Connecticut House Bill HB07396 Introduced / Bill

                       
 
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General Assembly  Raised Bill No. 7396  
January Session, 2019  
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Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY  
 
 
Introduced by:  
(JUD)  
 
 
AN ACT CONCERNING PA RITY BETWEEN SEXUAL ASSAULT IN 
THE CASE OF A SPOUSA L OR COHABITATING RE LATIONSHIP AND 
OTHER CRIMES OF SEXU AL ASSAULT AND CONCE RNING THE 
INVESTIGATION OF A FAMILY VIOLENCE CRIME . 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General 
Assembly convened: 
 
Section 1. Subsection (a) of section 10a-55a of the general statutes is 1 
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective 2 
October 1, 2019): 3 
(a) On or before October 1, 1991, and annually thereafter, each 4 
institution of higher education shall prepare in such manner as the 5 
president of the Connecticut State Colleges and Universities shall 6 
prescribe a uniform campus crime report concerning crimes committed 7 
in the immediately preceding calendar year within the geographical 8 
limits of the property owned or under the control of such institution. 9 
Such report shall be in accordance with the uniform crime reporting 10 
system pursuant to section 29-1c, provided such report is limited to 11 
those offenses included in part I of the most recently published edition 12 
of the Uniform Crime Reports for the United States as authorized by 13 
the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the United States Department 14 
of Justice, sexual assault under section 53a-70b of the general statutes, 15  Raised Bill No.  7396 
 
 
 
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revision of 1958, revised to January 1, 2019, committed prior to October 16 
1, 2019, or sections 53a-70, 53a-70a, [53a-70b,] 53a-71, 53a-72a, 53a-72b 17 
and 53a-73a, stalking under sections 53a-181c, 53a-181d and 53a-181e 18 
and family violence as designated under section 46b-38h, as amended 19 
by this act. The state police, local police departments and special police 20 
forces established pursuant to section 10a-156b, as amended by this 21 
act, shall cooperate with institutions of higher education in preparing 22 
such reports. Institutions with more than one campus shall prepare 23 
such reports for each campus. 24 
Sec. 2. Subdivision (5) of subsection (a) of section 10a-55m of the 25 
general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu 26 
thereof (Effective October 1, 2019): 27 
(5) "Intimate partner violence" means any physical or sexual harm 28 
against an individual by a current or former spouse of or person in a 29 
dating relationship with such individual that results from any action 30 
by such spouse or such person that may be classified as a sexual 31 
assault under section 53a-70b of the general statutes, revision of 1958, 32 
revised to January 1, 2019, committed prior to October 1, 2019, or 33 
section 53a-70, 53a-70a, [53a-70b,] 53a-71, 53a-72a, 53a-72b or 53a-73a, 34 
stalking under section 53a-181c, 53a-181d or 53a-181e, or family 35 
violence as designated under section 46b-38h, as amended by this act; 36 
Sec. 3. Subsection (j) of section 17a-112 of the general statutes is 37 
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective 38 
October 1, 2019): 39 
(j) The Superior Court, upon notice and hearing as provided in 40 
sections 45a-716 and 45a-717, as amended by this act, may grant a 41 
petition filed pursuant to this section if it finds by clear and convincing 42 
evidence that (1) the Department of Children and Families has made 43 
reasonable efforts to locate the parent and to reunify the child with the 44 
parent in accordance with subsection (a) of section 17a-111b, unless the 45 
court finds in this proceeding that the parent is unable or unwilling to 46 
benefit from reunification efforts, except that such finding is not 47  Raised Bill No.  7396 
 
 
 
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required if the court has determined at a hearing pursuant to section 48 
17a-111b, or determines at trial on the petition, that such efforts are not 49 
required, (2) termination is in the best interest of the child, and (3) (A) 50 
the child has been abandoned by the parent in the sense that the parent 51 
has failed to maintain a reasonable degree of interest, concern or 52 
responsibility as to the welfare of the child; (B) the child (i) has been 53 
found by the Superior Court or the Probate Court to have been 54 
neglected, abused or uncared for in a prior proceeding, or (ii) is found 55 
to be neglected, abused or uncared for and has been in the custody of 56 
the commissioner for at least fifteen months and the parent of such 57 
child has been provided specific steps to take to facilitate the return of 58 
the child to the parent pursuant to section 46b-129 and has failed to 59 
achieve such degree of personal rehabilitation as would encourage the 60 
belief that within a reasonable time, considering the age and needs of 61 
the child, such parent could assume a responsible position in the life of 62 
the child; (C) the child has been denied, by reason of an act or acts of 63 
parental commission or omission including, but not limited to, sexual 64 
molestation or exploitation, severe physical abuse or a pattern of 65 
abuse, the care, guidance or control necessary for the child's physical, 66 
educational, moral or emotional well-being, except that nonaccidental 67 
or inadequately explained serious physical injury to a child shall 68 
constitute prima facie evidence of acts of parental commission or 69 
omission sufficient for the termination of parental rights; (D) there is 70 
no ongoing parent-child relationship, which means the relationship 71 
that ordinarily develops as a result of a parent having met on a day-to-72 
day basis the physical, emotional, moral and educational needs of the 73 
child and to allow further time for the establishment or 74 
reestablishment of such parent-child relationship would be 75 
detrimental to the best interest of the child; (E) the parent of a child 76 
under the age of seven years who is neglected, abused or uncared for, 77 
has failed, is unable or is unwilling to achieve such degree of personal 78 
rehabilitation as would encourage the belief that within a reasonable 79 
period of time, considering the age and needs of the child, such parent 80 
could assume a responsible position in the life of the child and such 81 
parent's parental rights of another child were previously terminated 82  Raised Bill No.  7396 
 
 
 
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pursuant to a petition filed by the Commissioner of Children and 83 
Families; (F) the parent has killed through deliberate, nonaccidental act 84 
another child of the parent or has requested, commanded, importuned, 85 
attempted, conspired or solicited such killing or has committed an 86 
assault, through deliberate, nonaccidental act that resulted in serious 87 
bodily injury of another child of the parent; or (G) the parent 88 
committed an act that constitutes sexual assault as described in section 89 
53a-70, 53a-70a, 53a-70c, 53a-71, 53a-72a, 53a-72b or 53a-73a or 90 
compelling a spouse or cohabitor to engage in sexual intercourse by 91 
the use of force or by the threat of the use of force as described in 92 
section 53a-70b of the general statutes, revision of 1958, revised to 93 
January 1, 2019, committed prior to October 1, 2019, if such act resulted 94 
in the conception of the child. 95 
Sec. 4. Subsection (c) of section 17b-749k of the general statutes is 96 
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective 97 
October 1, 2019): 98 
(c) The commissioner shall have the discretion to refuse payments 99 
for child care under any financial assistance program administered by 100 
him or her if the person or relative providing such child care has been 101 
convicted in this state or any other state of a felony, as defined in 102 
section 53a-25, involving the use, attempted use or threatened use of 103 
physical force against another person, of cruelty to persons under 104 
section 53-20, injury or risk of injury to or impairing morals of children 105 
under section 53-21, abandonment of children under the age of six 106 
years under section 53-23 or any felony where the victim of the felony 107 
is a child under eighteen years of age, or of a violation of section 53a-108 
70b of the general statutes, revision of 1958, revised to January 1, 2019, 109 
committed prior to October 1, 2019, or section 53a-70, 53a-70a, [53a-110 
70b,] 53a-71, 53a-72a, 53a-72b or 53a-73a, or has a criminal record or 111 
was the subject of a substantiated report of child abuse in this state or 112 
any other state that the commissioner reasonably believes renders the 113 
person or relative unsuitable to provide child care.  114 
Sec. 5. Subsection (a) of section 19a-87a of the general statutes is 115  Raised Bill No.  7396 
 
 
 
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repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective 116 
October 1, 2019): 117 
(a) The Commissioner of Early Childhood shall have the discretion 118 
to refuse to license under sections 19a-77 to 19a-80, inclusive, and 19a-119 
82 to 19a-87, inclusive, a person to conduct, operate or maintain a child 120 
care center or a group child care home, as described in section 19a-77, 121 
or to suspend or revoke the license or take any other action set forth in 122 
regulation that may be adopted pursuant to section 19a-79 if, the 123 
person who owns, conducts, maintains or operates such center or 124 
home or a person employed therein in a position connected with the 125 
provision of care to a child receiving child care services, has been 126 
convicted in this state or any other state of a felony as defined in 127 
section 53a-25 involving the use, attempted use or threatened use of 128 
physical force against another person, of cruelty to persons under 129 
section 53-20, injury or risk of injury to or impairing morals of children 130 
under section 53-21, abandonment of children under the age of six 131 
years under section 53-23, or any felony where the victim of the felony 132 
is a child under eighteen years of age, or of a violation of section 53a-133 
70b of the general statutes, revision of 1958, revised to January 1, 2019, 134 
committed prior to October 1, 2019, or section 53a-70, 53a-70a, [53a-135 
70b,] 53a-71, 53a-72a, 53a-72b or 53a-73a, or has a criminal record in 136 
this state or any other state that the commissioner reasonably believes 137 
renders the person unsuitable to own, conduct, operate or maintain or 138 
be employed by a child care center or group child care home. 139 
However, no refusal of a license shall be rendered except in accordance 140 
with the provisions of sections 46a-79 to 46a-81, inclusive. 141 
Sec. 6. Subsection (a) of section 19a-87e of the general statutes is 142 
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective 143 
October 1, 2019): 144 
(a) The Commissioner of Early Childhood may (1) refuse to license 145 
under section 19a-87b, a person to own, conduct, operate or maintain a 146 
family child care home, as defined in section 19a-77, (2) refuse to 147 
approve under section 19a-87b, a person to act as an assistant or 148  Raised Bill No.  7396 
 
