Connecticut 2017 Regular Session

Connecticut House Bill HB06654 Latest Draft

Bill / Introduced Version Filed 01/23/2017

                            General Assembly  Proposed Bill No. 6654
January Session, 2017  LCO No. 2355
 *02355*
Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY
Introduced by:
REP. REBIMBAS, 70th Dist.

General Assembly

Proposed Bill No. 6654 

January Session, 2017

LCO No. 2355

*02355*

Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY 

Introduced by:

REP. REBIMBAS, 70th Dist.

AN ACT CONCERNING VICTIM RESTITUTION REQUESTS.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:

That title 54 of the general statutes be amended to require that victim restitution requests are always considered by the court when the victim makes such a request.

Statement of Purpose: 

To require that the victim's restitution request always be considered by the court, rather than being within the discretion of a prosecutor.