19 | | - | Section 1. Section 7-294aaa of the general statutes is repealed and the |
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20 | | - | following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2021): |
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21 | | - | (a) The legislative body of a town may, by ordinance, establish a |
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22 | | - | civilian police review board. The ordinance shall, at a minimum, |
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23 | | - | prescribe: (1) The scope of authority of the civilian police review board; |
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24 | | - | (2) the number of members of the civilian police review board; (3) the |
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25 | | - | process for the selection of board members, whether elected or |
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26 | | - | appointed; (4) the term of office for board members; and (5) the |
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27 | | - | procedure for filling any vacancy in the membership of the civilian |
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28 | | - | police review board. |
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29 | | - | (b) Any civilian police review board established pursuant to |
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30 | | - | subsection (a) of this section may be vested with the authority to: (1) |
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31 | | - | Issue subpoenas to compel the attendance of witnesses before such Substitute Senate Bill No. 1093 |
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| 20 | + | Section 1. Section 7-294aaa of the general statutes is repealed and the 1 |
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| 21 | + | following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2021): 2 |
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| 22 | + | (a) The legislative body of a town may, by ordinance, establish a 3 |
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| 23 | + | civilian police review board. The ordinance shall, at a minimum, 4 |
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| 24 | + | prescribe: (1) The scope of authority of the civilian police review board; 5 |
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| 25 | + | (2) the number of members of the civilian police review board; (3) the 6 |
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| 26 | + | process for the selection of board members, whether elected or 7 |
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| 27 | + | appointed; (4) the term of office for board members; and (5) the 8 |
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| 28 | + | procedure for filling any vacancy in the membership of the civilian 9 |
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| 29 | + | police review board. 10 |
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| 30 | + | (b) Any civilian police review board established pursuant to 11 |
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| 31 | + | subsection (a) of this section may be vested with the authority to: (1) 12 |
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| 32 | + | Issue subpoenas to compel the attendance of witnesses before such 13 |
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| 33 | + | board; and (2) require the production for examination of any books and 14 |
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| 34 | + | papers that such board deems relevant to any matter under 15 |
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| 35 | + | investigation or in question. 16 Substitute Bill No. 1093 |
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35 | | - | board; and (2) require the production for examination of any books and |
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36 | | - | papers that such board deems relevant to any matter under |
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37 | | - | investigation or in question. |
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38 | | - | (c) (1) The person to whom such subpoena is issued may, not later |
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39 | | - | than fifteen days after service of such subpoena, or on or before the time |
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40 | | - | specified in the subpoena for compliance if such time is less than fifteen |
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41 | | - | days after service, serve upon the board written objection to the |
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42 | | - | subpoena and file such objection in the Superior Court which shall |
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43 | | - | adjudicate such objection in accordance with the rules of the court. |
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44 | | - | (2) If the person to whom such subpoena is issued fails to appear or |
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45 | | - | if having appeared refuses to testify or produce the evidence required |
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46 | | - | by such subpoena, the Superior Court, upon application of such board, |
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47 | | - | shall have jurisdiction to order such person to appear or to give |
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48 | | - | testimony or produce such evidence, as the case may be. |
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49 | | - | [(c)] (d) The provisions of this section shall not be construed to affect |
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50 | | - | the operation of, or impose any limitation upon, a civilian police review |
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51 | | - | board established prior to July 31, 2020. |
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52 | | - | [(d)] (e) Upon receipt of a written request from the Office of the |
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53 | | - | Inspector General, established pursuant to section 51-277e, a civilian |
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54 | | - | police review board shall stay and take no further action in connection |
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55 | | - | with any proceeding that is the subject of an investigation or criminal |
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56 | | - | prosecution that is being conducted pursuant to said section or section |
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57 | | - | 51-277a. Any stay of proceedings imposed pursuant to this subsection |
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58 | | - | shall not exceed six months from the date on which the civilian police |
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59 | | - | review board receives such written request from the Office of the |
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60 | | - | Inspector General, and such stay of proceedings may be terminated |
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61 | | - | sooner if the Office of the Inspector General provides written |
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62 | | - | notification to the civilian police review board that a stay of proceedings |
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63 | | - | is no longer required. Substitute Senate Bill No. 1093 |
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| 42 | + | (c) (1) The person to whom such subpoena is issued may, not later 17 |
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| 43 | + | than fifteen days after service of such subpoena, or on or before the time 18 |
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| 44 | + | specified in the subpoena for compliance if such time is less than fifteen 19 |
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| 45 | + | days after service, serve upon the board written objection to the 20 |
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| 46 | + | subpoena and file such objection in the Superior Court which shall 21 |
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| 47 | + | adjudicate such objection in accordance with the rules of the court. 22 |
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| 48 | + | (2) If the person to whom such subpoena is issued fails to appear or 23 |
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| 49 | + | if having appeared refuses to testify or produce the evidence required 24 |
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| 50 | + | by such subpoena, the Superior Court, upon application of such board, 25 |
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| 51 | + | shall have jurisdiction to order such person to appear or to give 26 |
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| 52 | + | testimony or produce such evidence, as the case may be. 27 |
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| 53 | + | [(c)] (d) The provisions of this section shall not be construed to affect 28 |
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| 54 | + | the operation of, or impose any limitation upon, a civilian police review 29 |
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| 55 | + | board established prior to July 31, 2020. 30 |
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| 56 | + | [(d)] (e) Upon receipt of a written request from the Office of the 31 |
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| 57 | + | Inspector General, established pursuant to section 51-277e, a civilian 32 |
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| 58 | + | police review board shall stay and take no further action in connection 33 |
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| 59 | + | with any proceeding that is the subject of an investigation or criminal 34 |
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| 60 | + | prosecution that is being conducted pursuant to said section or section 35 |
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| 61 | + | 51-277a. Any stay of proceedings imposed pursuant to this subsection 36 |
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| 62 | + | shall not exceed six months from the date on which the civilian police 37 |
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| 63 | + | review board receives such written request from the Office of the 38 |
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| 64 | + | Inspector General, and such stay of proceedings may be terminated 39 |
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| 65 | + | sooner if the Office of the Inspector General provides written 40 |
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| 66 | + | notification to the civilian police review board that a stay of proceedings 41 |
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| 67 | + | is no longer required. 42 |
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| 68 | + | Sec. 2. Subsection (f) of section 29-6d of the general statutes is 43 |
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| 69 | + | repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 44 |
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| 70 | + | 1, 2021): 45 |
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| 71 | + | (f) (1) If a police officer is giving a formal statement about the use of 46 |
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| 72 | + | force or if a police officer is the subject of a disciplinary investigation in 47 Substitute Bill No. 1093 |
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67 | | - | Sec. 2. Subsection (f) of section 29-6d of the general statutes is |
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68 | | - | repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October |
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69 | | - | 1, 2021): |
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70 | | - | (f) (1) If a police officer is giving a formal statement about the use of |
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71 | | - | force or if a police officer is the subject of a disciplinary investigation in |
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72 | | - | which a recording from body-worn recording equipment or a |
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73 | | - | dashboard camera with a remote recorder, as defined in subsection (c) |
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74 | | - | of section 7-277b, is being considered as part of a review of an incident, |
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75 | | - | the officer shall [(1)] have the right to review (A) such recording in the |
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76 | | - | presence of the officer's attorney or labor representative, and [(2) have |
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77 | | - | the right to review] (B) recordings from other body-worn recording |
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78 | | - | equipment capturing the officer's image or voice during the incident. |
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79 | | - | Not later than forty-eight hours following an officer's review of a |
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80 | | - | recording under subparagraph (A) of this subdivision, [(1) of this |
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81 | | - | subsection,] or if the officer does not review the recording, not later than |
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82 | | - | ninety-six hours following the [recorded incident] initiation of such |
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83 | | - | disciplinary investigation, whichever is earlier, such recording shall be |
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84 | | - | disclosed, upon request, to the public, subject to the provisions of |
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85 | | - | subsection (g) of this section. |
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86 | | - | (2) If a request is made for public disclosure of a recording from body- |
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87 | | - | worn recording equipment or a dashboard camera of an incident about |
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88 | | - | which (A) a police officer has not been asked to give a formal statement |
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89 | | - | about the alleged use of force, or (B) a disciplinary investigation has not |
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90 | | - | been initiated, any police officer whose image or voice is captured on |
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91 | | - | the recording shall have the right to review such recording in the |
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92 | | - | presence of the officer's attorney or labor representative. Not later than |
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93 | | - | forty-eight hours following an officer's review of a recording under this |
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94 | | - | subdivision, or if the officer does not review the recording, not later than |
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95 | | - | ninety-six hours following the request for disclosure, whichever is |
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96 | | - | earlier, such recording shall be disclosed to the public, subject to the |
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97 | | - | provisions of subsection (g) of this section. Substitute Senate Bill No. 1093 |
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101 | | - | Sec. 3. Subsection (f) of section 29-6d of the general statutes, as |
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102 | | - | amended by section 19 of public act 20-1 of the July special session, is |
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103 | | - | repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, |
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104 | | - | 2022): |
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105 | | - | (f) (1) If a police officer is giving a formal statement about the use of |
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106 | | - | force or if a police officer is the subject of a disciplinary investigation in |
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107 | | - | which a recording from body-worn recording equipment or a |
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108 | | - | dashboard camera is being considered as part of a review of an incident, |
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109 | | - | the officer shall [(1)] have the right to review (A) such recording in the |
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110 | | - | presence of the officer's attorney or labor representative, and [(2) have |
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111 | | - | the right to review] (B) recordings from other body-worn recording |
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112 | | - | equipment capturing the officer's image or voice during the incident. |
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113 | | - | Not later than forty-eight hours following an officer's review of a |
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114 | | - | recording under subparagraph (A) of this subdivision, [(1) of this |
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115 | | - | subsection,] or if the officer does not review the recording, not later than |
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116 | | - | ninety-six hours following the [recorded incident] initiation of such |
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117 | | - | disciplinary investigation, whichever is earlier, such recording shall be |
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118 | | - | disclosed, upon request, to the public, subject to the provisions of |
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119 | | - | subsection (g) of this section. |
