Connecticut 2021 Regular Session

Connecticut House Bill HB06670 Compare Versions

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3	3	LCO No. 5734 1 of 2
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5	5	General Assembly Raised Bill No. 6670
6	6	January Session, 2021
7	7	LCO No. 5734
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10	10	Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY
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13	13	Introduced by:
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19	19	AN ACT CONCERNING A MANDATORY MINIMUM SE NTENCE FOR
20	20	INJURY OR RISK OF INJURY OF A CHILD.
21	21	Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
22	22	Assembly convened:
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24	24	Section 1. Section 53-21 of the general statutes is repealed and the 1
25	25	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2021): 2
26	26	(a) Any person who (1) wilfully or unlawfully causes or permits any 3
27	27	child under the age of sixteen years to be placed in such a situation that 4
28	28	the life or limb of such child is endangered, the health of such child is 5
29	29	likely to be injured or the morals of such child are likely to be impaired, 6
30	30	or does any act likely to impair the health or morals of any such child, 7
31	31	or (2) has contact with the intimate parts, as defined in section 53a-65, of 8
32	32	a child under the age of sixteen years or subjects a child under sixteen 9
33	33	years of age to contact with the intimate parts of such person, in a sexual 10
34	34	and indecent manner likely to impair the health or morals of such child, 11
35	35	or (3) permanently transfers the legal or physical custody of a child 12
36	36	under the age of sixteen years to another person for money or other 13
37	37	valuable consideration or acquires or receives the legal or physical 14
38	38	custody of a child under the age of sixteen years from another person 15 Raised Bill No. 6670
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42	42	LCO No. 5734 2 of 2
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44	44	upon payment of money or other valuable consideration to such other 16
45	45	person or a third person, except in connection with an adoption 17
46	46	proceeding that complies with the provisions of chapter 803, shall be 18
47	47	guilty of (A) a class C felony for a violation of subdivision (1) or (3) of 19
48	48	this subsection, and such person shall be sentenced to a term of 20
49	49	imprisonment of which thirty consecutive days of the sentence imposed 21
50	50	may not be suspended or reduced in any manner, and (B) a class B 22
51	51	felony for a violation of subdivision (2) of this subsection, [except that, 23
52	52	if the violation is of subdivision (2) of this subsection] and such person 24
53	53	shall be sentenced to a term of imprisonment of which thirty consecutive 25
54	54	days of the sentence imposed may not be suspended or reduced in any 26
55	55	manner, except that, if the victim of the offense is under thirteen years 27
56	56	of age, such person shall be sentenced to a term of imprisonment of 28
57	57	which five years of the sentence imposed may not be suspended or 29
58	58	reduced by the court. 30
59	59	(b) The act of a parent or agent leaving an infant thirty days or 31
60	60	younger with a designated employee pursuant to section 17a-58 shall 32
61	61	not constitute a violation of this section. 33
62	62	This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
63	63	sections:
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65	65	Section 1 October 1, 2021 53-21
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67	67	Statement of Purpose:
68	68	To protect children by creating a mandatory sentence of thirty
69	69	consecutive days of imprisonment for injury or risk of injury to a child.
70	70	[Proposed deletions are enclosed in brackets. Proposed additions are indicated by underline, except
71	71	that when the entire text of a bill or resolution or a section of a bill or resolution is new, it is not
72	72	underlined.]
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