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General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 218
January Session, 2025
LCO No. 197
Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY
Introduced by:
SEN. CICARELLA, 34th Dist.
AN ACT CONCERNING THE CONSIDERATION OF PUBLIC SAFETY
WHEN DETERMINING WHETHER TO TRANSFER A JUVENILE TO
ADULT COURT.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:
That subparagraph (C) of subdivision (3) of subsection (a) of section 1
46b-127 of the general statutes and subdivision (3) of subsection (b) of 2
section 46b-127 of the general statutes be amended to read "after 3
weighing the best interests of the child, the best interests of the public 4
will not be served by maintaining the case in the superior court for 5
juvenile matters." 6
Statement of Purpose:
To place greater weight on the safety of the public when a court
considers the transference of a juvenile to adult court.