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120 | | - | (2) If a request is made for public disclosure of a recording from body- |
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121 | | - | worn recording equipment or a dashboard camera of an incident about |
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122 | | - | which (A) a police officer has not been asked to give a formal statement |
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123 | | - | about the alleged use of force, or (B) a disciplinary investigation has not |
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124 | | - | been initiated, any police officer whose image or voice is captured on |
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125 | | - | the recording shall have the right to review such recording in the |
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126 | | - | presence of the officer's attorney or labor representative. Not later than |
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127 | | - | forty-eight hours following an officer's review of a recording under this |
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128 | | - | subdivision, or if the officer does not review the recording, not later than |
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129 | | - | ninety-six hours following the request for disclosure, whichever is |
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130 | | - | earlier, such recording shall be disclosed to the public, subject to the |
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131 | | - | provisions of subsection (g) of this section. Substitute Senate Bill No. 1093 |
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| 79 | + | which a recording from body-worn recording equipment or a 48 |
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| 80 | + | dashboard camera with a remote recorder, as defined in subsection (c) 49 |
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| 81 | + | of section 7-277b, is being considered as part of a review of an incident, 50 |
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| 82 | + | the officer shall [(1)] have the right to review (A) such recording in the 51 |
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| 83 | + | presence of the officer's attorney or labor representative, and [(2) have 52 |
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| 84 | + | the right to review] (B) recordings from other body-worn recording 53 |
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| 85 | + | equipment capturing the officer's image or voice during the incident. 54 |
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| 86 | + | Not later than forty-eight hours following an officer's review of a 55 |
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| 87 | + | recording under subparagraph (A) of this subdivision, [(1) of this 56 |
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| 88 | + | subsection,] or if the officer does not review the recording, not later than 57 |
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| 89 | + | ninety-six hours following the [recorded incident] initiation of such 58 |
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| 90 | + | disciplinary investigation, whichever is earlier, such recording shall be 59 |
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| 91 | + | disclosed, upon request, to the public, subject to the provisions of 60 |
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| 92 | + | subsection (g) of this section. 61 |
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| 93 | + | (2) If a request is made for public disclosure of a recording from body-62 |
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| 94 | + | worn recording equipment or a dashboard camera of an incident about 63 |
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| 95 | + | which (A) a police officer has not been asked to give a formal statement 64 |
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| 96 | + | about the alleged use of force, or (B) a disciplinary investigation has not 65 |
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| 97 | + | been initiated, any police officer whose image or voice is captured on 66 |
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| 98 | + | the recording shall have the right to review such recording in the 67 |
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| 99 | + | presence of the officer's attorney or labor representative. Not later than 68 |
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| 100 | + | forty-eight hours following an officer's review of a recording under this 69 |
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| 101 | + | subdivision, or if the officer does not review the recording, not later than 70 |
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| 102 | + | ninety-six hours following the request for disclosure, whichever is 71 |
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| 103 | + | earlier, such recording shall be disclosed to the public, subject to the 72 |
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| 104 | + | provisions of subsection (g) of this section. 73 |
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| 105 | + | Sec. 3. Subsection (f) of section 29-6d of the general statutes, as 74 |
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| 106 | + | amended by section 19 of public act 20-1 of the July special session, is 75 |
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| 107 | + | repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 76 |
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| 108 | + | 2022): 77 |
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| 109 | + | (f) (1) If a police officer is giving a formal statement about the use of 78 |
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| 110 | + | force or if a police officer is the subject of a disciplinary investigation in 79 |
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| 111 | + | which a recording from body-worn recording equipment or a 80 Substitute Bill No. 1093 |
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135 | | - | Sec. 4. Subsection (c) of section 29-161h of the general statutes is |
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136 | | - | repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October |
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137 | | - | 1, 2021): |
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138 | | - | (c) No license shall be issued to any person who has been (1) |
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139 | | - | convicted of any felony, (2) convicted of any misdemeanor under |
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140 | | - | section 21a-279, 53a-58, 53a-61, 53a-61a, 53a-62, 53a-63, 53a-96, 53a-175, |
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141 | | - | 53a-176, 53a-178 or 53a-181d, or equivalent conviction in another |
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142 | | - | jurisdiction, within the past seven years, (3) convicted of any offense |
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143 | | - | involving moral turpitude, (4) discharged from military service under |
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144 | | - | conditions that demonstrate questionable moral character, or (5) |
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145 | | - | decertified as a police officer or otherwise had his or her certification |
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146 | | - | canceled, revoked or refused renewal pursuant to subsection (c) of |
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147 | | - | section 7-294d, as amended by this act, or under the laws of any other |
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148 | | - | jurisdiction. |
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149 | | - | Sec. 5. Section 29-161q of the general statutes is repealed and the |
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150 | | - | following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2021): |
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151 | | - | (a) Any security service or business may employ as many security |
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152 | | - | officers as such security service or business deems necessary for the |
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153 | | - | conduct of the business, provided such security officers are of good |
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154 | | - | moral character and at least eighteen years of age. |
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155 | | - | (b) No person hired or otherwise engaged to perform work as a |
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156 | | - | security officer, as defined in section 29-152u, shall perform the duties |
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157 | | - | of a security officer prior to being licensed as a security officer by the |
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158 | | - | Commissioner of Emergency Services and Public Protection, except as |
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159 | | - | provided in subsection (h) of this section. Each applicant for a license |
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160 | | - | shall complete a minimum of eight hours training in the following areas: |
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161 | | - | Basic first aid, search and seizure laws and regulations, use of force, |
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162 | | - | basic criminal justice and public safety issues. The commissioner shall |
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163 | | - | waive such training for any person who, while serving in the armed |
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164 | | - | forces or the National Guard, or if such person is a veteran, within two Substitute Senate Bill No. 1093 |
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| 118 | + | dashboard camera is being considered as part of a review of an incident, 81 |
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| 119 | + | the officer shall [(1)] have the right to review (A) such recording in the 82 |
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| 120 | + | presence of the officer's attorney or labor representative, and [(2) have 83 |
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| 121 | + | the right to review] (B) recordings from other body-worn recording 84 |
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| 122 | + | equipment capturing the officer's image or voice during the incident. 85 |
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| 123 | + | Not later than forty-eight hours following an officer's review of a 86 |
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| 124 | + | recording under subparagraph (A) of this subdivision, [(1) of this 87 |
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| 125 | + | subsection,] or if the officer does not review the recording, not later than 88 |
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| 126 | + | ninety-six hours following the [recorded incident] initiation of such 89 |
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| 127 | + | disciplinary investigation, whichever is earlier, such recording shall be 90 |
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| 128 | + | disclosed, upon request, to the public, subject to the provisions of 91 |
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| 129 | + | subsection (g) of this section. 92 |
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| 130 | + | (2) If a request is made for public disclosure of a recording from body-93 |
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| 131 | + | worn recording equipment or a dashboard camera of an incident about 94 |
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| 132 | + | which (A) a police officer has not been asked to give a formal statement 95 |
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| 133 | + | about the alleged use of force, or (B) a disciplinary investigation has not 96 |
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| 134 | + | been initiated, any police officer whose image or voice is captured on 97 |
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| 135 | + | the recording shall have the right to review such recording in the 98 |
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| 136 | + | presence of the officer's attorney or labor representative. Not later than 99 |
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| 137 | + | forty-eight hours following an officer's review of a recording under this 100 |
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| 138 | + | subdivision, or if the officer does not review the recording, not later than 101 |
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| 139 | + | ninety-six hours following the request for disclosure, whichever is 102 |
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| 140 | + | earlier, such recording shall be disclosed to the public, subject to the 103 |
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| 141 | + | provisions of subsection (g) of this section. 104 |
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| 142 | + | Sec. 4. Subsection (c) of section 29-161h of the general statutes is 105 |
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| 143 | + | repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 106 |
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| 144 | + | 1, 2021): 107 |
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| 145 | + | (c) No license shall be issued to any person who has been (1) 108 |
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| 146 | + | convicted of any felony, (2) convicted of any misdemeanor under 109 |
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| 147 | + | section 21a-279, 53a-58, 53a-61, 53a-61a, 53a-62, 53a-63, 53a-96, 53a-175, 110 |
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| 148 | + | 53a-176, 53a-178 or 53a-181d, or equivalent conviction in another 111 |
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| 149 | + | jurisdiction, within the past seven years, (3) convicted of any offense 112 |
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| 150 | + | involving moral turpitude, (4) discharged from military service under 113 Substitute Bill No. 1093 |
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168 | | - | years of such person's discharge from the armed forces, presents proof |
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169 | | - | that such person has completed military training that is equivalent to |
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170 | | - | the training required by this subsection, and, if applicable, such person's |
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171 | | - | military discharge document or a certified copy thereof. For the |
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172 | | - | purposes of this subsection, "veteran" means any person who was |
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173 | | - | discharged or released under conditions other than dishonorable from |
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174 | | - | active service in the armed forces, "armed forces" has the same meaning |
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175 | | - | as provided in section 27-103, and "military discharge document" has |
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176 | | - | the same meaning as provided in section 1-219. The training shall be |
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177 | | - | approved by the commissioner in accordance with regulations adopted |
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178 | | - | pursuant to section 29-161x. The commissioner may not grant a license |
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179 | | - | to any person who has been decertified as a police officer or otherwise |
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180 | | - | had his or her certification canceled, revoked or refused renewal |
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181 | | - | pursuant to subsection (c) of section 7-294d, as amended by this act, or |
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182 | | - | under the laws of any other jurisdiction. |
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183 | | - | (1) On and after October 1, 2008, no person or employee of an |
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184 | | - | association, corporation or partnership shall conduct such training |
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185 | | - | without the approval of the commissioner except as provided in |
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186 | | - | subdivision (2) of this subsection. Application for such approval shall |
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187 | | - | be submitted on forms prescribed by the commissioner and |
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188 | | - | accompanied by a fee of forty dollars. Such application shall be made |
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189 | | - | under oath and shall contain the applicant's name, address, date and |
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190 | | - | place of birth, employment for the previous five years, education or |
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191 | | - | training in the subjects required to be taught under this subsection, any |
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192 | | - | convictions for violations of the law and such other information as the |
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193 | | - | commissioner may require by regulation adopted pursuant to section |
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194 | | - | 29-161x to properly investigate the character, competency and integrity |
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195 | | - | of the applicant. No person shall be approved as an instructor for such |
