Connecticut 2015 Regular Session

Connecticut Senate Bill SB00971 Compare Versions

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1	1	General Assembly Raised Bill No. 971
2	2	January Session, 2015 LCO No. 3542
3	3	03542_______PRI
4	4	Referred to Committee on PROGRAM REVIEW AND INVESTIGATIONS
5	5	Introduced by:
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8	8	General Assembly
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10	10	Raised Bill No. 971
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12	12	January Session, 2015
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14	14	LCO No. 3542
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16	16	03542_______PRI
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18	18	Referred to Committee on PROGRAM REVIEW AND INVESTIGATIONS
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20	20	Introduced by:
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24	24	AN ACT IMPLEMENTING THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE PROGRAM REVIEW AND INVESTIGATIONS COMMITTEE CONCERNING THE CRIMINAL USE OF DRONES.
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26	26	Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
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28	28	Section 1. Subdivision (5) of section 15-34 of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2015):
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30	30	(5) "Aircraft" means any contrivance used or designed for navigation of or flight in air, including (A) airplanes, meaning power-driven fixed-wing aircraft, heavier than air, supported by the dynamic reaction of the air against their wings, (B) gliders, meaning heavier than air aircraft, the free flight of which does not depend principally upon a power-generating unit, and (C) rotorcraft, meaning power-driven aircraft, heavier than air, supported during flight by one or more rotors. "Aircraft" does not include unmanned aerial vehicles.
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32	32	Sec. 2. Section 15-34 of the general statutes is amended by adding subdivision (29) as follows (Effective October 1, 2015):
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34	34	(NEW) (29) "Unmanned aerial vehicle" means any contrivance used or designed for navigation of or flight in air that is power-driven and operated without the possibility of direct human intervention from within or on the contrivance.
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36	36	Sec. 3. Subsection (a) of section 53a-189a of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2015):
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38	38	(a) A person is guilty of voyeurism when, (1) with malice, such person knowingly photographs, films, videotapes or otherwise records the image of another person (A) without the knowledge and consent of such other person, (B) while such other person is not in plain view, and (C) under circumstances where such other person has a reasonable expectation of privacy, or (2) with intent to arouse or satisfy the sexual desire of such person or any other person, such person knowingly photographs, films, videotapes or otherwise records the image of another person (A) without the knowledge and consent of such other person, (B) while such other person is not in plain view, and (C) under circumstances where such other person has a reasonable expectation of privacy. For purposes of this subsection, "not in plain view" includes a view not otherwise obtainable that is made possible through the use of technology that is electronic, as defined in section 1-331, or of an unmanned aerial vehicle, as defined in subdivision (29) of section 15-34, as amended by this act.
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40	40	Sec. 4. (NEW) (Effective October 1, 2015) (a) Except as otherwise provided by the general statutes, no person shall operate or use any computer software or other technology, including, but not limited to, an unmanned aerial vehicle, as defined in subdivision (29) of section 15-34 of the general statutes, as amended by this act, that allows a person, when not physically present, to release mace, tear gas or any like or similar deleterious agent or to remotely control a deadly weapon, as defined in section 53a-3 of the general statutes, or an explosive or incendiary device, as defined in section 53-206b of the general statutes.
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42	42	(b) Any person who violates subsection (a) of this section shall be guilty of a class C felony.
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44	44	Sec. 5. Subdivision (8) of subsection (a) of section 54-280 of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2015):
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46	46	(8) "Offense committed with a deadly weapon" or "offense" means: (A) A violation of subsection (c) of section 2-1e, subsection (e) of section 29-28, subsections (a) to (e), inclusive, or (i) of section 29-33, section 29-34, subsection (a) of section 29-35, section 29-36, 29-36k, 29-37a or 29-37e, subsection (c) of section 29-37g, section 29-37j, subsection (b), (c) or (g) of section 53-202, section 53-202b, 53-202c, 53-202j, 53-202k, 53-202l, 53-202aa or 53-206b, subsection (b) of section 53a-8, section 53a-55a, 53a-56a, 53a-60a, 53a-60c, 53a-72b, 53a-92a, 53a-94a, 53a-102a, 53a-103a, 53a-211, 53a-212, 53a-216, 53a-217, 53a-217a, 53a-217b, [or] 53a-217c or section 4 of this act, or a second or subsequent violation of section 53-202g; or (B) a violation of any section of the general statutes which constitutes a felony, as defined in section 53a-25, provided the court makes a finding that, at the time of the offense, the offender used a deadly weapon, or was armed with and threatened the use of or displayed or represented by words or conduct that the offender possessed a deadly weapon;
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48	48	Sec. 6. (NEW) (Effective October 1, 2015) The presence of mace, tear gas or any like or similar deleterious agent, a deadly weapon, as defined in section 53a-3 of the general statutes, or an explosive or incendiary device, as defined in section 53-206b of the general statutes, on or in an unmanned aerial vehicle, as defined in subdivision (29) of section 15-34 of the general statutes, as amended by this act, shall be presumptive evidence of the possession or use of the weapon or device by each person operating or using such unmanned aerial vehicle.
