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General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 756
January Session, 2019
LCO No. 3304
Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY
Introduced by:
SEN. FLEXER, 29th Dist.
AN ACT CONCERNING CERTIFICATIONS OF HELPFULNESS FOR
VICTIMS OF CRIMES.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:
That subsection (e) of section 46b-38b of the general statutes be 1
amended to define "expeditiously" in subdivision (5), and to provide 2
that by signing a certification of helpfulness, an officer or agency is not 3
making a determination of eligibility for a visa, but is instead certifying 4
that the person or his or her child is a victim of one of the crimes 5
eligible for U Nonimmigrant Status and to provide that a current or 6
ongoing investigation, filing of charges, prosecution or conviction are 7
not required for a victim to request such certification. 8
Statement of Purpose:
To assure expeditious processing of requests for certification of
helpfulness in certain immigration-related matters.