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3 | 3 | LCO No. 3069 1 of 1 | |
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5 | 5 | General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 5795 | |
6 | 6 | January Session, 2025 | |
7 | 7 | LCO No. 3069 | |
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10 | 10 | Referred to Committee on AGING | |
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13 | 13 | Introduced by: | |
14 | 14 | REP. HUGHES, 135th Dist. | |
15 | 15 | REP. GARIBAY, 60th Dist. | |
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20 | 20 | AN ACT ESTABLISHING AN ELDER JUSTICE UNIT IN THE DIVISION | |
21 | 21 | OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE. | |
22 | 22 | Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General | |
23 | 23 | Assembly convened: | |
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25 | 25 | That section 51-279b of the general statutes be amended to require the 1 | |
26 | 26 | Chief State's Attorney to establish an elder justice unit within the 2 | |
27 | 27 | Division of Criminal Justice to investigate and prosecute criminal 3 | |
28 | 28 | matters that involve criminal activity against elderly persons. 4 | |
29 | 29 | Statement of Purpose: | |
30 | 30 | To address the widespread targeting of elders for exploitation, theft, | |
31 | 31 | fraud and abuse. |