 
 
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substitute staff member in a family child care home, as defined in 149 
section 19a-77, or (3) suspend or revoke the license or approval or take 150 
any other action that may be set forth in regulation that may be 151 
adopted pursuant to section 19a-79 if the person who owns, conducts, 152 
maintains or operates the family child care home, the person who acts 153 
as an assistant or substitute staff member in a family child care home, a 154 
person employed in such family child care home in a position 155 
connected with the provision of care to a child receiving child care 156 
services or a household member, as defined in subsection (c) of section 157 
19a-87b, who is sixteen years of age or older and resides therein, has 158 
been convicted, in this state or any other state of a felony, as defined in 159 
section 53a-25, involving the use, attempted use or threatened use of 160 
physical force against another person, or has a criminal record in this 161 
state or any other state that the commissioner reasonably believes 162 
renders the person unsuitable to own, conduct, operate or maintain or 163 
be employed by a family child care home, or act as an assistant or 164 
substitute staff member in a family child care home, or if such persons 165 
or a household member has been convicted in this state or any other 166 
state of cruelty to persons under section 53-20, injury or risk of injury 167 
to or impairing morals of children under section 53-21, abandonment 168 
of children under the age of six years under section 53-23, or any 169 
felony where the victim of the felony is a child under eighteen years of 170 
age, a violation of section 53a-70b of the general statutes, revision of 171 
1958, revised to January 1, 2019, committed prior to October 1, 2019, or 172 
section 53a-70, 53a-70a, [53a-70b,] 53a-71, 53a-72a, 53a-72b or 53a-73a, 173 
illegal manufacture, distribution, sale, prescription, dispensing or 174 
administration under section 21a-277 or 21a-278, or illegal possession 175 
under section 21a-279, or if such person, a person who acts as assistant 176 
or substitute staff member in a family child care home or a person 177 
employed in such family child care home in a position connected with 178 
the provision of care to a child receiving child care services, either fails 179 
to substantially comply with the regulations adopted pursuant to 180 
section 19a-87b, or conducts, operates or maintains the home in a 181 
manner which endangers the health, safety and welfare of the children 182 
receiving child care services. Any refusal of a license or approval 183  Raised Bill No.  7396 
 
 
 
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pursuant to this section shall be rendered in accordance with the 184 
provisions of sections 46a-79 to 46a-81, inclusive. Any person whose 185 
license or approval has been revoked pursuant to this section shall be 186 
ineligible to apply for a license or approval for a period of one year 187 
from the effective date of revocation. 188 
Sec. 7. Section 19a-112b of the general statutes is repealed and the 189 
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2019): 190 
The Department of Public Health shall provide to victims of a 191 
sexual act constituting a violation of section 53a-70b of the general 192 
statutes, revision of 1958, revised to January 1, 2019, committed prior 193 
to October 1, 2019, or section 53-21, 53a-70, 53a-70a, [53a-70b,] 53a-71, 194 
53a-72a, 53a-72b, 53a-73a or 53a-192a, regardless of whether any 195 
person is convicted or adjudicated delinquent for such violation, the 196 
following services: (1) Counseling regarding human 197 
immunodeficiency virus and acquired immune deficiency syndrome; 198 
(2) HIV-related testing; and (3) referral service for appropriate health 199 
care and support services. Such services shall be provided through 200 
counseling and testing sites funded by the Department of Public 201 
Health.  202 
Sec. 8. Subdivision (5) of section 19a-112e of the general statutes is 203 
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective 204 
October 1, 2019): 205 
(5) "Sexual offense" means a violation of section 53a-70b of the 206 
general statutes, revision of 1958, revised to January 1, 2019, 207 
committed prior to October 1, 2019, or subsection (a) of section 53a-70 208 
[,] or section 53a-70a, [or 53a-70b,] subsection (a) of section 53a-71, 209 
section 53a-72a or 53a-72b, subdivision (2) of subsection (a) of section 210 
53a-86, subdivision (2) of subsection (a) of section 53a-87 or section 211 
53a-90a, 53a-196a or 53a-196b. 212 
Sec. 9. Subdivision (8) of section 31-57r of the general statutes is 213 
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective 214 
October 1, 2019): 215  Raised Bill No.  7396 
 
 
 
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(8) "Sexual assault" means any act that constitutes a violation of 216 
section 53a-70b of the general statutes, revision of 1958, revised to 217 
January 1, 2019, committed prior to October 1, 2019, or section 53a-70, 218 
53a-70a, [53a-70b,] 53a-71, 53a-72a, 53a-72b or 53a-73a; 219 
Sec. 10. Subsections (g) and (h) of section 45a-717 of the general 220 
statutes are repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof 221 
(Effective October 1, 2019): 222 
(g) At the adjourned hearing or at the initial hearing where no 223 
investigation and report has been requested, the court may approve a 224 
petition terminating the parental rights and may appoint a guardian of 225 
the person of the child, or, if the petitioner requests, the court may 226 
appoint a statutory parent, if it finds, upon clear and convincing 227 
evidence, that (1) the termination is in the best interest of the child, and 228 
(2) (A) the child has been abandoned by the parent in the sense that the 229 
parent has failed to maintain a reasonable degree of interest, concern 230 
or responsibility as to the welfare of the child; (B) the child has been 231 
denied, by reason of an act or acts of parental commission or omission, 232 
including, but not limited to, sexual molestation and exploitation, 233 
severe physical abuse or a pattern of abuse, the care, guidance or 234 
control necessary for the child's physical, educational, moral or 235 
emotional well-being. Nonaccidental or inadequately explained 236 
serious physical injury to a child shall constitute prima facie evidence 237 
of acts of parental commission or omission sufficient for the 238 
termination of parental rights; (C) there is no ongoing parent-child 239 
relationship which is defined as the relationship that ordinarily 240 
develops as a result of a parent having met on a continuing, day-to-241 
day basis the physical, emotional, moral and educational needs of the 242 
child and to allow further time for the establishment or 243 
reestablishment of the parent-child relationship would be detrimental 244 
to the best interests of the child; (D) a child of the parent (i) was found 245 
by the Superior Court or the Probate Court to have been neglected, 246 
abused or uncared for, as those terms are defined in section 46b-120, in 247 
a prior proceeding, or (ii) is found to be neglected, abused or uncared 248 
for and has been in the custody of the commissioner for at least fifteen 249  Raised Bill No.  7396 
 
 
 
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months and such parent has been provided specific steps to take to 250 
facilitate the return of the child to the parent pursuant to section 46b-251 
129 and has failed to achieve such degree of personal rehabilitation as 252 
would encourage the belief that within a reasonable time, considering 253 
the age and needs of the child, such parent could assume a responsible 254 
position in the life of the child; (E) a child of the parent, who is under 255 
the age of seven years is found to be neglected, abused or uncared for, 256 
and the parent has failed, is unable or is unwilling to achieve such 257 
degree of personal rehabilitation as would encourage the belief that 258 
within a reasonable amount of time, considering the age and needs of 259 
the child, such parent could assume a responsible position in the life of 260 
the child and such parent's parental rights of another child were 261 
previously terminated pursuant to a petition filed by the 262 
Commissioner of Children and Families; (F) the parent has killed 263 
through deliberate, nonaccidental act another child of the parent or has 264 
requested, commanded, importuned, attempted, conspired or solicited 265 
such killing or has committed an assault, through deliberate, 266 
nonaccidental act that resulted in serious bodily injury of another child 267 
of the parent; (G) except as provided in subsection (h) of this section, 268 
the parent committed an act that constitutes sexual assault as 269 
described in section 53a-70, 53a-70a, 53a-70c, 53a-71, 53a-72a, 53a-72b 270 
or 53a-73a or compelling a spouse or cohabitor to engage in sexual 271 
intercourse by the use of force or by the threat of the use of force as 272 
described in section 53a-70b of the general statutes, revision of 1958, 273 
revised to January 1, 2019, committed prior to October 1, 2019, if such 274 
act resulted in the conception of the child; or (H) the parent was finally 275 
adjudged guilty of sexual assault under section 53a-70, 53a-70a, 53a-276 
70c, 53a-71, 53a-72a, 53a-72b or 53a-73a or of compelling a spouse or 277 
cohabitor to engage in sexual intercourse by the use of force or by the 278 
threat of the use of force under section 53a-70b of the general statutes, 279 
revision of 1958, revised to January 1, 2019, committed prior to October 280 
1, 2019, if such act resulted in the conception of the child. 281 
(h) If the petition alleges an act described in subparagraph (G) of 282 
subdivision (2) of subsection (g) of this section that resulted in the 283  Raised Bill No.  7396 
 
 
 
