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General Assembly Raised Bill No. 7382
January Session, 2019
LCO No. 6172
Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY
Introduced by:
(JUD)
AN ACT CONCERNING CI VIL ACTIONS BROUGHT BY ELDERLY
VICTIMS OF ABUSE, NEGLECT, EXPLOITATION OR
ABANDONMENT.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:
Section 1. Subsection (a) of section 17b-462 of the general statutes is 1
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective 2
October 1, 2019): 3
(a) An elderly person who has been the victim of abuse, neglect, 4
exploitation or abandonment, as such terms are defined in section 17b-5
450, may have a cause of action against any perpetrator and may 6
recover [actual and punitive] treble damages for such abuse, neglect, 7
exploitation or abandonment together with costs and a reasonable 8
attorney's fee. The action may be brought by the elderly person, or the 9
elderly person's guardian or conservator, by a person or organization 10
acting on behalf of the elderly person with the consent of such elderly 11
person or the elderly person's guardian or conservator, or by the 12
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This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
sections:
Section 1 October 1, 2019 17b-462(a)
Statement of Purpose:
To permit elderly victims of abuse, neglect, exploitation or
abandonment to sue for treble damages.
[Proposed deletions are enclosed in brackets. Proposed additions are indicated by underline,
except that when the entire text of a bill or resolution or a section of a bill or resolution is new, it is
not underlined.]