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50	50	Sec. 7. (NEW) (Effective October 1, 2015) The presence of a controlled substance, as defined in section 21a-240 of the general statutes, on or in an unmanned aerial vehicle, as defined in subdivision (29) of section 15-34 of the general statutes, as amended by this act, shall be presumptive evidence of the possession or use of the substance by each person operating or using such unmanned aerial vehicle.
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52	52	Sec. 8. Subsection (c) of section 12-455a of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2015):
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54	54	(c) "Motor vehicle" means any vehicle propelled or drawn by any power other than muscular, except aircraft, unmanned aerial vehicles, as defined in subdivision (29) of section 15-34, as amended by this act, motorboats, road rollers, baggage trucks used about railroad stations, electric battery-operated [wheel chairs] wheelchairs when operated by physically handicapped persons at speeds not exceeding fifteen miles per hour, agricultural tractors, farm implements and such vehicles as run only upon rails or tracks;
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56	56	Sec. 9. Subdivision (53) of section 14-1 of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2015):
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58	58	(53) "Motor vehicle" means any vehicle propelled or drawn by any nonmuscular power, except aircraft, unmanned aerial vehicles, as defined in subdivision (29) of section 15-34, as amended by this act, motor boats, road rollers, baggage trucks used about railroad stations or other mass transit facilities, electric battery-operated [wheel chairs] wheelchairs when operated by physically handicapped persons at speeds not exceeding fifteen miles per hour, golf carts operated on highways solely for the purpose of crossing from one part of the golf course to another, golf-cart-type vehicles operated on roads or highways on the grounds of state institutions by state employees, agricultural tractors, farm implements, such vehicles as run only on rails or tracks, self-propelled snow plows, snow blowers and lawn mowers, when used for the purposes for which they were designed and operated at speeds not exceeding four miles per hour, whether or not the operator rides on or walks behind such equipment, motor-driven cycles as defined in section 14-286, special mobile equipment as defined in section 14-165, mini-motorcycles, as defined in section 14-289j, and any other vehicle not suitable for operation on a highway;
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60	60	Sec. 10. Subdivision (20) of section 22a-134 of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2015):
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62	62	(20) "Vehicle" means any motorized device for conveying persons or objects except for an aircraft [,] or unmanned aerial vehicle, as defined in subdivision (29) of section 15-34, as amended by this act, or a boat, railroad car or engine, or farm tractor;
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67	67	This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections:
68	68	Section 1 October 1, 2015 15-34(5)
69	69	Sec. 2 October 1, 2015 15-34
70	70	Sec. 3 October 1, 2015 53a-189a(a)
71	71	Sec. 4 October 1, 2015 New section
72	72	Sec. 5 October 1, 2015 54-280(a)(8)
73	73	Sec. 6 October 1, 2015 New section
74	74	Sec. 7 October 1, 2015 New section
75	75	Sec. 8 October 1, 2015 12-455a(c)
76	76	Sec. 9 October 1, 2015 14-1(53)
77	77	Sec. 10 October 1, 2015 22a-134(20)
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79	79	This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections:
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81	81	Section 1
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85	85	15-34(5)
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87	87	Sec. 2
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91	91	15-34
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97	97	53a-189a(a)
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99	99	Sec. 4
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103	103	New section
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109	109	54-280(a)(8)
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111	111	Sec. 6
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121	121	New section
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123	123	Sec. 8
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127	127	12-455a(c)
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129	129	Sec. 9
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133	133	14-1(53)
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135	135	Sec. 10
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139	139	22a-134(20)
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141	141	Statement of Purpose:
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143	143	To implement the program review and investigations committee recommendations concerning the criminal use of drones.
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145	145	[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.]