Bill Text: CT HB05502 | 2015 | General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: An Act Increasing The Area Of The Enhanced Penalty Zone For The Sale Or Possession Of Drugs Near Schools And Day Care Centers.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2015-01-16 - Referred to Joint Committee on Judiciary [HB05502 Detail]
Download: Connecticut-2015-HB05502-Introduced.html
General Assembly |
Proposed Bill No. 5502 |
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January Session, 2015 |
LCO No. 951 | ||||
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Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY |
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Introduced by: |
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REP. BELSITO, 53rd Dist. |
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AN ACT INCREASING THE AREA OF THE ENHANCED PENALTY ZONE FOR THE SALE OR POSSESSION OF DRUGS NEAR SCHOOLS AND DAY CARE CENTERS.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
That sections 21a-267, 21a-278a and 21a-279 of the general statutes be amended to increase from one thousand five hundred feet to three miles the area around a school or day care center in which a person is subject to an enhanced penalty for the sale or possession of controlled substances or drug paraphernalia and to provide that such enhanced penalty is applicable only if the sale or possession occurs during the regular school hours of such school or the operating hours of such day care center.
Statement of Purpose: