Bill Text: CT HB05307 | 2011 | General Assembly | Introduced


Bill Title: An Act Exempting The Addresses Of Persons Arrested For Domestic Violence From Disclosure Under The Freedom Of Information Act.

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2011-01-24 - Change of Reference, Senate to Committee on Judiciary [HB05307 Detail]

Download: Connecticut-2011-HB05307-Introduced.html

General Assembly

 

Proposed Bill No. 5307

 

January Session, 2011

 

LCO No. 814

   

Referred to Committee on Government Administration and Elections

 

Introduced by:

 

REP. CAMILLO, 151st Dist.

 

AN ACT EXEMPTING THE ADDRESSES OF PERSONS ARRESTED FOR DOMESTIC VIOLENCE FROM DISCLOSURE UNDER THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT.

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

That subsection (b) of section 1-210 of the general statutes be amended to prohibit the disclosure of the address of a person arrested for domestic violence.

Statement of Purpose:

To encourage victims to report incidents of domestic violence to the police.

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