Bill Text: CT SB00290 | 2013 | General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: An Act Concerning The Sexual Assault Of A Person Whose Ability To Consent Is Substantially Impaired Due To Mental Disability.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2013-01-23 - Referred to Joint Committee on Judiciary [SB00290 Detail]
Download: Connecticut-2013-SB00290-Introduced.html
General Assembly |
Proposed Bill No. 290 |
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January Session, 2013 |
LCO No. 1126 | ||||
Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY |
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Introduced by: |
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SEN. LOONEY, 11th Dist. |
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AN ACT CONCERNING THE SEXUAL ASSAULT OF A PERSON WHOSE ABILITY TO CONSENT IS SUBSTANTIALLY IMPAIRED DUE TO MENTAL DISABILITY.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
That chapter 952 of the general statutes be amended to clarify that a person may be guilty of sexual assault if the victim's ability to consent is substantially impaired due to a mental disability and the actor knows or has reasonable cause to know that the ability of such victim to communicate lack of consent is so impaired.
Statement of Purpose:
To clarify that a person may be guilty of sexual assault if the victim's ability to consent is substantially impaired due to a mental disability and the actor knows or has reasonable cause to know that the ability of such victim to communicate lack of consent is so impaired.