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196 | | - | training who has been convicted of a felony, a sexual offense or a crime |
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197 | | - | of moral turpitude or who has been denied approval as a security |
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198 | | - | service licensee, a security officer or instructor in the security industry |
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199 | | - | by any licensing authority, or whose approval has been revoked or Substitute Senate Bill No. 1093 |
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203 | | - | suspended. The term for such approval shall not exceed two years. Not |
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204 | | - | later than two business days after a change of address, any person |
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205 | | - | approved as an instructor in accordance with this section shall notify the |
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206 | | - | commissioner of such change and such notification shall include both |
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207 | | - | the old and new addresses. |
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208 | | - | (2) If a security officer training course described in this subsection is |
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209 | | - | approved by the commissioner on or before September 30, 2008, the |
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210 | | - | instructor of such course shall have until April 1, 2009, to apply for |
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211 | | - | approval as an instructor in accordance with subdivision (1) of this |
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212 | | - | subsection. |
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213 | | - | (3) Each person approved as an instructor in accordance with this |
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214 | | - | section may apply for the renewal of such approval on a form approved |
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215 | | - | by the commissioner, accompanied by a fee of forty dollars. Such form |
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216 | | - | may require the disclosure of any information necessary for the |
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217 | | - | commissioner to determine whether the instructor's suitability to serve |
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218 | | - | as an instructor has changed since the issuance of the prior approval. |
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219 | | - | The term of such renewed approval shall not exceed two years. |
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220 | | - | (c) Not later than two years after successful completion of the training |
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221 | | - | required pursuant to subsection (b) of this section, or the waiver of such |
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222 | | - | training, the applicant may submit an application for a license as a |
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223 | | - | security officer on forms furnished by the commissioner and, under |
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224 | | - | oath, shall give the applicant's name, address, date and place of birth, |
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225 | | - | employment for the previous five years, experience in the position |
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226 | | - | applied for, including military training and weapons qualifications, any |
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227 | | - | convictions for violations of the law and such other information as the |
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228 | | - | commissioner may require, by regulation, to properly investigate the |
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229 | | - | character, competency and integrity of the applicant. The commissioner |
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230 | | - | shall require any applicant for a license under this section to submit to |
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231 | | - | state and national criminal history records checks conducted in |
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232 | | - | accordance with section 29-17a. Each applicant shall submit with the |
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233 | | - | application two sets of his or her fingerprints on forms specified and Substitute Senate Bill No. 1093 |
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| 157 | + | conditions that demonstrate questionable moral character, or (5) 114 |
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| 158 | + | decertified as a police officer or otherwise had his or her certification 115 |
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| 159 | + | canceled, revoked or refused renewal pursuant to subsection (c) of 116 |
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| 160 | + | section 7-294d, or under the laws of any other jurisdiction. 117 |
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| 161 | + | Sec. 5. Section 29-161q of the general statutes is repealed and the 118 |
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| 162 | + | following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2021): 119 |
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| 163 | + | (a) Any security service or business may employ as many security 120 |
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| 164 | + | officers as such security service or business deems necessary for the 121 |
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| 165 | + | conduct of the business, provided such security officers are of good 122 |
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| 166 | + | moral character and at least eighteen years of age. 123 |
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| 167 | + | (b) No person hired or otherwise engaged to perform work as a 124 |
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| 168 | + | security officer, as defined in section 29-152u, shall perform the duties 125 |
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| 169 | + | of a security officer prior to being licensed as a security officer by the 126 |
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| 170 | + | Commissioner of Emergency Services and Public Protection, except as 127 |
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| 171 | + | provided in subsection (h) of this section. Each applicant for a license 128 |
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| 172 | + | shall complete a minimum of eight hours training in the following areas: 129 |
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| 173 | + | Basic first aid, search and seizure laws and regulations, use of force, 130 |
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| 174 | + | basic criminal justice and public safety issues. The commissioner shall 131 |
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| 175 | + | waive such training for any person who, while serving in the armed 132 |
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| 176 | + | forces or the National Guard, or if such person is a veteran, within two 133 |
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| 177 | + | years of such person's discharge from the armed forces, presents proof 134 |
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| 178 | + | that such person has completed military training that is equivalent to 135 |
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| 179 | + | the training required by this subsection, and, if applicable, such person's 136 |
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| 180 | + | military discharge document or a certified copy thereof. For the 137 |
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| 181 | + | purposes of this subsection, "veteran" means any person who was 138 |
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| 182 | + | discharged or released under conditions other than dishonorable from 139 |
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| 183 | + | active service in the armed forces, "armed forces" has the same meaning 140 |
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| 184 | + | as provided in section 27-103, and "military discharge document" has 141 |
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| 185 | + | the same meaning as provided in section 1-219. The training shall be 142 |
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| 186 | + | approved by the commissioner in accordance with regulations adopted 143 |
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| 187 | + | pursuant to section 29-161x. The commissioner may not grant a license 144 |
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| 188 | + | to any person who has been decertified as a police officer or otherwise 145 |
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| 189 | + | had his or her certification canceled, revoked or refused renewal 146 Substitute Bill No. 1093 |
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237 | | - | furnished by the commissioner, two full-face photographs, two inches |
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238 | | - | wide by two inches high, taken not earlier than six months prior to the |
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239 | | - | date of application, and a one-hundred-dollar licensing fee, made |
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240 | | - | payable to the state. Any applicant who received a waiver as provided |
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241 | | - | in subsection (b) of this section shall be exempt from payment of such |
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242 | | - | licensing fee. Subject to the provisions of section 46a-80, no person shall |
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243 | | - | be approved for a license who has been convicted of a felony, any sexual |
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244 | | - | offense or any crime involving moral turpitude, or who has been |
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245 | | - | refused a license under the provisions of sections 29-161g to 29-161x, |
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246 | | - | inclusive, for any reason except minimum experience, or whose license, |
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247 | | - | having been granted, has been revoked or is under suspension. Upon |
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248 | | - | being satisfied of the suitability of the applicant for licensure, the |
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249 | | - | commissioner may license the applicant as a security officer. Such |
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250 | | - | license shall be renewed every five years for a one-hundred-dollar fee. |
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251 | | - | The commissioner shall send a notice of the expiration date of such |
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252 | | - | license to the holder of such license, by first class mail, not less than |
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253 | | - | ninety days before such expiration, and shall enclose with such notice |
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254 | | - | an application for renewal. The security officer license shall be valid for |
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255 | | - | a period of ninety days after its expiration date unless the license has |
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256 | | - | been revoked or is under suspension pursuant to section 29-161v. An |
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257 | | - | application for renewal filed with the commissioner after the expiration |
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258 | | - | date shall be accompanied by a late fee of twenty-five dollars. The |
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259 | | - | commissioner shall not renew any license that has been expired for more |
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260 | | - | than ninety days. |
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261 | | - | (d) Upon the security officer's successful completion of training and |
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262 | | - | licensing by the commissioner, or immediately upon hiring a licensed |
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263 | | - | security officer, the security service employing such security officer |
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264 | | - | shall apply to register such security officer with the commissioner on |
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265 | | - | forms provided by the commissioner. Such application shall be |
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266 | | - | accompanied by payment of a forty-dollar application fee payable to the |
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267 | | - | state. The Division of State Police within the Department of Emergency |
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268 | | - | Services and Public Protection shall keep on file the completed Substitute Senate Bill No. 1093 |
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| 196 | + | pursuant to subsection (c) of section 7-294d, or under the laws of any 147 |
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| 197 | + | other jurisdiction. 148 |
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| 198 | + | (1) On and after October 1, 2008, no person or employee of an 149 |
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| 199 | + | association, corporation or partnership shall conduct such training 150 |
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| 200 | + | without the approval of the commissioner except as provided in 151 |
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| 201 | + | subdivision (2) of this subsection. Application for such approval shall 152 |
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| 202 | + | be submitted on forms prescribed by the commissioner and 153 |
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| 203 | + | accompanied by a fee of forty dollars. Such application shall be made 154 |
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| 204 | + | under oath and shall contain the applicant's name, address, date and 155 |
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| 205 | + | place of birth, employment for the previous five years, education or 156 |
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| 206 | + | training in the subjects required to be taught under this subsection, any 157 |
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| 207 | + | convictions for violations of the law and such other information as the 158 |
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| 208 | + | commissioner may require by regulation adopted pursuant to section 159 |
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| 209 | + | 29-161x to properly investigate the character, competency and integrity 160 |
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| 210 | + | of the applicant. No person shall be approved as an instructor for such 161 |
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| 211 | + | training who has been convicted of a felony, a sexual offense or a crime 162 |
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| 212 | + | of moral turpitude or who has been denied approval as a security 163 |
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| 213 | + | service licensee, a security officer or instructor in the security industry 164 |
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| 214 | + | by any licensing authority, or whose approval has been revoked or 165 |
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| 215 | + | suspended. The term for such approval shall not exceed two years. Not 166 |
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| 216 | + | later than two business days after a change of address, any person 167 |
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| 217 | + | approved as an instructor in accordance with this section shall notify the 168 |
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| 218 | + | commissioner of such change and such notification shall include both 169 |
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| 219 | + | the old and new addresses. 170 |
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| 220 | + | (2) If a security officer training course described in this subsection is 171 |
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| 221 | + | approved by the commissioner on or before September 30, 2008, the 172 |
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| 222 | + | instructor of such course shall have until April 1, 2009, to apply for 173 |
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| 223 | + | approval as an instructor in accordance with subdivision (1) of this 174 |
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| 224 | + | subsection. 175 |
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| 225 | + | (3) Each person approved as an instructor in accordance with this 176 |
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| 226 | + | section may apply for the renewal of such approval on a form approved 177 |
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| 227 | + | by the commissioner, accompanied by a fee of forty dollars. Such form 178 |
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| 228 | + | may require the disclosure of any information necessary for the 179 Substitute Bill No. 1093 |
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272 | | - | registration form and all related material. An identification card with |
