Connecticut 2019 Regular Session

Connecticut House Bill HB06693 Latest Draft

Bill / Introduced Version Filed 01/28/2019

                             
 
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General Assembly  Proposed Bill No. 6693  
January Session, 2019  
LCO No. 2790 
 
 
Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY  
 
 
Introduced by:  
REP. VARGAS, 6
th Dist. 
REP. GONZALEZ, 3
rd Dist. 
 
 
 
 
 
AN ACT CONCERNING PROSECUTORIAL IMMUNITY. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General 
Assembly convened: 
 
That the general statutes be amended to provide that prosecutorial 1 
immunity be subject to greater judicial discretion in its application and 2 
that in cases of intentional and wilful misconduct determined by the 3 
court to be egregious, the court may lift immunity to allow persons to 4 
sue if they have been harmed by such misconduct.  5 
Statement of Purpose:   
To ensure that prosecutors do not abuse their immunity.