Bill Text: CT SB00104 | 2015 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: An Act Concerning Swatting.

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2015-01-16 - Referred to Joint Committee on Judiciary [SB00104 Detail]

Download: Connecticut-2015-SB00104-Introduced.html

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General Assembly		Proposed Bill No. 104
January Session, 2015		LCO No. 580
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Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY
Introduced by:
SEN. LINARES, 33rd Dist.

AN ACT CONCERNING SWATTING.

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

That the general statutes be amended to require a person who is guilty of swatting, or making a prank or false threat designed to engender a large emergency response, to reimburse the town or emergency responders for the cost of the response in addition to any other criminal penalties.

Statement of Purpose:

To create tougher sanctions for those guilty of swatting.