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General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 534
January Session, 2021
LCO No. 2271
Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY
Introduced by:
SEN. KISSEL, 7th Dist.
REP. ZAWISTOWSKI, 61st Dist.
AN ACT CONCERNING AUTO THEFTS BY JUVENILE OFFENDERS.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:
That the general statutes be amended to require the automatic 1
transfer to adult court any case in which a child is arrested for larceny 2
of a motor vehicle; and that said child shall be detained pursuant to a 3
court order if the court finds probable cause to believe that the child 4
committed the acts alleged unless the court exercises its discretion to 5
release the child, with or without conditions, pending subsequent court 6
hearings or a disposition. 7
Statement of Purpose:
To provide law enforcement with necessary tools to address the rash of
auto thefts being committed by juvenile offenders.