Bill Text: CT HB05208 | 2017 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: An Act Concerning Legal Protections For A Person Who Enters An Automobile To Provide Emergency Assistance To A Child.

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2017-01-05 - Referred to Joint Committee on Judiciary [HB05208 Detail]

Download: Connecticut-2017-HB05208-Introduced.html

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General Assembly		Proposed Bill No. 5208
January Session, 2017		LCO No. 129
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Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY
Introduced by:
REP. CARPINO, 32nd Dist.

AN ACT CONCERNING LEGAL PROTECTIONS FOR A PERSON WHO ENTERS AN AUTOMOBILE TO PROVIDE EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE TO A CHILD.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:

That chapter 925 of the general statutes be amended to provide an affirmative defense from civil or criminal liability to a person who renders emergency aid to a child located in an automobile that is owned by, or in the control of, another person.

Statement of Purpose:

To provide legal protections to a person who enters the automobile of another, including an entry by force, to render emergency assistance to a child.