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conception of the child as a basis for termination of parental rights and 284 
the court determines that the respondent parent was finally adjudged 285 
not guilty of such act of sexual assault under section 53a-70, 53a-70a, 286 
53a-70c, 53a-71, 53a-72a, 53a-72b or 53a-73 or of compelling a spouse or 287 
cohabitor to engage in sexual intercourse by the use of force or by the 288 
threat of the use of force under section 53a-70b of the general statutes, 289 
revision of 1958, revised to January 1, 2019, committed prior to October 290 
1, 2019, the court shall transfer the case to the Superior Court and the 291 
clerk of the Probate Court shall transmit to the clerk of the Superior 292 
Court to which the case was transferred, the original files and papers 293 
in the case. The Superior Court, upon hearing after notice as provided 294 
in this section and section 45a-716, may grant the petition as provided 295 
in this section. 296 
Sec. 11. Section 46b-38h of the general statutes is repealed and the 297 
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2019): 298 
If any person is convicted of a violation of section 53a-70b of the 299 
general statutes, revision of 1958, revised to January 1, 2019, 300 
committed prior to October 1, 2019, or section 53a-59, 53a-59a, 53a-59c, 301 
53a-60, 53a-60a, 53a-60b, 53a-60c, 53a-62, 53a-63, 53a-64, 53a-64aa, 53a-302 
64bb, 53a-64cc, 53a-70, 53a-70a, [53a-70b,] 53a-70c, 53a-71, 53a-72a, 53a-303 
72b, 53a-181, 53a-181c, 53a-181d, 53a-181e, 53a-182, 53a-182b, 53a-183, 304 
53a-223, 53a-223a or 53a-223b, against a family or household member, 305 
as defined in section 46b-38a, the court shall include a designation that 306 
such conviction involved family violence on the court record for the 307 
purposes of criminal history record information, as defined in 308 
subsection (a) of section 54-142g.  309 
Sec. 12. Subsection (a) of section 47a-11e of the general statutes is 310 
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective 311 
October 1, 2019): 312 
(a) Notwithstanding the provisions of this chapter and chapter 831, 313 
for rental agreements entered into or renewed on or after January 1, 314 
2011, any tenant who (1) is a victim of family violence, as defined in 315  Raised Bill No.  7396 
 
 
 
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section 46b-38a, and (2) reasonably believes it is necessary to vacate the 316 
dwelling unit due to fear of imminent harm to the tenant or a 317 
dependent of the tenant because of family violence, may terminate his 318 
or her rental agreement with the landlord for the dwelling unit that the 319 
tenant occupies without penalty or liability for the remaining term of 320 
the rental agreement by giving written notice to the landlord at least 321 
thirty days prior to the date the tenant intends to terminate the rental 322 
agreement. Notwithstanding the provisions of this chapter and chapter 323 
831, for rental agreements entered into or renewed on or after January 324 
1, 2014, any tenant who (A) is a victim of sexual assault under any 325 
provision of section 53a-70b of the general statutes, revision of 1958, 326 
revised to January 1, 2019, committed prior to October 1, 2019, or 327 
section 53a-70, 53a-70a, [53a-70b,] 53a-71, 53a-72a, 53a-72b or 53a-73a, 328 
or is the parent or guardian with physical custody of a dependent who 329 
is the victim of sexual assault under section 53a-70c, and (B) reasonably 330 
believes it is necessary to vacate the dwelling unit due to fear of 331 
imminent harm to the tenant or a dependent of the tenant because of 332 
such sexual assault, may terminate his or her rental agreement with 333 
the landlord for the dwelling unit that the tenant occupies without 334 
penalty or liability for the remaining term of the rental agreement by 335 
giving written notice to the landlord at least thirty days prior to the 336 
date the tenant intends to terminate the rental agreement. 337 
Sec. 13. Subsection (a) of section 52-161b of the general statutes is 338 
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective 339 
October 1, 2019): 340 
(a) A pro se litigant in any civil matter, including a habeas corpus 341 
proceeding, shall notify the clerk of the court if such litigant has been 342 
convicted of a family violence crime, as defined in section 53a-70b of 343 
the general statutes, revision of 1958, revised to January 1, 2019, 344 
committed prior to October 1, 2019, or section 46b-38a, or a violation of 345 
section 53-21, 53a-70, 53a-70a, [53a-70b,] 53a-71, 53a-72a, 53a-72b, 53a-346 
73a, 53a-181c, 53a-181d or 53a-181e and if the subject of a subpoena to 347 
be issued by such litigant in such matter is the victim of the crime for 348 
which such litigant was convicted. 349  Raised Bill No.  7396 
 
 
 
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Sec. 14. Subsection (f) of section 53a-29 of the general statutes is 350 
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective 351 
October 1, 2019): 352 
(f) The period of probation, unless terminated sooner as provided in 353 
section 53a-32, shall be not less than ten years or more than thirty-five 354 
years for conviction of a violation of section 53a-70b of the general 355 
statutes, revision of 1958, revised to January 1, 2019, committed prior 356 
to October 1, 2019, or subdivision (2) of subsection (a) of section 53-21 357 
[,] or section 53a-70, 53a-70a, [53a-70b,] 53a-71, 53a-72a, 53a-72b, 53a-358 
90a or subdivision (2), (3) or (4) of subsection (a) of section 53a-189a, or 359 
section 53a-196b, 53a-196c, 53a-196d, 53a-196e or 53a-196f. 360 
Sec. 15. Subsection (a) of section 53a-30 of the general statutes is 361 
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective 362 
October 1, 2019): 363 
(a) When imposing sentence of probation or conditional discharge, 364 
the court may, as a condition of the sentence, order that the defendant: 365 
(1) Work faithfully at a suitable employment or faithfully pursue a 366 
course of study or of vocational training that will equip the defendant 367 
for suitable employment; (2) undergo medical or psychiatric treatment 368 
and remain in a specified institution, when required for that purpose; 369 
(3) support the defendant's dependents and meet other family 370 
obligations; (4) make restitution of the fruits of the defendant's offense 371 
or make restitution, in an amount the defendant can afford to pay or 372 
provide in a suitable manner, for the loss or damage caused thereby. 373 
The court or the Court Support Services Division, if authorized by the 374 
court, may fix the amount thereof and the manner of performance, and 375 
the victim shall be advised by the court or the Court Support Services 376 
Division that restitution ordered under this section may be enforced 377 
pursuant to section 53a-28a; (5) if a minor, (A) reside with the minor's 378 
parents or in a suitable foster home, (B) attend school, and (C) 379 
contribute to the minor's own support in any home or foster home; (6) 380 
post a bond or other security for the performance of any or all 381 
conditions imposed; (7) refrain from violating any criminal law of the 382  Raised Bill No.  7396 
 
 
 
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United States, this state or any other state; (8) if convicted of a 383 
misdemeanor or a felony, other than a capital felony under the 384 
provisions of section 53a-54b in effect prior to April 25, 2012, a class A 385 
felony or a violation of section 53a-70b of the general statutes, revision 386 
of 1958, revised to January 1, 2019, committed prior to October 1, 2019, 387 
or section 21a-278, 21a-278a, 53a-55, 53a-56, 53a-56b, 53a-57 [,] or 53a-388 
58 [or 53a-70b] or any offense for which there is a mandatory 389 
minimum sentence which may not be suspended or reduced by the 390 
court, and any sentence of imprisonment is suspended, participate in 391 
an alternate incarceration program; (9) reside in a residential 392 
community center or halfway house approved by the Commissioner of 393 
Correction, and contribute to the cost incident to such residence; (10) 394 
participate in a program of community service labor in accordance 395 
with section 53a-39c; (11) participate in a program of community 396 
service in accordance with section 51-181c; (12) if convicted of a 397 
violation of section 53a-70b of the general statutes, revision of 1958, 398 
revised to January 1, 2019, committed prior to October 1, 2019, or 399 
subdivision (2) of subsection (a) of section 53-21 [,] or section 53a-70, 400 
53a-70a, [53a-70b,] 53a-71, 53a-72a or 53a-72b, undergo specialized 401 
sexual offender treatment; (13) if convicted of a criminal offense 402 
against a victim who is a minor, a nonviolent sexual offense or a 403 
sexually violent offense, as defined in section 54-250, as amended by 404 
this act, or of a felony that the court finds was committed for a sexual 405 
purpose, as provided in section 54-254, register such person's 406 
identifying factors, as defined in section 54-250, as amended by this 407 
act, with the Commissioner of Emergency Services and Public 408 
Protection when required pursuant to section 54-251, 54-252 or 54-253, 409 
as the case may be; (14) be subject to electronic monitoring, which may 410 
include the use of a global positioning system; (15) if convicted of a 411 
violation of section 46a-58, 53-37a, 53a-181j, 53a-181k or 53a-181l, 412 
participate in an anti-bias or diversity awareness program or 413 
participate in a program of community service designed to remedy 414 
damage caused by the commission of a bias crime or otherwise related 415 
to the defendant's violation; (16) if convicted of a violation of section 416 
53-247, undergo psychiatric or psychological counseling or participate 417  Raised Bill No.  7396 
 
 
 
