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General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 5732
January Session, 2019
LCO No. 948
Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY
Introduced by:
REP. PAVALOCK-D'AMATO, 77
th Dist.
AN ACT CONCERNING THE DEFENSE OF A PERSON'S DWELLING.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:
That section 53a-20 of the general statutes be amended to provide 1
that if a person believes that deadly physical force is necessary to 2
prevent or terminate an unlawful entry by force into such person's 3
dwelling or to prevent the commission of arson or a crime of violence 4
by a trespasser, there shall be a rebuttable presumption that such belief 5
was a reasonable belief. 6
Statement of Purpose:
To fully adopt the "castle doctrine" by establishing a rebuttable
presumption that when a homeowner believes it necessary to use
deadly force to repel an intruder then that belief is a reasonable belief.