General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 547
January Session, 2017 LCO No. 1155
*01155*
Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY
Introduced by:
SEN. MARKLEY, 16th Dist.
General Assembly
Proposed Bill No. 547
January Session, 2017
LCO No. 1155
*01155*
Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY
Introduced by:
SEN. MARKLEY, 16th Dist.
AN ACT CONCERNING THE PENALTY FOR ENGAGING A POLICE OFFICER IN PURSUIT.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
That subsection (b) of section 14-223 of the general statutes be amended to provide that a person operating a motor vehicle who increases the speed of such motor vehicle in an attempt to escape or elude a police officer who has signaled such person to stop shall receive a mandatory minimum sentence of two years and that minors be treated as adults in such cases.
Statement of Purpose:
To provide that a person operating a motor vehicle who increases the speed of such motor vehicle in an attempt to escape or elude a police officer who has signaled such person to stop shall receive a mandatory minimum sentence of two years and that minors be treated as adults in such cases.