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273 | | - | the name, date of birth, address, full-face photograph, physical |
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274 | | - | descriptors and signature of the applicant shall be issued to the security |
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275 | | - | officer, and shall be carried by the security officer at all times while |
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276 | | - | performing the duties associated with the security officer's employment. |
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277 | | - | Registered security officers, in the course of performing their duties, |
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278 | | - | shall present such card for inspection upon the request of a law |
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279 | | - | enforcement officer. |
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280 | | - | (e) The security service shall notify the commissioner not later than |
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281 | | - | five days after the termination of employment of any registered |
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282 | | - | employee. |
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283 | | - | (f) Any fee or portion of a fee paid pursuant to this section shall not |
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284 | | - | be refundable. |
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285 | | - | (g) No person, firm or corporation shall employ or otherwise engage |
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286 | | - | any person as a security officer, as defined in section 29-152u, unless |
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287 | | - | such person (1) is a licensed security officer, or (2) meets the |
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288 | | - | requirements of subsection (h) of this section. |
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289 | | - | (h) During the time that an application for a license as a security |
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290 | | - | officer is pending with the commissioner, the applicant may perform the |
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291 | | - | duties of security officer, provided (1) the security service employing |
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292 | | - | the applicant conducts, or has a consumer reporting agency regulated |
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293 | | - | under the federal Fair Credit Reporting Act conduct, a state and national |
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294 | | - | criminal history records check and determines the applicant meets the |
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295 | | - | requirements of subsection (c) of this section to be a security officer, (2) |
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296 | | - | the applicant (A) successfully completed the training required pursuant |
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297 | | - | to subsection (b) of this section, or obtained a waiver of such training, |
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298 | | - | and (B) performs the duties of a security officer under the direct on-site |
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299 | | - | supervision of a licensed security officer with at least one year of |
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300 | | - | experience as a licensed security officer, and (3) the applicant has not |
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301 | | - | been decertified as a police officer or otherwise had his or her Substitute Senate Bill No. 1093 |
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305 | | - | certification canceled, revoked or refused renewal pursuant to |
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306 | | - | subsection (c) of section 7-294d, as amended by this act, or under the |
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307 | | - | laws of any other jurisdiction. The applicant shall not perform such |
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308 | | - | duties at a public or private preschool, elementary or secondary school |
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309 | | - | or at a facility licensed and used exclusively as a child care center, as |
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310 | | - | described in subdivision (1) of subsection (a) of section 19a-77. The |
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311 | | - | applicant shall cease to perform such duties pursuant to this subsection |
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312 | | - | when the commissioner grants or denies the pending application for a |
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313 | | - | security license under this section. |
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314 | | - | (i) Any person, firm or corporation that violates any provision of |
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315 | | - | subsection (b), (d), (e), (g) or (h) of this section shall be fined seventy- |
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316 | | - | five dollars for each offense. Each distinct violation of this section shall |
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317 | | - | be a separate offense and, in the case of a continuing violation, each day |
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318 | | - | thereof shall be deemed a separate offense. |
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319 | | - | Sec. 6. Section 54-33b of the general statutes is repealed and the |
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320 | | - | following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2021): |
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321 | | - | (a) [The consent of a person given to a law enforcement official to |
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322 | | - | conduct a search of such person shall not, absent the existence of |
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323 | | - | probable cause, constitute justification for such law enforcement official |
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324 | | - | to conduct such search] A law enforcement official may ask a person if |
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325 | | - | he or she may conduct a search of their person, provided such law |
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326 | | - | enforcement official has reasonable and articulable suspicion that |
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327 | | - | weapons, contraband or other evidence of a crime is contained upon the |
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328 | | - | person, or that the search is reasonably necessary to further an ongoing |
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329 | | - | law enforcement investigation. A law enforcement official who solicits |
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330 | | - | consent to search a person shall, whether or not the consent is granted, |
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331 | | - | complete a police report documenting the reasonable and articulable |
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332 | | - | suspicion for the solicitation of consent, or the facts and circumstances |
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333 | | - | that support the search being reasonably necessary to further an |
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334 | | - | ongoing law enforcement investigation. Substitute Senate Bill No. 1093 |
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| 235 | + | commissioner to determine whether the instructor's suitability to serve 180 |
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| 236 | + | as an instructor has changed since the issuance of the prior approval. 181 |
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| 237 | + | The term of such renewed approval shall not exceed two years. 182 |
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| 238 | + | (c) Not later than two years after successful completion of the training 183 |
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| 239 | + | required pursuant to subsection (b) of this section, or the waiver of such 184 |
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| 240 | + | training, the applicant may submit an application for a license as a 185 |
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| 241 | + | security officer on forms furnished by the commissioner and, under 186 |
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| 242 | + | oath, shall give the applicant's name, address, date and place of birth, 187 |
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| 243 | + | employment for the previous five years, experience in the position 188 |
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| 244 | + | applied for, including military training and weapons qualifications, any 189 |
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| 245 | + | convictions for violations of the law and such other information as the 190 |
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| 246 | + | commissioner may require, by regulation, to properly investigate the 191 |
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| 247 | + | character, competency and integrity of the applicant. The commissioner 192 |
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| 248 | + | shall require any applicant for a license under this section to submit to 193 |
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| 249 | + | state and national criminal history records checks conducted in 194 |
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| 250 | + | accordance with section 29-17a. Each applicant shall submit with the 195 |
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| 251 | + | application two sets of his or her fingerprints on forms specified and 196 |
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| 252 | + | furnished by the commissioner, two full-face photographs, two inches 197 |
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| 253 | + | wide by two inches high, taken not earlier than six months prior to the 198 |
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| 254 | + | date of application, and a one-hundred-dollar licensing fee, made 199 |
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| 255 | + | payable to the state. Any applicant who received a waiver as provided 200 |
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| 256 | + | in subsection (b) of this section shall be exempt from payment of such 201 |
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| 257 | + | licensing fee. Subject to the provisions of section 46a-80, no person shall 202 |
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| 258 | + | be approved for a license who has been convicted of a felony, any sexual 203 |
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| 259 | + | offense or any crime involving moral turpitude, or who has been 204 |
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| 260 | + | refused a license under the provisions of sections 29-161g to 29-161x, 205 |
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| 261 | + | inclusive, for any reason except minimum experience, or whose license, 206 |
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| 262 | + | having been granted, has been revoked or is under suspension. Upon 207 |
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| 263 | + | being satisfied of the suitability of the applicant for licensure, the 208 |
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| 264 | + | commissioner may license the applicant as a security officer. Such 209 |
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| 265 | + | license shall be renewed every five years for a one-hundred-dollar fee. 210 |
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| 266 | + | The commissioner shall send a notice of the expiration date of such 211 |
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| 267 | + | license to the holder of such license, by first class mail, not less than 212 |
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| 268 | + | ninety days before such expiration, and shall enclose with such notice 213 Substitute Bill No. 1093 |
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338 | | - | (b) A law enforcement official serving a search warrant may, if such |
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339 | | - | official has reason to believe that any of the property described in the |
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340 | | - | warrant is concealed in the garments of any person in or upon the place |
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341 | | - | or thing to be searched, search the person for the purpose of seizing the |
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342 | | - | same. When the person to be searched is a woman, the search shall be |
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343 | | - | made by a female law enforcement official or other woman assisting in |
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344 | | - | the service of the warrant, or by a woman designated by the judge or |
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345 | | - | judge trial referee issuing the warrant. |
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346 | | - | Sec. 7. Section 54-33a of the general statutes is repealed and the |
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347 | | - | following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2021): |
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348 | | - | (a) As used in sections 54-33a to 54-33g, inclusive, "property" |
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349 | | - | includes, but is not limited to, documents, books, papers, films, |
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350 | | - | recordings, records, data and any other tangible thing; and "tracking |
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351 | | - | device" means an electronic or mechanical device that permits the |
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352 | | - | tracking of the movement of a person or object. |
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353 | | - | (b) Upon complaint on oath by any state's attorney or assistant state's |
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354 | | - | attorney or by any two credible persons, to any judge of the Superior |
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355 | | - | Court or judge trial referee, that such state's attorney or assistant state's |
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356 | | - | attorney or such persons have probable cause to believe that any |
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357 | | - | property (1) possessed, controlled, designed or intended for use or |
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358 | | - | which is or has been used or which may be used as the means of |
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359 | | - | committing any criminal offense; or (2) which was stolen or embezzled; |
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360 | | - | or (3) which constitutes evidence of an offense, or which constitutes |
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361 | | - | evidence that a particular person participated in the commission of an |
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362 | | - | offense, is within or upon any place, thing or person, such judge or judge |
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363 | | - | trial referee, except as provided in section 54-33j, may issue a warrant |
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364 | | - | commanding a proper officer to enter into or upon such place or thing, |
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365 | | - | search such place, thing or person and take into such officer's custody |
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366 | | - | all such property named in the warrant. |
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| 275 | + | an application for renewal. The security officer license shall be valid for 214 |
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| 276 | + | a period of ninety days after its expiration date unless the license has 215 |
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| 277 | + | been revoked or is under suspension pursuant to section 29-161v. An 216 |
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| 278 | + | application for renewal filed with the commissioner after the expiration 217 |
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| 279 | + | date shall be accompanied by a late fee of twenty-five dollars. The 218 |
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| 280 | + | commissioner shall not renew any license that has been expired for more 219 |
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| 281 | + | than ninety days. 220 |
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| 282 | + | (d) Upon the security officer's successful completion of training and 221 |
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| 283 | + | licensing by the commissioner, or immediately upon hiring a licensed 222 |
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| 284 | + | security officer, the security service employing such security officer 223 |
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| 285 | + | shall apply to register such security officer with the commissioner on 224 |
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| 286 | + | forms provided by the commissioner. Such application shall be 225 |
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| 287 | + | accompanied by payment of a forty-dollar application fee payable to the 226 |
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| 288 | + | state. The Division of State Police within the Department of Emergency 227 |
