Bill Text: CT HB07052 | 2015 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: An Act Concerning Restrictions On Persons Running For Public Office Who Have Violated The Public Trust.

Spectrum: Committee Bill

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2015-03-27 - Public Hearing 04/01 [HB07052 Detail]

Download: Connecticut-2015-HB07052-Introduced.html

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General Assembly		Raised Bill No. 7052
January Session, 2015		LCO No. 5868
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Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY
Introduced by:
(JUD)

AN ACT CONCERNING RESTRICTIONS ON PERSONS RUNNING FOR PUBLIC OFFICE WHO HAVE VIOLATED THE PUBLIC TRUST.

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

Section 1. (NEW) (Effective January 1, 2016) No public official, as defined in section 1-110 of the general statutes, who is convicted of or pleads guilty or nolo contendere in state criminal or federal criminal court to any (1) crime related to a state or municipal office, as defined in section 1-110 of the general statutes, or (2) substantially similar federal crime related to a federal office, shall be a candidate for public office, as defined in section 1-79 of the general statutes.

Sec. 2. (NEW) (Effective January 1, 2016) No individual who is convicted of or pleads guilty or nolo contendere in state criminal or federal criminal court to any felony offense committed as a candidate for nomination for election or election to any municipal, state or federal office under title 9 of the general statutes, or any other felony offense related to such candidate's campaign, shall be a candidate for public office, as defined in section 1-79 of the general statutes.

This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections:
Section 1	January 1, 2016	New section
Sec. 2	January 1, 2016	New section

Statement of Purpose:

To prevent individuals guilty of crimes related to a municipal, state or federal office or any campaign for such office from being a candidate for public office.

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