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in an animal cruelty prevention and education program provided such 418 
a program exists and is available to the defendant; or (17) satisfy any 419 
other conditions reasonably related to the defendant's rehabilitation. 420 
The court shall cause a copy of any such order to be delivered to the 421 
defendant and to the probation officer, if any. 422 
Sec. 16. Section 53a-32a of the general statutes is repealed and the 423 
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2019): 424 
If a defendant who entered a plea of nolo contendere or a guilty 425 
plea under the Alford doctrine to a violation of subdivision (2) of 426 
section 53-21 of the general statutes in effect prior to October 1, 2000, 427 
section 53a-70b of the general statutes, revision of 1958, revised to 428 
January 1, 2019, committed prior to October 1, 2019, or subdivision (2) 429 
of subsection (a) of section 53-21 or section 53a-70, 53a-70a, [53a-70b,] 430 
53a-71, 53a-72a or 53a-72b, and was ordered to undergo sexual 431 
offender treatment as a condition of probation, becomes ineligible for 432 
such treatment because of such defendant's refusal to acknowledge 433 
that such defendant committed the act or acts charged, such defendant 434 
shall be deemed to be in violation of the conditions of such defendant's 435 
probation and be returned to court for proceedings in accordance with 436 
section 53a-32.  437 
Sec. 17. Section 53a-33 of the general statutes is repealed and the 438 
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2019): 439 
The court or sentencing judge may at any time during the period of 440 
probation or conditional discharge, after hearing and for good cause 441 
shown, terminate a sentence of probation or conditional discharge 442 
before the completion thereof, except a sentence of probation imposed 443 
for conviction of a violation of subdivision (2) of section 53-21 of the 444 
general statutes in effect prior to October 1, 2000, section 53a-70b of the 445 
general statutes, revision of 1958, revised to January 1, 2019, 446 
committed prior to October 1, 2019, or subdivision (2) of subsection (a) 447 
of section 53-21 or section 53a-70, 53a-70a, [53a-70b,] 53a-71, 53a-72a or 448 
53a-72b.  449  Raised Bill No.  7396 
 
 
 
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Sec. 18. Subsection (a) of section 53a-39a of the general statutes is 450 
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective 451 
October 1, 2019): 452 
(a) In all cases where a defendant has been convicted of a 453 
misdemeanor or a felony, other than a capital felony under the 454 
provisions of section 53a-54b in effect prior to April 25, 2012, a class A 455 
felony or a violation of section 53a-70b of the general statutes, revision 456 
of 1958, revised to January 1, 2019, committed prior to October 1, 2019, 457 
or section 21a-278, 21a-278a, 53a-55, 53a-56, 53a-56b, 53a-57 [,] or 53a-458 
58 [or 53a-70b] or any other offense for which there is a mandatory 459 
minimum sentence which may not be suspended or reduced by the 460 
court, after trial or by a plea of guilty without trial, and a term of 461 
imprisonment is part of a stated plea agreement or the statutory 462 
penalty provides for a term of imprisonment, the court may, in its 463 
discretion, order an assessment for placement in an alternate 464 
incarceration program under contract with the Judicial Department. If 465 
the Court Support Services Division recommends placement in an 466 
alternate incarceration program, it shall also submit to the court a 467 
proposed alternate incarceration plan. Upon completion of the 468 
assessment, the court shall determine whether such defendant shall be 469 
ordered to participate in such program as an alternative to 470 
incarceration. If the court determines that the defendant shall 471 
participate in such program, the court shall suspend any sentence of 472 
imprisonment and shall make participation in the alternate 473 
incarceration program a condition of probation as provided in section 474 
53a-30, as amended by this act. 475 
Sec. 19. Subsection (d) of section 53a-40 of the general statutes is 476 
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective 477 
October 1, 2019): 478 
(d) A persistent serious sexual offender is a person, other than a 479 
person who qualifies as a persistent dangerous sexual offender under 480 
subsection (b) of this section, who qualifies as a persistent serious 481 
felony offender under subsection (c) of this section and the felony of 482  Raised Bill No.  7396 
 
 
 
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which such person presently stands convicted is a violation of section 483 
53a-70b of the general statutes, revision of 1958, revised to January 1, 484 
2019, committed prior to October 1, 2019, or subdivision (2) of 485 
subsection (a) of section 53-21, or section 53a-70, 53a-70a, [53a-70b,] 486 
53a-71, 53a-72a or 53a-72b and the prior conviction is for a violation of 487 
section 53-21 of the general statutes, revised to January 1, 1995, 488 
involving sexual contact, committed prior to October 1, 1995, a 489 
violation of subdivision (2) of section 53-21 of the general statutes, 490 
committed on or after October 1, 1995, and prior to October 1, 2000, a 491 
violation of section 53a-70b of the general statutes, revision of 1958, 492 
revised to January 1, 2019, committed prior to October 1, 2019, or a 493 
violation of subdivision (2) of subsection (a) of section 53-21 or a 494 
violation of section 53a-70, 53a-70a, [53a-70b,] 53a-71, 53a-72a or 53a-495 
72b. 496 
Sec. 20. Subsection (a) of section 53a-40e of the general statutes is 497 
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective 498 
October 1, 2019): 499 
(a) If any person is convicted of (1) a violation of section 53a-70b of 500 
the general statutes, revision of 1958, revised to January 1, 2019, 501 
committed prior to October 1, 2019, or subdivision (1) or (2) of 502 
subsection (a) of section 53-21, section 53a-59, 53a-59a, 53a-60, 53a-60a, 503 
53a-60b, 53a-60c, 53a-70, 53a-70a, [53a-70b,] 53a-70c, 53a-71, 53a-72a, 504 
53a-72b, 53a-73a, 53a-181c, 53a-181d, 53a-181e, 53a-182b or 53a-183, 505 
subdivision (2) of subsection (a) of section 53a-192a, section 53a-223, 506 
53a-223a or 53a-223b or attempt or conspiracy to violate any of said 507 
sections or section 53a-54a, or (2) any crime that the court determines 508 
constitutes a family violence crime, as defined in section 46b-38a, or 509 
attempt or conspiracy to commit any such crime, the court may, in 510 
addition to imposing the sentence authorized for the crime under 511 
section 53a-35a or 53a-36, if the court is of the opinion that the history 512 
and character and the nature and circumstances of the criminal 513 
conduct of such offender indicate that a standing criminal protective 514 
order will best serve the interest of the victim and the public, issue a 515 
standing criminal protective order which shall remain in effect for a 516  Raised Bill No.  7396 
 
 
 
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duration specified by the court until modified or revoked by the court 517 
for good cause shown. If any person is convicted of any crime not 518 
specified in subdivision (1) or (2) of this subsection, the court may, for 519 
good cause shown, issue a standing criminal protective order pursuant 520 
to this subsection. 521 
Sec. 21. Section 53a-65 of the general statutes is repealed and the 522 
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2019): 523 
As used in this part, [except section 53a-70b,] the following terms 524 
have the following meanings: 525 
(1) "Actor" means a person accused of sexual assault. 526 
(2) "Sexual intercourse" means vaginal intercourse, anal intercourse, 527 
fellatio or cunnilingus between persons regardless of sex. Its meaning 528 
is limited to persons not married to each other. Penetration, however 529 
slight, is sufficient to complete vaginal intercourse, anal intercourse or 530 
fellatio and does not require emission of semen. Penetration may be 531 
committed by an object manipulated by the actor into the genital or 532 
anal opening of the victim's body. 533 
(3) "Sexual contact" means any contact with the intimate parts of a 534 
person not married to the actor for the purpose of sexual gratification 535 
of the actor or for the purpose of degrading or humiliating such person 536 
or any contact of the intimate parts of the actor with a person not 537 
married to the actor for the purpose of sexual gratification of the actor 538 
or for the purpose of degrading or humiliating such person. 539 
(4) "Impaired because of mental disability or disease" means that a 540 
person suffers from a mental disability or disease which renders such 541 
person incapable of appraising the nature of such person's conduct. 542 
(5) "Mentally incapacitated" means that a person is rendered 543 
temporarily incapable of appraising or controlling such person's 544 
conduct owing to the influence of a drug or intoxicating substance 545 
administered to such person without such person's consent, or owing 546  Raised Bill No.  7396 
 
 
 
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to any other act committed upon such person without such person's 547 
consent. 548 
(6) "Physically helpless" means that a person is (A) unconscious, or 549 
(B) for any other reason, is physically unable to resist an act of sexual 550 
intercourse or sexual contact or to communicate unwillingness to an 551 
act of sexual intercourse or sexual contact. 552 
(7) "Use of force" means: (A) Use of a dangerous instrument; or (B) 553 
use of actual physical force or violence or superior physical strength 554 
against the victim. 555 
(8) "Intimate parts" means the genital area or any substance emitted 556 
therefrom, groin, anus or any substance emitted therefrom, inner 557 
thighs, buttocks or breasts. 558 
(9) "Psychotherapist" means a physician, psychologist, nurse, 559 
substance abuse counselor, social worker, clergyman, marital and 560 
family therapist, mental health service provider, hypnotist or other 561 
person, whether or not licensed or certified by the state, who performs 562 
or purports to perform psychotherapy. 563 
(10) "Psychotherapy" means the professional treatment, assessment 564 
or counseling of a mental or emotional illness, symptom or condition. 565 
(11) "Emotionally dependent" means that the nature of the patient's 566 
or former patient's emotional condition and the nature of the treatment 567 
provided by the psychotherapist are such that the psychotherapist 568 
knows or has reason to know that the patient or former patient is 569 
unable to withhold consent to sexual contact by or sexual intercourse 570 
with the psychotherapist. 571 
(12) "Therapeutic deception" means a representation by a 572 
psychotherapist that sexual contact by or sexual intercourse with the 573 
psychotherapist is consistent with or part of the patient's treatment. 574 
(13) "School employee" means: (A) A teacher, substitute teacher, 575 
school administrator, school superintendent, guidance counselor, 576  Raised Bill No.  7396 
 
