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General Assembly Raised Bill No. 1367
January Session, 2025
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Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY
Introduced by:
(JUD)
AN ACT PROHIBITING A BAIL BONDSMAN OR AGENT FROM
APPREHENDING A PRINCIPAL ON A BOND ON THE PREMISES,
GROUNDS OR CAMPUS OF ANY HEALTH CARE FACILITY, SCHOOL,
INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION OR HOUSE OF WORSHIP.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:
Section 1. Section 29-152k of the general statutes is repealed and the 1
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2025): 2
(a) Prior to taking or attempting to take into custody the principal on 3
a bond, a professional bondsman licensed under chapter 533, a surety 4
bail bond agent licensed under chapter 700f or a bail enforcement agent 5
licensed under sections 29-152f to 29-152i, inclusive, shall notify the 6
police department or resident state trooper for, or state police troop 7
having jurisdiction over, the municipality in which the principal is 8
believed to be located of such bondsman's or agent's intentions. 9
(b) No such professional bondsman, surety bail bond agent or bail 10
enforcement agent shall take or attempt to take into custody a principal 11
on a bond on the premises, grounds or campus of any (1) health care 12
facility or institution licensed under chapter 368v, or office of a health 13
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care provider licensed by the Department of Public Health, (2) public or 14
private school or institution of higher education, or (3) house of 15
worship. 16
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
sections:
Section 1 October 1, 2025 29-152k
Statement of Purpose:
To prohibit a bondsman or agent from apprehending a principal on a
bond on the premises, grounds or campus of any health care facility,
school, institution of higher education or house of worship.
[Proposed deletions are enclosed in brackets. Proposed additions are indicated by underline, except
that when the entire text of a bill or resolution or a section of a bill or resolution is new, it is not
underlined.]