Connecticut 2025 Regular Session

Connecticut House Bill HB05176 Compare Versions

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55 General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 5176
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1313 Introduced by:
1414 REP. HOWARD, 43rd Dist.
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1818 AN ACT CONCERNING A POLICE OFFICER'S ABILITY TO REQUEST
1919 CONSENT TO SEARCH A MOTOR VEHICLE.
2020 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
2121 Assembly convened:
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2323 That section 54-33o of the general statutes be amended to restore a 1
2424 police officer's ability to request consent to search a motor vehicle when 2
2525 the officer has a reasonable and articulable suspicion that weapons, 3
2626 contraband or other evidence of a crime is contained within the vehicle. 4
2727 Statement of Purpose:
2828 To allow police officers the ability to request consent to search a motor
2929 vehicle in order to take illegal weapons and drugs off the street, as well
3030 as assist in collecting evidence of a crime.