 
 
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school counselor, psychologist, social worker, nurse, physician, school 577 
paraprofessional or coach employed by a local or regional board of 578 
education or a private elementary, middle or high school or working in 579 
a public or private elementary, middle or high school; or (B) any other 580 
person who, in the performance of his or her duties, has regular 581 
contact with students and who provides services to or on behalf of 582 
students enrolled in (i) a public elementary, middle or high school, 583 
pursuant to a contract with the local or regional board of education, or 584 
(ii) a private elementary, middle or high school, pursuant to a contract 585 
with the supervisory agent of such private school.  586 
Sec. 22. Subsection (b) of section 53a-67 of the general statutes is 587 
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective 588 
October 1, 2019): 589 
(b) In any prosecution for an offense under this part, except an 590 
offense under section 53a-70b of the general statutes, revision of 1958, 591 
revised to January 1, 2019, committed prior to October 1, 2019, or 592 
section 53a-70, 53a-70a, [53a-70b,] 53a-71, 53a-72a or 53a-72b, it shall be 593 
an affirmative defense that the defendant and the alleged victim were, 594 
at the time of the alleged offense, living together by mutual consent in 595 
a relationship of cohabitation, regardless of the legal status of their 596 
relationship.  597 
Sec. 23. Subsection (h) of section 54-56d of the general statutes is 598 
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective 599 
October 1, 2019): 600 
(h) (1) If, at the hearing, the court finds that there is a substantial 601 
probability that the defendant, if provided with a course of treatment, 602 
will regain competency within the period of any placement order 603 
under this section, the court shall either (A) order placement of the 604 
defendant for treatment for the purpose of rendering the defendant 605 
competent, or (B) order placement of the defendant at a treatment 606 
facility pending civil commitment proceedings pursuant to 607 
subdivision (2) of this subsection. 608  Raised Bill No.  7396 
 
 
 
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(2) (A) Except as provided in subparagraph (B) of this subdivision, if 609 
the court makes a finding pursuant to subdivision (1) of this subsection 610 
and does not order placement pursuant to subparagraph (A) of said 611 
subdivision, the court shall, on its own motion or on motion of the 612 
state or the defendant, order placement of the defendant in the custody 613 
of the Commissioner of Mental Health and Addiction Services at a 614 
treatment facility pending civil commitment proceedings. The 615 
treatment facility shall be determined by the Commissioner of Mental 616 
Health and Addiction Services. Such order shall: (i) Include an 617 
authorization for the Commissioner of Mental Health and Addiction 618 
Services to apply for civil commitment of such defendant pursuant to 619 
sections 17a-495 to 17a-528, inclusive; (ii) permit the defendant to agree 620 
to request voluntarily to be admitted under section 17a-506 and 621 
participate voluntarily in a treatment plan prepared by the 622 
Commissioner of Mental Health and Addiction Services, and require 623 
that the defendant comply with such treatment plan; and (iii) provide 624 
that if the application for civil commitment is denied or not pursued 625 
by the Commissioner of Mental Health and Addiction Services, or if 626 
the defendant is unwilling or unable to comply with a treatment plan 627 
despite reasonable efforts of the treatment facility to encourage the 628 
defendant's compliance, the person in charge of the treatment facility, 629 
or such person's designee, shall submit a written progress report to the 630 
court and the defendant shall be returned to the court for a hearing 631 
pursuant to subsection (k) of this section. Such written progress report 632 
shall include the status of any civil commitment proceedings 633 
concerning the defendant, the defendant's compliance with the 634 
treatment plan, an opinion regarding the defendant's current 635 
competency to stand trial, the clinical findings of the person 636 
submitting the report and the facts upon which the findings are based, 637 
and any other information concerning the defendant requested by the 638 
court, including, but not limited to, the method of treatment or the 639 
type, dosage and effect of any medication the defendant is receiving. 640 
The Court Support Services Division shall monitor the defendant's 641 
compliance with any applicable provisions of such order. The period 642 
of placement and monitoring under such order shall not exceed the 643  Raised Bill No.  7396 
 
 
 
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period of the maximum sentence which the defendant could receive on 644 
conviction of the charges against such defendant, or eighteen months, 645 
whichever is less. If the defendant has complied with such treatment 646 
plan and any applicable provisions of such order, at the end of the 647 
period of placement and monitoring, the court shall approve the entry 648 
of a nolle prosequi to the charges against the defendant or shall 649 
dismiss such charges. 650 
(B) This subdivision shall not apply: (i) To any person charged with 651 
a class A felony, a class B felony, except a violation of section 53a-122 652 
that does not involve the use, attempted use or threatened use of 653 
physical force against another person, or a violation of section 53a-70b 654 
of the general statutes, revision of 1958, revised to January 1, 2019, 655 
committed prior to October 1, 2019, or section 14-227a or 14-227m, 656 
subdivision (1) or (2) of subsection (a) of section 14-227n, subdivision 657 
(2) of subsection (a) of section 53-21 or section 53a-56b, 53a-60d, 53a-70, 658 
53a-70a, [53a-70b,] 53a-71, 53a-72a or 53a-72b; (ii) to any person 659 
charged with a crime or motor vehicle violation who, as a result of the 660 
commission of such crime or motor vehicle violation, causes the death 661 
of another person; or (iii) unless good cause is shown, to any person 662 
charged with a class C felony. 663 
Sec. 24. Subsection (c) of section 54-56e of the general statutes is 664 
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective 665 
October 1, 2019): 666 
(c) This section shall not be applicable: (1) To any person charged 667 
with (A) a class A felony, (B) a class B felony, except a violation of 668 
subdivision (1), (2) or (3) of subsection (a) of section 53a-122 that does 669 
not involve the use, attempted use or threatened use of physical force 670 
against another person, or a violation of subdivision (4) of subsection 671 
(a) of section 53a-122 that does not involve the use, attempted use or 672 
threatened use of physical force against another person and does not 673 
involve a violation by a person who is a public official, as defined in 674 
section 1-110, or a state or municipal employee, as defined in section 1-675 
110, or (C) a violation of section 53a-70b of the general statutes, 676  Raised Bill No.  7396 
 
 
 
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revision of 1958, revised to January 1, 2019, committed prior to October 677 
1, 2019, or section 14-227a or 14-227m, subdivision (1) or (2) of 678 
subsection (a) of section 14-227n, subdivision (2) of subsection (a) of 679 
section 53-21 or section 53a-56b, 53a-60d, 53a-70, 53a-70a, 53a-70b, 53a-680 
71, except as provided in subdivision (5) of this subsection, 53a-72a, 681 
53a-72b, 53a-90a, 53a-196e or 53a-196f, (2) to any person charged with a 682 
crime or motor vehicle violation who, as a result of the commission of 683 
such crime or motor vehicle violation, causes the death of another 684 
person, (3) to any person accused of a family violence crime as defined 685 
in section 46b-38a who (A) is eligible for the pretrial family violence 686 
education program established under section 46b-38c, or (B) has 687 
previously had the pretrial family violence education program 688 
invoked in such person's behalf, (4) to any person charged with a 689 
violation of section 21a-267 or 21a-279 who (A) is eligible for the 690 
pretrial drug education and community service program established 691 
under section 54-56i, or (B) has previously had the pretrial drug 692 
education program or the pretrial drug education and community 693 
service program invoked on such person's behalf, (5) unless good 694 
cause is shown, to (A) any person charged with a class C felony, or (B) 695 
any person charged with committing a violation of subdivision (1) of 696 
subsection (a) of section 53a-71 while such person was less than four 697 
years older than the other person, (6) to any person charged with a 698 
violation of section 9-359 or 9-359a, (7) to any person charged with a 699 
motor vehicle violation (A) while operating a commercial motor 700 
vehicle, as defined in section 14-1, or (B) who holds a commercial 701 
driver's license or commercial driver's instruction permit at the time of 702 
the violation, (8) to any person charged with a violation of subdivision 703 
(6) of subsection (a) of section 53a-60, or (9) to a health care provider or 704 
vendor participating in the state's Medicaid program charged with a 705 
violation of section 53a-122 or subdivision (4) of subsection (a) of 706 
section 53a-123. 707 
Sec. 25. Subdivision (2) of section 54-76b of the general statutes is 708 
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective 709 
October 1, 2019): 710  Raised Bill No.  7396 
 
 
 
