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General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 5362
January Session, 2021
LCO No. 494
Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY
Introduced by:
REP. CARPINO, 32
nd Dist.
AN ACT CONCERNING THE AUTOMATIC TRANSFER OF CERTAIN
AUTO THEFT CASES FROM THE JUVENILE COURT TO THE
CRIMINAL DOCKET AND REVISING THE STATE -WIDE POLICY ON
POLICE PURSUITS SPECIFIC TO PROPERTY CRIMES.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:
That (1) title 46b of the general statutes be amended to require the 1
automatic transfer to criminal court of a case of a juvenile charged with 2
larceny involving theft of a motor vehicle if the juvenile has previously 3
been adjudicated as delinquent for, convicted of, or plead guilty or nolo 4
contendere to one or more offenses of larceny involving theft of a motor 5
vehicle; and (2) section 14-283a of the general statutes be amended to 6
direct the Police Officer Standard and Training Council to revise the 7
state-wide policy on motor vehicle pursuit by police officers to specify 8
that a police officer may engage in a pursuit when the driver of the 9
fleeing vehicle is suspected of a crime against property, including theft 10
of a motor vehicle. 11 Proposed Bill No. 5362
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Statement of Purpose:
To promote more effective deterrents to motor vehicle theft by juveniles
and to revise the state-wide policy on motor vehicle pursuit by police
officers specific to property crimes.