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| 289 | + | Services and Public Protection shall keep on file the completed 228 |
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| 290 | + | registration form and all related material. An identification card with 229 |
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| 291 | + | the name, date of birth, address, full-face photograph, physical 230 |
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| 292 | + | descriptors and signature of the applicant shall be issued to the security 231 |
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| 293 | + | officer, and shall be carried by the security officer at all times while 232 |
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| 294 | + | performing the duties associated with the security officer's employment. 233 |
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| 295 | + | Registered security officers, in the course of performing their duties, 234 |
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| 296 | + | shall present such card for inspection upon the request of a law 235 |
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| 297 | + | enforcement officer. 236 |
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| 298 | + | (e) The security service shall notify the commissioner not later than 237 |
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| 299 | + | five days after the termination of employment of any registered 238 |
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| 300 | + | employee. 239 |
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| 301 | + | (f) Any fee or portion of a fee paid pursuant to this section shall not 240 |
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| 302 | + | be refundable. 241 |
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| 303 | + | (g) No person, firm or corporation shall employ or otherwise engage 242 |
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| 304 | + | any person as a security officer, as defined in section 29-152u, unless 243 |
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| 305 | + | such person (1) is a licensed security officer, or (2) meets the 244 |
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| 306 | + | requirements of subsection (h) of this section. 245 Substitute Bill No. 1093 |
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371 | | - | attorney or by any two credible persons, to any judge of the Superior |
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372 | | - | Court or judge trial referee, that such state's attorney or assistant state's |
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373 | | - | attorney or such persons have probable cause to believe that a criminal |
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374 | | - | offense has been, is being, or will be committed and that the use of a |
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375 | | - | tracking device will yield evidence of the commission of that offense, |
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376 | | - | such judge or judge trial referee may issue a warrant authorizing the |
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377 | | - | installation and use of a tracking device. The complaint shall identify |
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378 | | - | the person on which or the property to, in or on which the tracking |
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379 | | - | device is to be installed, and, if known, the owner of such property. |
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380 | | - | (d) A warrant may issue only on affidavit sworn to by the |
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381 | | - | complainant or complainants before the judge or judge trial referee and |
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382 | | - | establishing the grounds for issuing the warrant, which affidavit shall |
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383 | | - | be part of the arrest file. If the judge or judge trial referee is satisfied that |
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384 | | - | grounds for the application exist or that there is probable cause to |
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385 | | - | believe that grounds for the application exist, the judge or judge trial |
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386 | | - | referee shall issue a warrant identifying the property and naming or |
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387 | | - | describing the person, place or thing to be searched or authorizing the |
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388 | | - | installation and use of a tracking device and identifying the person on |
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389 | | - | which or the property to, in or on which the tracking device is to be |
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390 | | - | installed. The warrant shall be directed to any police officer of a |
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391 | | - | regularly organized police department or any state police officer, to an |
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392 | | - | inspector in the Division of Criminal Justice, to a conservation officer, |
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393 | | - | special conservation officer or patrolman acting pursuant to section 26- |
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394 | | - | 6 or to a sworn motor vehicle inspector acting under the authority of |
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395 | | - | section 14-8. Except for a warrant for the installation and use of a |
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396 | | - | tracking device, the warrant shall state the date and time of its issuance |
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397 | | - | and the grounds or probable cause for its issuance and shall command |
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398 | | - | the officer to search within a reasonable time the person, place or thing |
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399 | | - | named, for the property specified. A warrant for the installation and use |
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400 | | - | of a tracking device shall state the date and time of its issuance and the |
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401 | | - | grounds or probable cause for its issuance and shall command the |
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402 | | - | officer to complete the installation of the device within a specified Substitute Senate Bill No. 1093 |
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406 | | - | period not later than ten days after the date of its issuance and authorize |
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407 | | - | the installation and use of the tracking device, including the collection |
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408 | | - | of data through such tracking device, for a reasonable period of time not |
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409 | | - | to exceed thirty days from the date the tracking device is installed. Upon |
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410 | | - | request and a showing of good cause, a judge or judge trial referee may |
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411 | | - | authorize the use of the tracking device for an additional period of thirty |
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412 | | - | days. |
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413 | | - | (e) No police officer of a regularly organized police department or |
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414 | | - | any state police officer, an inspector in the Division of Criminal Justice, |
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415 | | - | a conservation officer, special conservation officer or patrolman acting |
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416 | | - | pursuant to section 26-6 or a sworn motor vehicle inspector acting under |
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417 | | - | the authority of section 14-8, shall seek, execute or participate in the |
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418 | | - | execution of a no-knock warrant. A search warrant authorized under |
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419 | | - | this section shall require that an officer provide notice of such officer's |
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420 | | - | identity, authority and purpose prior to entering the place to be |
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421 | | - | searched for the execution of such search warrant. Prior to undertaking |
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422 | | - | any search or seizure pursuant to the search warrant, the executing |
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423 | | - | officer shall read and give a copy of the search warrant to the person to |
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424 | | - | be searched or the owner of the place to be searched or, if the owner is |
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425 | | - | not present, to any occupant of the place to be searched. If the place to |
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426 | | - | be searched is unoccupied, the executing officer shall leave a copy of the |
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427 | | - | search warrant suitably affixed to the place to be searched. For purposes |
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428 | | - | of this subsection, "no-knock warrant" means a warrant authorizing |
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429 | | - | police officers to enter certain premises without first knocking and |
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430 | | - | announcing their presence or purpose prior to entering the place to be |
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431 | | - | searched. |
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432 | | - | [(e)] (f) A judge or judge trial referee may issue a warrant pursuant to |
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433 | | - | this section for records or data that are in the actual or constructive |
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434 | | - | possession of a foreign corporation or business entity that transacts |
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435 | | - | business in this state, including, but not limited to, a foreign corporation |
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| 314 | + | officer is pending with the commissioner, the applicant may perform the 247 |
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| 315 | + | duties of security officer, provided (1) the security service employing 248 |
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| 316 | + | the applicant conducts, or has a consumer reporting agency regulated 249 |
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| 317 | + | under the federal Fair Credit Reporting Act conduct, a state and national 250 |
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| 318 | + | criminal history records check and determines the applicant meets the 251 |
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| 319 | + | requirements of subsection (c) of this section to be a security officer, (2) 252 |
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| 320 | + | the applicant (A) successfully completed the training required pursuant 253 |
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| 321 | + | to subsection (b) of this section, or obtained a waiver of such training, 254 |
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| 322 | + | and (B) performs the duties of a security officer under the direct on-site 255 |
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| 323 | + | supervision of a licensed security officer with at least one year of 256 |
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| 324 | + | experience as a licensed security officer, and (3) the applicant has not 257 |
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| 325 | + | been decertified as a police officer or otherwise had his or her 258 |
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| 326 | + | certification canceled, revoked or refused renewal pursuant to 259 |
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| 327 | + | subsection (c) of section 7-294d, or under the laws of any other 260 |
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| 328 | + | jurisdiction. The applicant shall not perform such duties at a public or 261 |
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| 329 | + | private preschool, elementary or secondary school or at a facility 262 |
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| 330 | + | licensed and used exclusively as a child care center, as described in 263 |
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| 331 | + | subdivision (1) of subsection (a) of section 19a-77. The applicant shall 264 |
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| 332 | + | cease to perform such duties pursuant to this subsection when the 265 |
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| 333 | + | commissioner grants or denies the pending application for a security 266 |
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| 334 | + | license under this section. 267 |
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| 335 | + | (i) Any person, firm or corporation that violates any provision of 268 |
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| 336 | + | subsection (b), (d), (e), (g) or (h) of this section shall be fined seventy-269 |
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| 337 | + | five dollars for each offense. Each distinct violation of this section shall 270 |
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| 338 | + | be a separate offense and, in the case of a continuing violation, each day 271 |
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| 339 | + | thereof shall be deemed a separate offense. 272 |
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| 340 | + | Sec. 6. Section 54-33b of the general statutes is repealed and the 273 |
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| 341 | + | following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2021): 274 |
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| 342 | + | (a) [The consent of a person given to a law enforcement official to 275 |
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| 343 | + | conduct a search of such person shall not, absent the existence of 276 |
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| 344 | + | probable cause, constitute justification for such law enforcement official 277 |
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| 345 | + | to conduct such search] A law enforcement official may ask a person if 278 Substitute Bill No. 1093 |
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440 | | - | remote computing services to the public. Such a warrant may be served |
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441 | | - | on an authorized representative of the foreign corporation or business |
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442 | | - | entity by hand, mail, commercial delivery, facsimile or electronic |
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443 | | - | transmission, provided proof of delivery can be established. When |
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444 | | - | properly served with a warrant issued pursuant to this section, the |
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445 | | - | foreign corporation or business entity shall provide to the applicant all |
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446 | | - | records or data sought by the warrant within fourteen business days of |
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447 | | - | being served with the warrant, unless the judge or judge trial referee |
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448 | | - | determines that a shorter or longer period of time is necessary or |
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449 | | - | appropriate. |
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450 | | - | [(f)] (g) The inadvertent failure of the issuing judge or judge trial |
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451 | | - | referee to state on the warrant the time of its issuance shall not in and of |
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452 | | - | itself invalidate the warrant. |
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453 | | - | Sec. 8. Section 53a-22 of the general statutes, as amended by section |
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454 | | - | 29 of public act 20-1 of the July special session and section 2 of public act |
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455 | | - | 21-4, is amended by adding subsection (h) as follows (Effective January 1, |
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456 | | - | 2022): |
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457 | | - | (NEW) (h) In determining whether use of force by a peace officer who |
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458 | | - | is a police officer, as defined in subsection (a) of section 29-6d, is justified |
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459 | | - | pursuant to this section, the trier of fact may draw an unfavorable |
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460 | | - | inference from a police officer's deliberate failure in violation of section |
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461 | | - | 29-6d, as amended by this act, to record such use of physical force. |
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462 | | - | Sec. 9. Section 52-571k of the general statutes is repealed and the |
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463 | | - | following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2021): |
