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General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 6385
January Session, 2025
LCO No. 2333
Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY
Introduced by:
REP. GILCHREST, 18th Dist.
AN ACT RAISING THE MINIMUM AGE FOR ARREST.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:
That title 46b of the general statutes be amended to raise the 1
minimum age of juvenile court jurisdiction from ten to twelve years of 2
age, effective July 1, 2026, and from twelve to fourteen years, effective 3
July 1, 2028. 4
Statement of Purpose:
To raise the minimum age of arrest from ten to fourteen years of age.