Bill Text: CT HB05606 | 2015 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: An Act Concerning Inpatient Commitment Of Sex Offenders Who Are A High Risk For Reoffending.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2015-01-20 - Referred to Joint Committee on Judiciary [HB05606 Detail]

Download: Connecticut-2015-HB05606-Introduced.html

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General Assembly		Proposed Bill No. 5606
January Session, 2015		LCO No. 820
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Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY
Introduced by:
REP. SIMANSKI, 62nd Dist.

AN ACT CONCERNING INPATIENT COMMITMENT OF SEX OFFENDERS WHO ARE A HIGH RISK FOR REOFFENDING.

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

That chapter 969 of the general statutes be amended to establish a process whereby a sex offender who is determined to be a high risk to reoffend may be civilly committed to a secure inpatient mental health facility until he or she is able to return to society and not reoffend sexually.

Statement of Purpose:

To ensure that violent sex offenders do not reoffend.