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(2) "Youthful offender" means a youth who (A) is charged with the 711 
commission of a crime which is not a class A felony or a violation of 712 
section 53a-70b of the general statutes, revision of 1958, revised to 713 
January 1, 2019, committed prior to October 1, 2019, or section 14-222a, 714 
subsection (a) or subdivision (1) of subsection (b) of section 14-224, 715 
section 14-227a, 14-227g or 14-227m, subdivision (1) or (2) of subsection 716 
(a) of section 14-227n, subdivision (2) of subsection (a) of section 53-21 717 
or section 53a-70, 53a-70a, [53a-70b,] 53a-71, 53a-72a or 53a-72b, except 718 
a violation involving consensual sexual intercourse or sexual contact 719 
between the youth and another person who is thirteen years of age or 720 
older but under sixteen years of age, and (B) has not previously been 721 
convicted of a felony in the regular criminal docket of the Superior 722 
Court or been previously adjudged a serious juvenile offender or 723 
serious juvenile repeat offender, as defined in section 46b-120. 724 
Sec. 26. Subsection (a) of section 54-76c of the general statutes is 725 
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective 726 
October 1, 2019): 727 
(a) In any case where an information or complaint has been laid 728 
charging a defendant with the commission of a crime, and where it 729 
appears that the defendant is a youth, such defendant shall be 730 
presumed to be eligible to be adjudged a youthful offender and the 731 
court having jurisdiction shall, but only as to the public, order the 732 
court file sealed, unless such defendant (1) is charged with the 733 
commission of a crime which is a class A felony or a violation of 734 
section 53a-70b of the general statutes, revision of 1958, revised to 735 
January 1, 2019, committed prior to October 1, 2019, or section 14-222a, 736 
subsection (a) or subdivision (1) of subsection (b) of section 14-224, 737 
section 14-227a, 14-227g or 14-227m, subdivision (1) or (2) of subsection 738 
(a) of section 14-227n, subdivision (2) of subsection (a) of section 53-21 739 
or section 53a-70, 53a-70a, [53a-70b,] 53a-71, 53a-72a or 53a-72b, except 740 
a violation involving consensual sexual intercourse or sexual contact 741 
between the youth and another person who is thirteen years of age or 742 
older but under sixteen years of age, or (2) has been previously 743 
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Court or been previously adjudged a serious juvenile offender or 745 
serious juvenile repeat offender, as defined in section 46b-120. Except 746 
as provided in subsection (b) of this section, upon motion of the 747 
prosecuting official, the court may order that an investigation be made 748 
of such defendant under section 54-76d, for the purpose of 749 
determining whether such defendant is ineligible to be adjudged a 750 
youthful offender, provided the court file shall remain sealed, but only 751 
as to the public, during such investigation. 752 
Sec. 27. Subsection (a) of section 54-76l of the general statutes is 753 
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective 754 
October 1, 2019): 755 
(a) The records or other information of a youth, other than a youth 756 
arrested for or charged with the commission of a crime which is a class 757 
A felony or a violation of section 53a-70b of the general statutes, 758 
revision of 1958, revised to January 1, 2019, committed prior to October 759 
1, 2019, or section 14-222a, subsection (a) or subdivision (1) of 760 
subsection (b) of section 14-224, section 14-227a, 14-227g or 14-227m, 761 
subdivision (1) or (2) of subsection (a) of section 14-227n, subdivision 762 
(2) of subsection (a) of section 53-21 or section 53a-70, 53a-70a, [53a-763 
70b,] 53a-71, 53a-72a or 53a-72b, except a violation involving 764 
consensual sexual intercourse or sexual contact between the youth and 765 
another person who is thirteen years of age or older but under sixteen 766 
years of age, including fingerprints, photographs and physical 767 
descriptions, shall be confidential and shall not be open to public 768 
inspection or be disclosed except as provided in this section, but such 769 
fingerprints, photographs and physical descriptions submitted to the 770 
State Police Bureau of Identification of the Division of State Police 771 
within the Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection at 772 
the time of the arrest of a person subsequently adjudged, or 773 
subsequently presumed or determined to be eligible to be adjudged, a 774 
youthful offender shall be retained as confidential matter in the files of 775 
the bureau and be opened to inspection only as provided in this 776 
section. Other data ordinarily received by the bureau, with regard to 777 
persons arrested for a crime, shall be forwarded to the bureau to be 778  Raised Bill No.  7396 
 
 
 
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filed, in addition to such fingerprints, photographs and physical 779 
descriptions, and be retained in the division as confidential 780 
information, open to inspection only as provided in this section. 781 
Sec. 28. Section 54-86d of the general statutes is repealed and the 782 
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2019): 783 
Any person who has been the victim of a sexual assault under 784 
section 53a-70b of the general statutes, revision of 1958, revised to 785 
January 1, 2019, committed prior to October 1, 2019, or section 53a-70, 786 
53a-70a, [53a-70b,] 53a-70c, 53a-71, 53a-72a, 53a-72b or 53a-73a, 787 
voyeurism under section 53a-189a, or injury or risk of injury, or 788 
impairing of morals under section 53-21, or of an attempt thereof, or 789 
family violence, as defined in section 46b-38a, shall not be required to 790 
divulge his or her address or telephone number during any trial or 791 
pretrial evidentiary hearing arising from the sexual assault, voyeurism 792 
or injury or risk of injury to, or impairing of morals of, a child, or 793 
family violence; provided the judge presiding over such legal 794 
proceeding finds: (1) Such information is not material to the 795 
proceeding, (2) the identity of the victim has been satisfactorily 796 
established, and (3) the current address of the victim will be made 797 
available to the defense in the same manner and time as such 798 
information is made available to the defense for other criminal 799 
offenses.  800 
Sec. 29. Section 54-86e of the general statutes is repealed and the 801 
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2019): 802 
The name and address of the victim of a sexual assault under 803 
section 53a-70b of the general statutes, revision of 1958, revised to 804 
January 1, 2019, committed prior to October 1, 2019, or section 53a-70, 805 
53a-70a, [53a-70b,] 53a-70c, 53a-71, 53a-72a, 53a-72b or 53a-73a, 806 
voyeurism under section 53a-189a, or injury or risk of injury, or 807 
impairing of morals under section 53-21, or of an attempt thereof, or 808 
family violence, as defined in section 46b-38a and such other 809 
identifying information pertaining to such victim as determined by the 810  Raised Bill No.  7396 
 
 
 
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court, shall be confidential and shall be disclosed only upon order of 811 
the Superior Court, except that (1) such information shall be available 812 
to the accused in the same manner and time as such information is 813 
available to persons accused of other criminal offenses, and (2) if a 814 
protective order is issued in a prosecution under any of said sections, 815 
the name and address of the victim, in addition to the information 816 
contained in and concerning the issuance of such order, shall be 817 
entered in the registry of protective orders pursuant to section 51-5c.  818 
Sec. 30. Subsection (a) of section 54-86j of the general statutes is 819 
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective 820 
October 1, 2019): 821 
(a) No member of any municipal police department, the state police 822 
or the Division of Criminal Justice may request or require any victim of 823 
a sexual assault under section 53a-70b of the general statutes, revision 824 
of 1958, revised to January 1, 2019, committed prior to October 1, 2019, 825 
or section 53a-70, 53a-70a, [53a-70b,] 53a-71, 53a-72a, 53a-72b or 53a-826 
73a to submit to or take a polygraph examination. 827 
Sec. 31. Subsection (a) of section 54-102b of the general statutes is 828 
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective 829 
October 1, 2019): 830 
(a) Notwithstanding any provision of the general statutes, except as 831 
provided in subsection (b) of this section, a court entering a judgment 832 
of conviction or conviction of a child as delinquent for a violation of 833 
section 53a-70b of the general statutes, revision of 1958, revised to 834 
January 1, 2019, committed prior to October 1, 2019, or section 53a-70, 835 
53a-70a, [53a-70b] or 53a-71 or a violation of section 53-21, 53a-72a, 836 
53a-72b or 53a-73a involving a sexual act, shall, at the request of the 837 
victim of such crime, order that the offender be tested for the presence 838 
of the etiologic agent for acquired immune deficiency syndrome or 839 
human immunodeficiency virus and that the results be disclosed to the 840 
victim and the offender. The test shall be performed by or at the 841 
direction of the Department of Correction or, in the case of a child 842  Raised Bill No.  7396 
 
 
 
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convicted as delinquent, at the direction of the Court Support Services 843 
Division of the Judicial Department or the Department of Children and 844 
Families, in consultation with the Department of Public Health. 845 
Sec. 32. Subsection (a) of section 54-102g of the general statutes is 846 
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective 847 
October 1, 2019): 848 
(a) Whenever any person is arrested on or after October 1, 2011, for 849 
the commission of a serious felony and, prior to such arrest, has been 850 
convicted of a felony but has not submitted to the taking of a blood or 851 
other biological sample for DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid) analysis 852 
pursuant to this section, the law enforcement agency that arrested such 853 
person shall, as available resources allow, require such person to 854 
submit to the taking of a blood or other biological sample for DNA 855 
(deoxyribonucleic acid) analysis to determine identification 856 
characteristics specific to the person. If the law enforcement agency 857 
requires such person to submit to the taking of such blood or other 858 
biological sample, such person shall submit to the taking of such 859 
sample prior to release from custody and at such time and place as the 860 
agency may specify. For purposes of this subsection, "serious felony" 861 
means a violation of section 53a-70b of the general statutes, revision of 862 
1958, revised to January 1, 2019, committed prior to October 1, 2019, or 863 
section 53a-54a, 53a-54b, 53a-54c, 53a-54d, 53a-55, 53a-55a, 53a-56, 53a-864 
56a, 53a-56b, 53a-57, 53a-59, 53a-59a, 53a-60, 53a-60a, 53a-60b, 53a-60c, 865 
53a-70, 53a-70a, [53a-70b,] 53a-72b, 53a-92, 53a-92a, 53a-94, 53a-94a, 866 
53a-95, 53a-100aa, 53a-101, 53a-102, 53a-102a, 53a-103a, 53a-111, 53a-867 
112, 53a-134, 53a-135, 53a-136, 53a-167c, 53a-179b, 53a-179c or 53a-181c. 868 
Sec. 33. Subsection (c) of section 54-125e of the general statutes is 869 
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective 870 
October 1, 2019): 871 
(c) The period of special parole shall be not less than one year or 872 
more than ten years, except that such period may be for more than ten 873 
years for a person convicted of a violation of section 53a-70b of the 874  Raised Bill No.  7396 
 
