General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 802
January Session, 2015 LCO No. 2516
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Referred to Committee on PUBLIC SAFETY AND SECURITY
Introduced by:
SEN. LEONE, 27th Dist.
General Assembly
Proposed Bill No. 802
January Session, 2015
LCO No. 2516
*02516*
Referred to Committee on PUBLIC SAFETY AND SECURITY
Introduced by:
SEN. LEONE, 27th Dist.
AN ACT CONCERNING LIABILITY FOR DAMAGE CAUSED BY A POLICE DOG.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
That section 22-357 of the general statutes be amended to provide that liability for damage caused by a dog to a person or property does not apply to damage caused by a dog owned by the state or a political subdivision of the state and kept by an assigned law enforcement officer, his or her spouse or a person in the household of such officer.
Statement of Purpose:
To exempt an assigned law enforcement officer, his or her spouse and other household members from strict liability for damage caused by a police dog.