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| 3 | 3 | LCO No. 2303 1 of 1 | |
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| 5 | 5 | General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 536 | |
| 6 | 6 | January Session, 2021 | |
| 7 | 7 | LCO No. 2303 | |
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| 9 | 9 | ||
| 10 | 10 | Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY | |
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| 12 | 12 | ||
| 13 | 13 | Introduced by: | |
| 14 | 14 | SEN. MARONEY, 14th Dist. | |
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| 18 | 18 | AN ACT CONCERNING VICTIM ADVOCACY. | |
| 19 | 19 | Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General | |
| 20 | 20 | Assembly convened: | |
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| 22 | 22 | That the general statutes be amended to provide that any plea deal 1 | |
| 23 | 23 | involving a class A or B felony per the initial police charge shall require 2 | |
| 24 | 24 | approval by the victim, or the case shall go to trial, and that notice with 3 | |
| 25 | 25 | an opportunity to sign a waiver be given to victims to inform them of 4 | |
| 26 | 26 | their right to speak at a plea deal hearing. 5 | |
| 27 | 27 | Statement of Purpose: | |
| 28 | 28 | To protect victim's rights and ensure that they are aware of their rights | |
| 29 | 29 | to be heard concerning plea deals. |