 
 
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general statutes, revision of 1958, revised to January 1, 2019, 875 
committed prior to October 1, 2019, or subdivision (2) of section 53-21 876 
of the general statutes in effect prior to October 1, 2000, subdivision (2) 877 
of subsection (a) of section 53-21, or section 53a-70, 53a-70a, [53a-70b,] 878 
53a-71, 53a-72a or 53a-72b or sentenced as a persistent dangerous 879 
felony offender pursuant to subsection (i) of section 53a-40 or as a 880 
persistent serious felony offender pursuant to subsection (k) of section 881 
53a-40. 882 
Sec. 34. Subsection (a) of section 54-125i of the general statutes is 883 
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective 884 
October 1, 2019): 885 
(a) An inmate (1) not convicted of a crime for which there is a 886 
victim, as defined in section 54-201 or section 54-226, who is known by 887 
the Board of Pardons and Paroles, (2) whose eligibility for parole 888 
release is not subject to the provisions of subsection (b) of section 54-889 
125a, (3) who was not convicted of a violation of section 53a-70b of the 890 
general statutes, revision of 1958, revised to January 1, 2019, 891 
committed prior to October 1, 2019, or section 53a-55, 53a-55a, 53a-56, 892 
53a-56a, 53a-56b, 53a-57, 53a-58, 53a-59, 53a-59a, 53a-60, 53a-60a, 53a-893 
60c, 53a-64aa, 53a-64bb, 53a-70, [53a-70b,] 53a-72b, 53a-92, 53a-92a, 53a-894 
94a, 53a-95, 53a-100aa, 53a-101, 53a-102, 53a-102a, 53a-103a, 53a-111, 895 
53a-112, 53a-134, 53a-135, 53a-136, 53a-167c, 53a-179b, 53a-179c or 53a-896 
181c, and (4) who is not otherwise prohibited from being granted 897 
parole for any reason, may be allowed to go at large on parole in 898 
accordance with the provisions of section 54-125a or section 54-125g, 899 
pursuant to the provisions of subsections (b) and (c) of this section. 900 
Sec. 35. Section 54-143c of the general statutes is repealed and the 901 
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2019): 902 
In addition to any fine, fee or cost that may be imposed pursuant to 903 
any provision of the general statutes, the court shall impose a fine of 904 
one hundred fifty-one dollars on any person who, on or after July 1, 905 
2004, is convicted of or pleads guilty or nolo contendere to a violation 906  Raised Bill No.  7396 
 
 
 
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of section 53a-70b of the general statutes, revision of 1958, revised to 907 
January 1, 2019, committed prior to October 1, 2019, or subdivision (2) 908 
of subsection (a) of section 53-21 or section 53a-70, 53a-70a, [53a-70b,] 909 
53a-71, 53a-72a, 53a-72b or 53a-73a. Fines collected under this section 910 
shall be deposited in the sexual assault victims account established 911 
under section 19a-112d.  912 
Sec. 36. Section 54-193b of the general statutes is repealed and the 913 
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2019): 914 
Notwithstanding the provisions of sections 54-193 and 54-193a, 915 
there shall be no limitation of time within which a person may be 916 
prosecuted for a violation of section 53a-70b of the general statutes, 917 
revision of 1958, revised to January 1, 2019, committed prior to October 918 
1, 2019, or section 53a-70, 53a-70a, [53a-70b,] 53a-71, 53a-72a or 53a-72b, 919 
provided (1) the victim notified any police officer or state's attorney 920 
acting in such police officer's or state's attorney's official capacity of the 921 
commission of the offense not later than five years after the 922 
commission of the offense, and (2) the identity of the person who 923 
allegedly committed the offense has been established through a DNA 924 
(deoxyribonucleic acid) profile comparison using evidence collected at 925 
the time of the commission of the offense.  926 
Sec. 37. Subsections (d) and (e) of section 54-209 of the general 927 
statutes are repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof 928 
(Effective October 1, 2019): 929 
(d) In instances where a violation of section 53a-70b of the general 930 
statutes, revision of 1958, revised to January 1, 2019, committed prior 931 
to October 1, 2019, or section 53-21, 53a-70, 53a-70a, [53a-70b,] 53a-70c, 932 
53a-71, 53a-72a, 53a-72b, 53a-73a, 53a-82 or 53a-192a has been alleged, 933 
the Office of Victim Services or, on review, a victim compensation 934 
commissioner, may order compensation be paid if (1) the personal 935 
injury has been disclosed to: (A) A physician or surgeon licensed 936 
under chapter 370; (B) a resident physician or intern in any hospital in 937 
this state, whether or not licensed; (C) a physician assistant licensed 938  Raised Bill No.  7396 
 
 
 
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under chapter 370; (D) an advanced practice registered nurse, 939 
registered nurse or practical nurse licensed under chapter 378; (E) a 940 
psychologist licensed under chapter 383; (F) a police officer; (G) a 941 
mental health professional; (H) an emergency medical services 942 
provider licensed or certified under chapter 368d; (I) an alcohol and 943 
drug counselor licensed or certified under chapter 376b; (J) a marital 944 
and family therapist licensed under chapter 383a; (K) a domestic 945 
violence counselor or a sexual assault counselor, as defined in section 946 
52-146k; (L) a professional counselor licensed under chapter 383c; (M) 947 
a clinical social worker licensed under chapter 383b; (N) an employee 948 
of the Department of Children and Families; or (O) a school principal, 949 
a school teacher, a school guidance counselor or a school counselor, 950 
and (2) the office or commissioner, as the case may be, reasonably 951 
concludes that a violation of any of said sections has occurred. 952 
(e) In instances where a violation of section 53a-70b of the general 953 
statutes, revision of 1958, revised to January 1, 2019, committed prior 954 
to October 1, 2019, or section 53-21, 53a-70, 53a-70a, [53a-70b,] 53a-70c, 955 
53a-71, 53a-72a, 53a-72b, 53a-73a, 53a-82, 53a-192a or family violence, 956 
as defined in section 46b-38a, has been alleged, the Office of Victim 957 
Services or, on review, a victim compensation commissioner, may also 958 
order the payment of compensation under sections 54-201 to 54-218, 959 
inclusive, for personal injury suffered by a victim (1) as reported in an 960 
application for a restraining order under section 46b-15 or an 961 
application for a civil protection order under section 46b-16a, an 962 
affidavit supporting an application under section 46b-15 or section 963 
46b-16a, or on the record to the court, provided such restraining order 964 
or civil protection order was granted in the Superior Court following a 965 
hearing; or (2) as disclosed to a domestic violence counselor or a sexual 966 
assault counselor, as such terms are defined in section 52-146k. 967 
Sec. 38. Subdivision (14) of section 54-240 of the general statutes is 968 
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective 969 
October 1, 2019): 970 
(14) "Sexual assault" means any act that constitutes a violation of 971  Raised Bill No.  7396 
 
 
 
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section 53a-70b of the general statutes, revision of 1958, revised to 972 
January 1, 2019, committed prior to October 1, 2019, or section 53a-70, 973 
53a-70a, [53a-70b,] 53a-71, 53a-72a, 53a-72b or 53a-73a; and 974 
Sec. 39. Subdivision (11) of section 54-250 of the general statutes is 975 
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective 976 
October 1, 2019): 977 
(11) "Sexually violent offense" means (A) a violation of section 53a-978 
70b of the general statutes, revision of 1958, revised to January 1, 2019, 979 
committed prior to October 1, 2019, or section 53a-70, except 980 
subdivision (2) of subsection (a) of said section, 53a-70a, [53a-70b,] 53a-981 
71, except subdivision (1), (4), (8) or (10) or subparagraph (B) of 982 
subdivision (9) of subsection (a) of said section or subparagraph (A) of 983 
subdivision (9) of subsection (a) of said section if the court makes a 984 
finding that, at the time of the offense, the victim was under eighteen 985 
years of age, 53a-72a, except subdivision (2) of subsection (a) of said 986 
section, or 53a-72b, or of section 53a-92 or 53a-92a, provided the court 987 
makes a finding that the offense was committed with intent to sexually 988 
violate or abuse the victim, (B) a violation of any of the offenses 989 
specified in subparagraph (A) of this subdivision for which a person is 990 
criminally liable under section 53a-8, 53a-48 or 53a-49, or (C) a 991 
violation of any predecessor statute to any of the offenses specified in 992 
subparagraph (A) or (B) of this subdivision the essential elements of 993 
which are substantially the same as said offense. 994 
Sec. 40. Subsections (a) to (c), inclusive, of section 54-255 of the 995 
general statutes are repealed and the following is substituted in lieu 996 
thereof (Effective October 1, 2019): 997 
(a) Upon the conviction or finding of not guilty by reason of mental 998 
disease or defect of any person for a violation of section 53a-70b of the 999 
general statutes, revision of 1958, revised to January 1, 2019, 1000 
committed prior to October 1, 2019, the court may order the 1001 
Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection to restrict the 1002 
dissemination of the registration information to law enforcement 1003  Raised Bill No.  7396 
 
