General Assembly Raised Bill No. 326
February Session, 2016 LCO No. 2179
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Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY
Introduced by:
(JUD)
General Assembly
Raised Bill No. 326
February Session, 2016
LCO No. 2179
*_____SB00326ENV___041916____*
Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY
Introduced by:
(JUD)
AN ACT CONCERNING THE INDEMNIFICATION OF LAW ENFORCEMENT PROFESSIONALS.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
Section 1. Section 53-39a of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2016):
Whenever, in any prosecution of [an officer of the Division of State Police within the Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection, or a member of the Office of State Capitol Police or] any member of a law enforcement unit, as defined in section 7-294a, any person appointed under section 29-18 as a special policeman for the State Capitol building and grounds, the Legislative Office Building and parking garage and related structures and facilities, and other areas under the supervision and control of the Joint Committee on Legislative Management, or [a local police department] any inspector in the Division of Criminal Justice for a crime allegedly committed by such [officer] person in the course of [his] duty, [as such,] the charge is dismissed or the [officer] person found not guilty, such [officer] person shall be indemnified by [his] such person's employing governmental unit for economic loss sustained by [him] such person as a result of such prosecution, including the payment of attorney's fees and costs incurred during the prosecution and the enforcement of this section. Such [officer] person may bring an action in the Superior Court against such employing governmental unit to enforce the provisions of this section.
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections:
Section 1 October 1, 2016 53-39a
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections:
Section 1
October 1, 2016
53-39a
JUD Joint Favorable
ENV Joint Favorable
JUD
Joint Favorable
ENV
Joint Favorable