Connecticut 2019 2019 Regular Session

Connecticut House Bill HB06767 Introduced / Bill

Filed 01/28/2019

                     
 
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General Assembly  Proposed Bill No. 6767  
January Session, 2019  
LCO No. 2321 
 
 
Referred to Committee on PUBLIC SAFETY AND SECURITY  
 
 
Introduced by:  
REP. MORIN, 28th Dist.  
 
 
 
AN ACT CONCERNING INTIMIDATION ON ACCOUNT OF 
OCCUPATION AS A POLICE OFFICER. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General 
Assembly convened: 
 
That sections 53a-181i to 53a-181l, inclusive, of the general statutes, 1 
concerning the crime of intimidation based on bigotry or bias, be 2 
amended to make it a violation for a person, with the intent to 3 
intimidate or harass another person because of the actual or perceived 4 
occupation of such person as a police officer, to assault, threaten or 5 
damage the property of such other person. 6 
Statement of Purpose:   
To increase the penalty for intimidating or harassing a police officer.