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464 | | - | (a) As used in this section: |
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465 | | - | (1) "Law enforcement unit" has the same meaning as provided in |
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466 | | - | section 7-294a; and |
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467 | | - | (2) "Police officer" has the same meaning as provided in section 7- Substitute Senate Bill No. 1093 |
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| 352 | + | he or she may conduct a search of their person, provided such law 279 |
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| 353 | + | enforcement official has reasonable and articulable suspicion that 280 |
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| 354 | + | weapons, contraband or other evidence of a crime is contained upon the 281 |
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| 355 | + | person, or that the search is reasonably necessary to further an ongoing 282 |
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| 356 | + | law enforcement investigation. A law enforcement official who solicits 283 |
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| 357 | + | consent to search a person shall, whether or not the consent is granted, 284 |
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| 358 | + | complete a police report documenting the reasonable and articulable 285 |
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| 359 | + | suspicion for the solicitation of consent, or the facts and circumstances 286 |
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| 360 | + | that support the search being reasonably necessary to further an 287 |
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| 361 | + | ongoing law enforcement investigation. 288 |
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| 362 | + | (b) A law enforcement official serving a search warrant may, if such 289 |
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| 363 | + | official has reason to believe that any of the property described in the 290 |
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| 364 | + | warrant is concealed in the garments of any person in or upon the place 291 |
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| 365 | + | or thing to be searched, search the person for the purpose of seizing the 292 |
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| 366 | + | same. When the person to be searched is a woman, the search shall be 293 |
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| 367 | + | made by a female law enforcement official or other woman assisting in 294 |
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| 368 | + | the service of the warrant, or by a woman designated by the judge or 295 |
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| 369 | + | judge trial referee issuing the warrant. 296 |
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| 370 | + | Sec. 7. Section 54-33o of the general statutes is repealed and the 297 |
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| 371 | + | following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2021): 298 |
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| 372 | + | (a) (1) [No] A law enforcement official may ask an operator of a motor 299 |
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| 373 | + | vehicle to conduct a search of a motor vehicle or the contents of the 300 |
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| 374 | + | motor vehicle that is stopped by a law enforcement official, [solely for a 301 |
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| 375 | + | motor vehicle violation] provided such law enforcement official has 302 |
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| 376 | + | reasonable and articulable suspicion that weapons, contraband or other 303 |
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| 377 | + | evidence of a crime is contained within the vehicle. A law enforcement 304 |
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| 378 | + | official who solicits consent to search a motor vehicle shall, whether or 305 |
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| 379 | + | not the consent is granted, complete a police report within forty-eight 306 |
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| 380 | + | hours documenting the reasonable and articulable suspicion for the 307 |
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| 381 | + | solicitation of consent. 308 |
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| 382 | + | (2) Any search by a law enforcement official of a motor vehicle or the 309 |
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471 | | - | 294a. |
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472 | | - | (b) No police officer, acting alone or in conspiracy with another, shall |
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473 | | - | deprive any person or class of persons of the equal protection of the laws |
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474 | | - | of this state, or of the equal privileges and immunities under the laws of |
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475 | | - | this state, including, without limitation, the protections, privileges and |
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476 | | - | immunities guaranteed under article first of the Constitution of the |
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477 | | - | state. |
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478 | | - | (c) Any person aggrieved by a violation of subsection (b) of this |
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479 | | - | section may bring a civil action for equitable relief or damages in the |
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480 | | - | Superior Court. A civil action brought for damages shall be triable by |
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481 | | - | jury. |
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482 | | - | (d) (1) In any civil action brought under this section, governmental |
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483 | | - | immunity shall only be a defense to a claim for damages when, at the |
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484 | | - | time of the conduct complained of, the police officer had an objectively |
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485 | | - | good faith belief that such officer's conduct did not violate the law. |
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486 | | - | There shall be no interlocutory appeal of a trial court's denial of the |
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487 | | - | application of the defense of governmental immunity. Governmental |
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488 | | - | immunity shall not be a defense in a civil action brought solely for |
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489 | | - | equitable relief. |
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490 | | - | (2) In any civil action brought under this section, the trier of fact may |
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491 | | - | draw an adverse inference from a police officer's deliberate failure, in |
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492 | | - | violation of section 29-6d, as amended by this act, to record any event |
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493 | | - | that is relevant to such action. |
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494 | | - | (e) In an action under this section, each municipality or law |
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495 | | - | enforcement unit shall protect and save harmless any such police officer |
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496 | | - | from financial loss and expense, including legal fees and costs, if any, |
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497 | | - | arising out of any claim, demand or suit instituted against such officer |
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498 | | - | by reason of any act undertaken by such officer while acting in the |
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499 | | - | discharge of the officer's duties. In the event such officer has a judgment Substitute Senate Bill No. 1093 |
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503 | | - | entered against him or her for a malicious, wanton or wilful act in a |
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504 | | - | court of law, such municipality shall be reimbursed by such officer for |
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505 | | - | expenses it incurred in providing such defense and shall not be held |
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506 | | - | liable to such officer for any financial loss or expense resulting from such |
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507 | | - | act. |
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508 | | - | (f) In any civil action brought under this section, if the court finds that |
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509 | | - | a violation of subsection (b) of this section was deliberate, wilful or |
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510 | | - | committed with reckless indifference, the plaintiff may be awarded |
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511 | | - | costs and reasonable attorney's fees. |
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512 | | - | (g) A civil action brought pursuant to this section shall be commenced |
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513 | | - | not later than one year after the date on which the cause of action |
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514 | | - | accrues. Any notice of claim provision set forth in the general statutes, |
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515 | | - | including, but not limited to, the provisions of subsection (d) of section |
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516 | | - | 7-101a and subsection (a) of section 7-465 shall not apply to an action |
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517 | | - | brought under this section. |
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518 | | - | Sec. 10. Subdivision (2) of subsection (e) of section 54-142a of the |
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519 | | - | general statutes, as amended by section 3 of public act 21-32, is repealed |
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520 | | - | and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective January 1, 2023): |
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521 | | - | (2) Convictions for the following offenses shall not be eligible for |
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522 | | - | erasure pursuant to this subsection: |
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523 | | - | (A) Any conviction designated as a family violence crime, as defined |
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524 | | - | in section 46b-38a; [or] |
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525 | | - | (B) Any conviction for an offense that is a nonviolent sexual offense |
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526 | | - | or a sexually violent offense, each as defined in section 54-250; [.] |
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527 | | - | (C) Any conviction for a class D felony offense that is a violation of |
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528 | | - | section 53a-60a, 53a-60b, 53a-60c, 53a-64bb, 53a-72a, 53a-90a, 53a-103a, |
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529 | | - | 53a-181c, 53a-191, 53a-196, 53a-196f, 53a-211, 53a-216, 53a-217a, 53a-322, |
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530 | | - | 54-251, 54-252, 54-253 or 54-254 or subdivision (1) of subsection (a) of Substitute Senate Bill No. 1093 |
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| 390 | + | official solely for a motor vehicle violation shall be (A) based on 311 |
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| 391 | + | probable cause, or (B) after having received [the unsolicited] consent to 312 |
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| 392 | + | such search from the operator of the motor vehicle in written form or 313 |
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| 393 | + | recorded by body-worn recording equipment or a dashboard camera, 314 |
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| 394 | + | each as defined in section 29-6d. 315 |
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| 395 | + | (b) No law enforcement official may ask an operator of a motor 316 |
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| 396 | + | vehicle to provide any documentation or identification other than an 317 |
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| 397 | + | operator's license, motor vehicle registration, insurance identity card or 318 |
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| 398 | + | other documentation or identification directly related to the stop, when 319 |
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| 399 | + | the motor vehicle has been stopped solely for a motor vehicle violation, 320 |
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| 400 | + | unless there exists probable cause or reasonable and articulable 321 |
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| 401 | + | suspicion to believe that a felony or misdemeanor offense has been 322 |
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| 402 | + | committed or the operator has failed to produce a valid operator's 323 |
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| 403 | + | license. 324 |
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| 404 | + | Sec. 8. Section 54-33a of the general statutes is repealed and the 325 |
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| 405 | + | following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2021): 326 |
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| 406 | + | (a) As used in sections 54-33a to 54-33g, inclusive, "property" 327 |
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| 407 | + | includes, but is not limited to, documents, books, papers, films, 328 |
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| 408 | + | recordings, records, data and any other tangible thing; and "tracking 329 |
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| 409 | + | device" means an electronic or mechanical device that permits the 330 |
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| 410 | + | tracking of the movement of a person or object. 331 |
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| 411 | + | (b) Upon complaint on oath by any state's attorney or assistant state's 332 |
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| 412 | + | attorney or by any two credible persons, to any judge of the Superior 333 |
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| 413 | + | Court or judge trial referee, that such state's attorney or assistant state's 334 |
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| 414 | + | attorney or such persons have probable cause to believe that any 335 |
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| 415 | + | property (1) possessed, controlled, designed or intended for use or 336 |
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| 416 | + | which is or has been used or which may be used as the means of 337 |
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| 417 | + | committing any criminal offense; or (2) which was stolen or embezzled; 338 |
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| 418 | + | or (3) which constitutes evidence of an offense, or which constitutes 339 |
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| 419 | + | evidence that a particular person participated in the commission of an 340 |
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| 420 | + | offense, is within or upon any place, thing or person, such judge or judge 341 |
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| 421 | + | trial referee, except as provided in section 54-33j, may issue a warrant 342 Substitute Bill No. 1093 |
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534 | | - | section 53a-189a; |
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535 | | - | (D) Any conviction for a class A misdemeanor offense that is a |
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536 | | - | violation of section 53a-61a, 53a-64cc or 53a-323; or |
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537 | | - | (E) Any conviction for an offense for which the defendant has not |
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538 | | - | served or completed serving the sentence imposed for such offense, |
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539 | | - | including any period of incarceration, special parole, parole or |
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540 | | - | probation, unless and until the applicable time period prescribed in |
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541 | | - | subdivision (1) of this subsection has elapsed and the defendant has |
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542 | | - | completed serving such sentence. |
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543 | | - | Sec. 11. Subsection (c) of section 7-294d of the general statutes is |
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544 | | - | repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October |
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545 | | - | 1, 2021): |
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546 | | - | (c) (1) The council may refuse to renew any certificate if the holder |
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547 | | - | fails to meet the requirements for renewal of his or her certification. |
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548 | | - | (2) The council may cancel or revoke any certificate if: (A) The |
