General Assembly Raised Bill No. 1004
January Session, 2017 LCO No. 5015
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Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY
Introduced by:
(JUD)
General Assembly
Raised Bill No. 1004
January Session, 2017
LCO No. 5015
*05015_______JUD*
Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY
Introduced by:
(JUD)
AN ACT CONCERNING A VICTIM'S RIGHT TO INFORMATION ABOUT THE ARREST, PRETRIAL RELEASE AND INITIAL COURT APPEARANCE OF THE ACCUSED.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
Section 1. Section 54-222a of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2017):
(a) Whenever a peace officer determines that a crime has been committed, such officer shall: (1) Render immediate assistance to any crime victim, including obtaining medical assistance for any such crime victim if such assistance is required; (2) present a card prepared by the Office of the Chief Court Administrator to the crime victim informing the crime victim of services available and the rights of crime victims in this state; and (3) refer the crime victim to the Office of Victim Services for additional information on rights and services. A peace officer shall not be liable for failing to present an informational card to any crime victim as provided in subdivision (2) of this subsection or for failing to refer any crime victim to the Office of Victim Services as provided in subdivision (3) of this subsection. For the purposes of this subsection, "crime victim" has the same meaning as provided in section 1-1k.
(b) Whenever a peace officer effectuates an arrest, either with or without a warrant, and there is an identified crime victim relating to such arrest, the peace officer shall immediately provide notification to the crime victim of: (1) The date and time of the arrest; (2) the name of the person arrested; (3) the crimes alleged to have been committed by the person arrested; (4) the bond set in connection with the person's arrest, if any; (5) if the person arrested was released without execution of a bond, the conditions of release imposed by the court; (6) the date of the initial court appearance for the person arrested; and (7) the location of the court where such initial court appearance is to occur.
[(b)] (c) The Commissioner of Emergency Services and Public Protection shall adopt regulations in accordance with chapter 54 to implement the provisions of [subsection (a) of] this section.
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections:
Section 1 October 1, 2017 54-222a
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections:
Section 1
October 1, 2017
54-222a
Statement of Purpose:
To provide information to the victim of a crime concerning the arrest, pretrial release conditions for the person arrested for such crime and initial court appearance of such person.
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