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General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 5694
January Session, 2025
LCO No. 1977
Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY
Introduced by:
REP. CANDELORA V., 86th Dist.
REP. O'DEA, 125th Dist.
REP. RUTIGLIANO, 123rd Dist.
REP. ACKERT, 8th Dist.
REP. PERILLO J., 113th Dist.
REP. ZUPKUS, 89th Dist.
REP. ZAWISTOWSKI, 61st Dist.
REP. CARNEY, 23rd Dist.
AN ACT CONCERNING ENTICEMENT OF A JUVENILE TO COMMIT A
CRIMINAL ACT.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:
That section 53a-225 of the general statutes be amended to lower the 1
age of eligibility from twenty-three to eighteen years of age for the 2
offense of enticing a juvenile to commit a criminal act, and to increase 3
the penalty from a class A misdemeanor to a class D felony for a first 4
offense and from a class D felony to a class C felony for any second or 5
subsequent offense. 6
Statement of Purpose:
To increase the penalty for an adult who entices a juvenile to commit a
criminal act.