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| 3 | 3 | LCO No. 2576 1 of 1 | |
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| 5 | 5 | General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 507 | |
| 6 | 6 | January Session, 2019 | |
| 7 | 7 | LCO No. 2576 | |
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| 10 | 10 | Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY | |
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| 13 | 13 | Introduced by: | |
| 14 | 14 | SEN. SOMERS, 18th Dist. | |
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| 18 | 18 | AN ACT CONCERNING COMMITMENT OF INDIVIDUALS FOUND NOT | |
| 19 | 19 | GUILTY BY REASON OF MENTAL DEFECT OR DISEASE. | |
| 20 | 20 | Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General | |
| 21 | 21 | Assembly convened: | |
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| 23 | 23 | That the general statutes be amended to limit the commitment of 1 | |
| 24 | 24 | individuals found not guilty by reason of mental defect or disease to 2 | |
| 25 | 25 | the maximum amount of time the person could have served if he or 3 | |
| 26 | 26 | she was found guilty of the crimes charged and to provide that such 4 | |
| 27 | 27 | commitment may be extended beyond such time, provided the state 5 | |
| 28 | 28 | bears the burden of proof that such a commitment is necessary. 6 | |
| 29 | 29 | Statement of Purpose: | |
| 30 | 30 | To provide that the time of commitment be more closely tied to the | |
| 31 | 31 | time of incarceration associated with the crime. |