 
 
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purposes only and to not make such information available for public 1004 
access, provided the court finds that dissemination of the registration 1005 
information is not required for public safety and that publication of the 1006 
registration information would be likely to reveal the identity of the 1007 
victim within the community where the victim resides. The court shall 1008 
remove the restriction on the dissemination of such registration 1009 
information if, at any time, the court finds that public safety requires 1010 
that such person's registration information be made available to the 1011 
public or that a change of circumstances makes publication of such 1012 
registration information no longer likely to reveal the identity of the 1013 
victim within the community where the victim resides. Prior to 1014 
ordering or removing the restriction on the dissemination of such 1015 
person's registration information, the court shall consider any 1016 
information or statements provided by the victim. 1017 
(b) Upon the conviction or finding of not guilty by reason of mental 1018 
disease or defect of any person of a criminal offense against a victim 1019 
who is a minor, a nonviolent sexual offense or a sexually violent 1020 
offense, where the victim of such offense was, at the time of the 1021 
offense, under eighteen years of age and related to such person within 1022 
any of the degrees of kindred specified in section 46b-21, the court may 1023 
order the Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection to 1024 
restrict the dissemination of the registration information to law 1025 
enforcement purposes only and to not make such information 1026 
available for public access, provided the court finds that dissemination 1027 
of the registration information is not required for public safety and that 1028 
publication of the registration information would be likely to reveal 1029 
the identity of the victim within the community where the victim 1030 
resides. The court shall remove the restriction on the dissemination of 1031 
such registration information if, at any time, it finds that public safety 1032 
requires that such person's registration information be made available 1033 
to the public or that a change in circumstances makes publication of 1034 
the registration information no longer likely to reveal the identity of 1035 
the victim within the community where the victim resides. 1036 
(c) Any person who: (1) Has been convicted or found not guilty by 1037  Raised Bill No.  7396 
 
 
 
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reason of mental disease or defect of a violation of subdivision (1) of 1038 
subsection (a) of section 53a-71 between October 1, 1988, and June 30, 1039 
1999, and was under nineteen years of age at the time of the offense; (2) 1040 
has been convicted or found not guilty by reason of mental disease or 1041 
defect of a violation of subdivision (2) of subsection (a) of section 53a-1042 
73a between October 1, 1988, and June 30, 1999; (3) has been convicted 1043 
or found not guilty by reason of mental disease or defect of a criminal 1044 
offense against a victim who is a minor, a nonviolent sexual offense or 1045 
a sexually violent offense, between October 1, 1988, and June 30, 1999, 1046 
where the victim of such offense was, at the time of the offense, under 1047 
eighteen years of age and related to such person within any of the 1048 
degrees of kindred specified in section 46b-21; (4) has been convicted 1049 
or found not guilty by reason of mental disease or defect of a violation 1050 
of section 53a-70b of the general statutes, revision of 1958, revised to 1051 
January 1, 2019, committed prior to October 1, 2019, between October 1052 
1, 1988, and June 30, 1999; or (5) has been convicted or found not guilty 1053 
by reason of mental disease or defect of any crime between October 1, 1054 
1988, and September 30, 1998, which requires registration under 1055 
sections 54-250 to 54-258a, inclusive, as amended by this act, and (A) 1056 
served no jail or prison time as a result of such conviction or finding of 1057 
not guilty by reason of mental disease or defect, (B) has not been 1058 
subsequently convicted or found not guilty by reason of mental 1059 
disease or defect of any crime which would require registration under 1060 
sections 54-250 to 54-258a, inclusive, as amended by this act, and (C) 1061 
has registered with the Department of Emergency Services and Public 1062 
Protection in accordance with sections 54-250 to 54-258a, inclusive, as 1063 
amended by this act; may petition the court to order the Department of 1064 
Emergency Services and Public Protection to restrict the dissemination 1065 
of the registration information to law enforcement purposes only and 1066 
to not make such information available for public access. Any person 1067 
who files such a petition shall, pursuant to subsection (b) of section 54-1068 
227, notify the Office of Victim Services and the Victim Services Unit 1069 
within the Department of Correction of the filing of such petition. The 1070 
Office of Victim Services or the Victim Services Unit within the 1071 
Department of Correction, or both, shall, pursuant to section 54-230 or 1072  Raised Bill No.  7396 
 
 
 
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54-230a, notify any victim who has requested notification pursuant to 1073 
subsection (b) of section 54-228 of the filing of such petition. Prior to 1074 
granting or denying such petition, the court shall consider any 1075 
information or statements provided by the victim. The court may order 1076 
the Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection to restrict 1077 
the dissemination of the registration information to law enforcement 1078 
purposes only and to not make such information available for public 1079 
access, provided the court finds that dissemination of the registration 1080 
information is not required for public safety.  1081 
Sec. 41. Subsection (a) of section 54-260 of the general statutes is 1082 
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective 1083 
October 1, 2019): 1084 
(a) For the purposes of this section, "sexual offender" means any 1085 
person convicted of a violation of section 53a-70b of the general 1086 
statutes, revision of 1958, revised to January 1, 2019, committed prior 1087 
to October 1, 2019, or subdivision (2) of section 53-21 of the general 1088 
statutes in effect prior to October 1, 2000, or subdivision (2) of 1089 
subsection (a) of section 53-21, or section 53a-70, 53a-70a, [53a-70b,] 1090 
53a-71, 53a-72a or 53a-72b committed on or after October 1, 1995. 1091 
Sec. 42. Subsection (j) of section 46b-38b of the general statutes is 1092 
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1093 
1, 2019): 1094 
(j) The provisions of this section shall not apply to persons who are 1095 
(1) attending an institution of higher education and presently residing 1096 
together in on-campus housing [, provided such persons are not in a 1097 
dating relationship] or in off-campus housing that is owned, managed 1098 
or operated by the institution of higher education or its agent, 1099 
provided such persons are not family or household members as 1100 
defined in subparagraphs (A), (B), (C), (E) or (F) of subdivision (2) of 1101 
section 46b-38a, and (2) presently residing in a dwelling unit, as 1102 
defined in section 47a-1, and making payments pursuant to a rental 1103 
agreement, as defined in section 47a-1, provided such persons are not 1104  Raised Bill No.  7396 
 
 
 
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[in a dating relationship] family or household members as defined in 1105 
subparagraphs (A), (B), (C), (E) or (F) of subdivision (2) of section 46b-1106 
38a.  1107 
Sec. 43. Section 53a-70b of the general statutes is repealed. (Effective 1108 
October 1, 2019) 1109 
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following 
sections: 
 
Section 1 October 1, 2019 10a-55a(a) 
Sec. 2 October 1, 2019 10a-55m(a)(5) 
Sec. 3 October 1, 2019 17a-112(j) 
Sec. 4 October 1, 2019 17b-749k(c) 
Sec. 5 October 1, 2019 19a-87a(a) 
Sec. 6 October 1, 2019 19a-87e(a) 
Sec. 7 October 1, 2019 19a-112b 
Sec. 8 October 1, 2019 19a-112e(5) 
Sec. 9 October 1, 2019 31-57r(8) 
Sec. 10 October 1, 2019 45a-717(g) and (h) 
Sec. 11 October 1, 2019 46b-38h 
Sec. 12 October 1, 2019 47a-11e(a) 
Sec. 13 October 1, 2019 52-161b(a) 
Sec. 14 October 1, 2019 53a-29(f) 
Sec. 15 October 1, 2019 53a-30(a) 
Sec. 16 October 1, 2019 53a-32a 
Sec. 17 October 1, 2019 53a-33 
Sec. 18 October 1, 2019 53a-39a(a) 
Sec. 19 October 1, 2019 53a-40(d) 
Sec. 20 October 1, 2019 53a-40e(a) 
Sec. 21 October 1, 2019 53a-65 
Sec. 22 October 1, 2019 53a-67(b) 
Sec. 23 October 1, 2019 54-56d(h) 
Sec. 24 October 1, 2019 54-56e(c) 
Sec. 25 October 1, 2019 54-76b(2) 
Sec. 26 October 1, 2019 54-76c(a) 
Sec. 27 October 1, 2019 54-76l(a) 
Sec. 28 October 1, 2019 54-86d 
Sec. 29 October 1, 2019 54-86e 
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Sec. 31 October 1, 2019 54-102b(a) 
Sec. 32 October 1, 2019 54-102g(a) 
Sec. 33 October 1, 2019 54-125e(c) 
Sec. 34 October 1, 2019 54-125i(a) 
Sec. 35 October 1, 2019 54-143c 
Sec. 36 October 1, 2019 54-193b 
Sec. 37 October 1, 2019 54-209(d) and (e) 
Sec. 38 October 1, 2019 54-240(14) 
Sec. 39 October 1, 2019 54-250(11) 
Sec. 40 October 1, 2019 54-255(a) to (c) 
Sec. 41 October 1, 2019 54-260(a) 
Sec. 42 July 1, 2019 46b-38b(j) 
Sec. 43 October 1, 2019 Repealer section 
 
Statement of Purpose:   
To repeal section 53a-70b of the general statutes concerning sexual 
assault in a spousal or cohabitating relationship and to make 
conforming changes. 
[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.]