General Assembly Raised Bill No. 364
February Session, 2016 LCO No. 2606
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Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY
Introduced by:
(JUD)
General Assembly
Raised Bill No. 364
February Session, 2016
LCO No. 2606
*02606_______JUD*
Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY
Introduced by:
(JUD)
AN ACT CONCERNING NOTIFICATION TO THE STATE'S ATTORNEY OF THE DEATH OF A PERSON IN STATE CUSTODY.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
Section 1. (NEW) (Effective October 1, 2016) The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court or any department head, as defined in section 4-5 of the general statutes, including the Commissioner of Education, shall promptly notify the office of the state's attorney for the judicial district of any death in such district of a person in the care, custody or control of any person or entity under the jurisdiction of such justice or department head.
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections:
Section 1 October 1, 2016 New section
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections:
Section 1
October 1, 2016
New section
Statement of Purpose:
To provide notification to the Chief State's Attorney of the death of an individual in the care or custody of a state agency or department.
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