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General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 5923
January Session, 2021
LCO No. 2167
Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY
Introduced by:
REP. LUXENBERG, 12th Dist.
AN ACT CONCERNING THE PROVISION OF LEGAL COUNSEL IN A
CRIMINAL MATTER TO A PERSON UNDER EIGHTEEN YEARS OF
AGE.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:
That the general statutes be amended to provide that: (1) Any person 1
under eighteen years of age who is charged with a crime shall 2
automatically be assigned legal counsel irrespective of the household 3
income of such person; and (2) no law enforcement agency personnel 4
may meet with a person under eighteen year of age who is charged with 5
a crime unless the assigned legal counsel is present with such person at 6
the meeting. 7
Statement of Purpose:
To provide enhanced legal protections to a person under eighteen years
of age who is charged with a crime.