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549 | | - | certificate was issued by administrative error, (B) the certificate was |
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550 | | - | obtained through misrepresentation or fraud, (C) the holder falsified |
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551 | | - | any document in order to obtain or renew any certificate, (D) the holder |
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552 | | - | has been convicted of a felony, (E) the holder has been found not guilty |
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553 | | - | of a felony by reason of mental disease or defect pursuant to section 53a- |
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554 | | - | 13, (F) the holder has been convicted of a violation of section 21a-279, |
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555 | | - | (G) the holder has been refused issuance of a certificate or similar |
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556 | | - | authorization or has had his or her certificate or other authorization |
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557 | | - | cancelled or revoked by another jurisdiction on grounds which would |
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558 | | - | authorize cancellation or revocation under the provisions of this |
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559 | | - | subdivision, (H) the holder has been found by a law enforcement unit, |
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560 | | - | pursuant to procedures established by such unit, to have used a firearm |
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561 | | - | in an improper manner which resulted in the death or serious physical |
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562 | | - | injury of another person, (I) the holder has been found by a law Substitute Senate Bill No. 1093 |
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| 428 | + | commanding a proper officer to enter into or upon such place or thing, 343 |
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| 429 | + | search such place, thing or person and take into such officer's custody 344 |
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| 430 | + | all such property named in the warrant. 345 |
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| 431 | + | (c) Upon complaint on oath by any state's attorney or assistant state's 346 |
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| 432 | + | attorney or by any two credible persons, to any judge of the Superior 347 |
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| 433 | + | Court or judge trial referee, that such state's attorney or assistant state's 348 |
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| 434 | + | attorney or such persons have probable cause to believe that a criminal 349 |
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| 435 | + | offense has been, is being, or will be committed and that the use of a 350 |
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| 436 | + | tracking device will yield evidence of the commission of that offense, 351 |
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| 437 | + | such judge or judge trial referee may issue a warrant authorizing the 352 |
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| 438 | + | installation and use of a tracking device. The complaint shall identify 353 |
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| 439 | + | the person on which or the property to, in or on which the tracking 354 |
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| 440 | + | device is to be installed, and, if known, the owner of such property. 355 |
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| 441 | + | (d) A warrant may issue only on affidavit sworn to by the 356 |
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| 442 | + | complainant or complainants before the judge or judge trial referee and 357 |
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| 443 | + | establishing the grounds for issuing the warrant, which affidavit shall 358 |
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| 444 | + | be part of the arrest file. If the judge or judge trial referee is satisfied that 359 |
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| 445 | + | grounds for the application exist or that there is probable cause to 360 |
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| 446 | + | believe that grounds for the application exist, the judge or judge trial 361 |
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| 447 | + | referee shall issue a warrant identifying the property and naming or 362 |
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| 448 | + | describing the person, place or thing to be searched or authorizing the 363 |
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| 449 | + | installation and use of a tracking device and identifying the person on 364 |
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| 450 | + | which or the property to, in or on which the tracking device is to be 365 |
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| 451 | + | installed. The warrant shall be directed to any police officer of a 366 |
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| 452 | + | regularly organized police department or any state police officer, to an 367 |
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| 453 | + | inspector in the Division of Criminal Justice, to a conservation officer, 368 |
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| 454 | + | special conservation officer or patrolman acting pursuant to section 26-369 |
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| 455 | + | 6 or to a sworn motor vehicle inspector acting under the authority of 370 |
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| 456 | + | section 14-8. Except for a warrant for the installation and use of a 371 |
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| 457 | + | tracking device, the warrant shall state the date and time of its issuance 372 |
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| 458 | + | and the grounds or probable cause for its issuance and shall command 373 |
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| 459 | + | the officer to search within a reasonable time the person, place or thing 374 |
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| 460 | + | named, for the property specified. A warrant for the installation and use 375 Substitute Bill No. 1093 |
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566 | | - | enforcement unit, pursuant to procedures established by such unit and |
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567 | | - | considering guidance developed under subsection (g) of this section, to |
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568 | | - | have engaged in conduct that undermines public confidence in law |
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569 | | - | enforcement, including, but not limited to, discriminatory conduct, |
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570 | | - | falsification of reports, issuances of orders that are not lawful orders or |
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571 | | - | a violation of the Alvin W. Penn Racial Profiling Prohibition Act |
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572 | | - | pursuant to sections 54-1l and 54-1m, provided, when evaluating any |
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573 | | - | such conduct, the council considers such conduct engaged in while the |
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574 | | - | holder is acting in such holder's law enforcement capacity or |
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575 | | - | representing himself or herself to be a police officer to be more serious |
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576 | | - | than such conduct engaged in by a holder not acting in such holder's |
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577 | | - | law enforcement capacity or representing himself or herself to be a |
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578 | | - | police officer; (J) the holder has been found by a law enforcement unit, |
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579 | | - | pursuant to procedures established by such unit, to have used physical |
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580 | | - | force on another person in a manner that is excessive or used physical |
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581 | | - | force in a manner found to not be justifiable after an investigation |
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582 | | - | conducted pursuant to section 51-277a, or (K) the holder has been found |
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583 | | - | by a law enforcement unit, pursuant to procedures established by such |
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584 | | - | unit, to have committed any act that would constitute tampering with |
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585 | | - | or fabricating physical evidence in violation of section 53a-155, perjury |
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586 | | - | in violation of section 53a-156 or false statement in violation of section |
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587 | | - | 53a-157b. Whenever the council believes there is a reasonable basis for |
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588 | | - | suspension, cancellation or revocation of the certification of a police |
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589 | | - | officer, police training school or law enforcement instructor, it shall give |
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590 | | - | notice and an adequate opportunity for a hearing prior to such |
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591 | | - | suspension, cancellation or revocation. Such hearing shall be conducted |
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592 | | - | in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54. Any holder aggrieved |
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593 | | - | by the decision of the council may appeal from such decision in |
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594 | | - | accordance with the provisions of section 4-183. The council may cancel |
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595 | | - | or revoke any certificate if, after a de novo review, it finds by clear and |
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596 | | - | convincing evidence (i) a basis set forth in subparagraphs (A) to (G), |
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597 | | - | inclusive, of this subdivision, or (ii) that the holder of the certificate |
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598 | | - | committed an act set forth in subparagraph (H), (I), (J) or (K) of this Substitute Senate Bill No. 1093 |
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602 | | - | subdivision. In any such case where the council finds such evidence, but |
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603 | | - | determines that the severity of an act committed by the holder of the |
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604 | | - | certificate does not warrant cancellation or revocation of such holder's |
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605 | | - | certificate, the council may suspend such holder's certification for a |
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606 | | - | period of up to forty-five days and may censure such holder of the |
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607 | | - | certificate. Any police officer or law enforcement instructor whose |
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608 | | - | certification is cancelled or revoked pursuant to this section may |
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609 | | - | reapply for certification no sooner than two years after the date on |
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610 | | - | which the cancellation or revocation order becomes final. Any police |
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611 | | - | training school whose certification is cancelled or revoked pursuant to |
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612 | | - | this section may reapply for certification at any time after the date on |
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613 | | - | which such order becomes final. For purposes of this subdivision, a |
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614 | | - | lawful order is an order issued by a police officer who is in uniform or |
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615 | | - | has identified himself or herself as a police officer to the person such |
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616 | | - | order is issued to at the time such order is issued, and which order is |
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617 | | - | reasonably related to the fulfillment of the duties of the police officer |
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618 | | - | who is issuing such order, does not violate any provision of state or |
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619 | | - | federal law and is only issued for the purposes of (I) preventing, |
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620 | | - | detecting, investigating or stopping a crime, (II) protecting a person or |
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621 | | - | property from harm, (III) apprehending a person suspected of a crime, |
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622 | | - | (IV) enforcing a law, (V) regulating traffic, or (VI) assisting in emergency |
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623 | | - | relief, including the administration of first aid. |
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624 | | - | Sec. 12. (NEW) (Effective October 1, 2021) (a) For purposes of this |
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625 | | - | section, "criminal act" means criminal act, as defined in section 53a-224 |
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626 | | - | of the general statutes. |
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627 | | - | (b) A person is guilty of enticing a juvenile to commit a criminal act |
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628 | | - | if such person is twenty-three years of age or older and knowingly |
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629 | | - | causes, encourages, solicits, recruits, intimidates or coerces a person |
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630 | | - | under eighteen years of age to commit or participate in the commission |
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631 | | - | of a criminal act. |
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| 467 | + | of a tracking device shall state the date and time of its issuance and the 376 |
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| 468 | + | grounds or probable cause for its issuance and shall command the 377 |
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| 469 | + | officer to complete the installation of the device within a specified 378 |
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| 470 | + | period not later than ten days after the date of its issuance and authorize 379 |
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| 471 | + | the installation and use of the tracking device, including the collection 380 |
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| 472 | + | of data through such tracking device, for a reasonable period of time not 381 |
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| 473 | + | to exceed thirty days from the date the tracking device is installed. Upon 382 |
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| 474 | + | request and a showing of good cause, a judge or judge trial referee may 383 |
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| 475 | + | authorize the use of the tracking device for an additional period of thirty 384 |
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| 476 | + | days. 385 |
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| 477 | + | (e) No police officer of a regularly organized police department or 386 |
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| 478 | + | any state police officer, an inspector in the Division of Criminal Justice, 387 |
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| 479 | + | a conservation officer, special conservation officer or patrolman acting 388 |
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| 480 | + | pursuant to section 26-6 or a sworn motor vehicle inspector acting under 389 |
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| 481 | + | the authority of section 14-8, shall seek, execute or participate in the 390 |
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| 482 | + | execution of a no-knock warrant. A search warrant authorized under 391 |
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| 483 | + | this section shall require that an officer provide notice of such officer's 392 |
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| 484 | + | identity, authority and purpose prior to entering the place to be 393 |
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| 485 | + | searched for the execution of such search warrant. Prior to undertaking 394 |
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| 486 | + | any search or seizure pursuant to the search warrant, the executing 395 |
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| 487 | + | officer shall read and give a copy of the search warrant to the person to 396 |
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| 488 | + | be searched or the owner of the place to be searched or, if the owner is 397 |
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| 489 | + | not present, to any occupant of the place to be searched. If the place to 398 |
