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General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 5177
January Session, 2025
LCO No. 292
Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY
Introduced by:
REP. HOWARD, 43rd Dist.
AN ACT CONCERNING USE OF DEADLY FORCE.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:
That subsection (c) of section 53a-22 of the general statutes be 1
amended to provide that use of deadly force upon another person by a 2
peace officer or an authorized official of the Department of Correction 3
or the Board of Pardons and Paroles is justified if a reasonable officer or 4
official would use such force given the facts and circumstances known 5
to the officer or official at the time, instead of requiring such force be 6
objectively reasonable under the given circumstances at the time. 7
Statement of Purpose:
To ensure that peace officers are properly evaluated for the use of force.