or by such owner's duly authorized agent and unless such bin contains a notice in block letters at least two inches high stating: (1) If the donation is for a charitable purpose, (A) the name of the nonprofit organization that will benefit from the donation, (B) the name of the owner of such bin, and (C) that the public may contact the Department of Consumer Protection for further information, or (2) if not intended for a charitable purpose, that such donation is not for a charitable purpose. Such notice shall be on the same side of the bin where the donation is likely to be made. As used in this section, "public place" means any area that is used or held out for use by the public, whether owned or operated by public or private interests, and "donation bin" means a large container commonly placed in a parking lot for the purpose of encouraging individuals to donate clothing or other items. | |
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| 32 | 32 | (b) Any person who violates any provision of subsection (a) of this section shall be fined not more than five hundred dollars. | |
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| 37 | 37 | This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections: | |
| 38 | 38 | Section 1 July 1, 2015 21a-430 | |
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| 40 | 40 | This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections: | |
| 41 | 41 | ||
| 42 | 42 | Section 1 | |
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| 44 | 44 | July 1, 2015 | |
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| 46 | 46 | 21a-430 | |
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| 48 | + | Statement of Purpose: | |
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| 50 | + | To require written permission to place a donation bin in a public place. | |
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| 52 | + | [Proposed deletions are enclosed in brackets. Proposed additions are indicated by underline, except that when the entire text of a bill or resolution or a section of a bill or resolution is new, it is not underlined.] | |
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| 49 | 54 | ||
| 50 | - | PD Joint Favorable | |
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| 52 | - | ||
| 56 | + | Co-Sponsors: REP. GUERRERA, 29th Dist.; SEN. DOYLE, 9th Dist. | |
| 53 | 57 | ||
| 54 | - | Joint Favorable | |
| 58 | + | Co-Sponsors: | |
| 59 | + | ||
| 60 | + | REP. GUERRERA, 29th Dist.; SEN. DOYLE, 9th Dist. | |
| 61 | + | ||
| 62 | + | H.B. 5783 |