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| 490 | + | be searched is unoccupied, the executing officer shall leave a copy of the 399 |
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| 491 | + | search warrant suitably affixed to the place to be searched. For purposes 400 |
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| 492 | + | of this subsection, "no-knock warrant" means a warrant authorizing 401 |
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| 493 | + | police officers to enter certain premises without first knocking and 402 |
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| 494 | + | announcing their presence or purpose prior to entering the place to be 403 |
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| 495 | + | searched. 404 |
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| 496 | + | [(e)] (f) A judge or judge trial referee may issue a warrant pursuant to 405 |
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| 497 | + | this section for records or data that are in the actual or constructive 406 |
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| 498 | + | possession of a foreign corporation or business entity that transacts 407 |
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| 499 | + | business in this state, including, but not limited to, a foreign corporation 408 Substitute Bill No. 1093 |
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636 | | - | misdemeanor for first offense, and (2) class D felony for any subsequent |
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637 | | - | offense. |
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638 | | - | Sec. 13. (Effective from passage) (a) The Judicial Branch shall conduct a |
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639 | | - | study to determine the feasibility of (1) decreasing the period of time |
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640 | | - | between the arrest of a child and such child's initial court appearance, |
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641 | | - | in order to increase the likelihood that such child will attend such |
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642 | | - | appearance and reduce the likelihood of such child's recidivism, and (2) |
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643 | | - | establishing a diversionary program for children who are arrested, in |
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644 | | - | which participants shall report to a judge, juvenile probation officer or |
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645 | | - | clinical social worker licensed pursuant to chapter 383b of the general |
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646 | | - | statutes, on a weekly basis from the period of arrest until the |
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647 | | - | adjudication of the matter in order to reduce the likelihood of |
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648 | | - | recidivism. |
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649 | | - | (b) Not later than January 1, 2022, the Judicial Branch shall report the |
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650 | | - | findings of the study conducted pursuant to subsection (a) of this |
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651 | | - | section, in accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a of the general |
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652 | | - | statutes, to the joint standing committees of the General Assembly |
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653 | | - | having cognizance of matters relating to the judiciary and children. |
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654 | | - | Sec. 14. Subsection (d) of section 54-91c of the general statutes is |
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655 | | - | repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective January |
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656 | | - | 1, 2023): |
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657 | | - | (d) Upon the request of a victim, prior to the acceptance by the court |
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658 | | - | of a plea of a defendant pursuant to a proposed plea agreement, the |
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659 | | - | state's attorney, assistant state's attorney or deputy assistant state's |
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660 | | - | attorney in charge of the case shall provide such victim with the terms |
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661 | | - | of such proposed plea agreement in writing. If the terms of the proposed |
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662 | | - | plea agreement provide for a term of imprisonment which is more than |
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663 | | - | two years or a total effective sentence of more than a two-year term of |
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664 | | - | imprisonment, the state's attorney, assistant state's attorney or deputy |
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665 | | - | assistant state's attorney in charge of the case shall indicate: (1) The Substitute Senate Bill No. 1093 |
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| 506 | + | or business entity that provides electronic communication services or 409 |
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| 507 | + | remote computing services to the public. Such a warrant may be served 410 |
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| 508 | + | on an authorized representative of the foreign corporation or business 411 |
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| 509 | + | entity by hand, mail, commercial delivery, facsimile or electronic 412 |
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| 510 | + | transmission, provided proof of delivery can be established. When 413 |
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| 511 | + | properly served with a warrant issued pursuant to this section, the 414 |
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| 512 | + | foreign corporation or business entity shall provide to the applicant all 415 |
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| 513 | + | records or data sought by the warrant within fourteen business days of 416 |
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| 514 | + | being served with the warrant, unless the judge or judge trial referee 417 |
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| 515 | + | determines that a shorter or longer period of time is necessary or 418 |
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| 516 | + | appropriate. 419 |
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| 517 | + | [(f)] (g) The inadvertent failure of the issuing judge or judge trial 420 |
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| 518 | + | referee to state on the warrant the time of its issuance shall not in and of 421 |
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| 519 | + | itself invalidate the warrant. 422 |
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| 520 | + | Sec. 9. Section 53a-22 of the general statutes, as amended by section 423 |
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| 521 | + | 29 of public act 20-1 of the July special session and public act 21-4, is 424 |
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| 522 | + | amended by adding subsection (h) as follows (Effective January 1, 2022): 425 |
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| 523 | + | (NEW) (h) In determining whether use of force by a peace officer who 426 |
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| 524 | + | is a police officer, as defined in subsection (a) of section 29-6d, is justified 427 |
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| 525 | + | pursuant to this section, the trier of fact may draw an unfavorable 428 |
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| 526 | + | inference from a police officer's deliberate failure in violation of section 429 |
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| 527 | + | 29-6d, as amended by this act, to record such use of physical force. 430 |
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| 528 | + | Sec. 10. Section 52-571k of the general statutes is repealed and the 431 |
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| 529 | + | following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2021): 432 |
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| 530 | + | (a) As used in this section: 433 |
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| 531 | + | (1) "Law enforcement unit" has the same meaning as provided in 434 |
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| 532 | + | section 7-294a; and 435 |
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| 533 | + | (2) "Police officer" has the same meaning as provided in section 7-436 |
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| 534 | + | 294a. 437 Substitute Bill No. 1093 |
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669 | | - | maximum period of imprisonment that may apply to the defendant; (2) |
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670 | | - | whether the defendant may be eligible to earn risk reduction credits |
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671 | | - | pursuant to section 18-98e; [and] (3) whether the defendant may be |
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672 | | - | eligible to apply for release on parole pursuant to section 54-125a; and |
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673 | | - | (4) whether the defendant may be eligible for automatic erasure of such |
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674 | | - | defendant's criminal conviction pursuant to subsection (e) of section 54- |
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675 | | - | 142a, as amended by this act. |
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| 541 | + | (b) No police officer, acting alone or in conspiracy with another, shall 438 |
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| 542 | + | deprive any person or class of persons of the equal protection of the laws 439 |
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| 543 | + | of this state, or of the equal privileges and immunities under the laws of 440 |
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| 544 | + | this state, including, without limitation, the protections, privileges and 441 |
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| 545 | + | immunities guaranteed under article first of the Constitution of the 442 |
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| 546 | + | state. 443 |
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| 547 | + | (c) Any person aggrieved by a violation of subsection (b) of this 444 |
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| 548 | + | section may bring a civil action for equitable relief or damages in the 445 |
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| 549 | + | Superior Court. A civil action brought for damages shall be triable by 446 |
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| 550 | + | jury. 447 |
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| 551 | + | (d) (1) In any civil action brought under this section, governmental 448 |
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| 552 | + | immunity shall only be a defense to a claim for damages when, at the 449 |
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| 553 | + | time of the conduct complained of, the police officer had an objectively 450 |
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| 554 | + | good faith belief that such officer's conduct did not violate the law. 451 |
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| 555 | + | There shall be no interlocutory appeal of a trial court's denial of the 452 |
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| 556 | + | application of the defense of governmental immunity. Governmental 453 |
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| 557 | + | immunity shall not be a defense in a civil action brought solely for 454 |
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| 558 | + | equitable relief. 455 |
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| 559 | + | (2) In any civil action brought under this section, the trier of fact may 456 |
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| 560 | + | draw an adverse inference from a police officer's deliberate failure, in 457 |
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| 561 | + | violation of section 29-6d, as amended by this act, to record any event 458 |
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| 562 | + | that is relevant to such action. 459 |
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| 563 | + | (e) In an action under this section, each municipality or law 460 |
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| 564 | + | enforcement unit shall protect and save harmless any such police officer 461 |
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| 565 | + | from financial loss and expense, including legal fees and costs, if any, 462 |
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| 566 | + | arising out of any claim, demand or suit instituted against such officer 463 |
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| 567 | + | by reason of any act undertaken by such officer while acting in the 464 |
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| 568 | + | discharge of the officer's duties. In the event such officer has a judgment 465 |
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| 569 | + | entered against him or her for a malicious, wanton or wilful act in a 466 |
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| 570 | + | court of law, such municipality shall be reimbursed by such officer for 467 |
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| 571 | + | expenses it incurred in providing such defense and shall not be held 468 |
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| 572 | + | liable to such officer for any financial loss or expense resulting from such 469 Substitute Bill No. 1093 |
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| 579 | + | act. 470 |
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| 580 | + | (f) In any civil action brought under this section, if the court finds that 471 |
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| 581 | + | a violation of subsection (b) of this section was deliberate, wilful or 472 |
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| 582 | + | committed with reckless indifference, the plaintiff may be awarded 473 |
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| 583 | + | costs and reasonable attorney's fees. 474 |
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| 584 | + | (g) A civil action brought pursuant to this section shall be commenced 475 |
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| 585 | + | not later than one year after the date on which the cause of action 476 |
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| 586 | + | accrues. Any notice of claim provision set forth in the general statutes, 477 |
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| 587 | + | including, but not limited to, the provisions of subsection (d) of section 478 |
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| 588 | + | 7-101a and subsection (a) of section 7-465 shall not apply to an action 479 |
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| 589 | + | brought under this section. 480 |
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| 590 | + | This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following |
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| 591 | + | sections: |
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| 593 | + | Section 1 October 1, 2021 7-294aaa |
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| 594 | + | Sec. 2 October 1, 2021 29-6d(f) |
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| 595 | + | Sec. 3 July 1, 2022 29-6d(f) |
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| 596 | + | Sec. 4 October 1, 2021 29-161h(c) |
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| 597 | + | Sec. 5 October 1, 2021 29-161q |
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| 598 | + | Sec. 6 October 1, 2021 54-33b |
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| 599 | + | Sec. 7 October 1, 2021 54-33o |
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| 600 | + | Sec. 8 October 1, 2021 54-33a |
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| 601 | + | Sec. 9 January 1, 2022 53a-22 |
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| 602 | + | Sec. 10 July 1, 2021 52-571k |
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| 604 | + | Statement of Legislative Commissioners: |
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| 605 | + | In Section 3(f)(1), "with a remote recorder, as defined in subsection (c) of |
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| 606 | + | section 7-277b," was deleted for accuracy, in Section 8(e), "no-knock |
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| 607 | + | search warrant" was changed to "no-knock warrant" for consistency |
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| 608 | + | with the defined term and "entering the property" was changed to |
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| 609 | + | "entering the place to be searched" for consistency, and in Section 9, in |
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| 610 | + | the introductory language "substitute house bill 6462 of the current |
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| 611 | + | session" was changed to "public act 21-4" for accuracy. |
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| 612 | + | |
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| 613 | + | JUD Joint Favorable Subst. |
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