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General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 503
January Session, 2019
LCO No. 2156
Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY
Introduced by:
SEN. SAMPSON, 16
th Dist.
AN ACT CONCERNING THE DEFENSE OF A PERSON'S HOME,
MOTOR VEHICLE OR BUSINESS.
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, motor vehicle or place of business, or to prevent the 4
commission of arson or a crime of violence by a trespasser, there shall 5
be a rebuttable presumption that such belief was a reasonable belief.6
Statement of Purpose:
To establish a rebuttable presumption in a self-defense claim that,
when a person believes it necessary to use deadly force to repel an
intruder, such belief is a reasonable belief.