Bill Text: CT SB01128 | 2015 | General Assembly | Introduced

Connecticut Senate Bill 1128 (Prior Session Legislation)

Introduced

Bill Title: An Act Prohibiting The Use Of Accelerated Rehabilitation In The Case Of Animal Abuse.

Spectrum: Committee Bill

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2015-03-27 - Public Hearing 04/01 [SB01128 Detail]

Download: Connecticut-2015-SB01128-Introduced.html


General Assembly		*Raised Bill No. 1128*
*January Session, 2015*		LCO No. 5814
		05814_______JUD
Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY
Introduced by:
(JUD)

AN ACT PROHIBITING THE USE OF ACCELERATED REHABILITATION IN THE CASE OF ANIMAL ABUSE.

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

Section 1. Subsection (c) of section 54-56e of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2015):

(c) This section shall not be applicable: (1) To any person charged with a class A felony, a class B felony, except a violation of subdivision (1), (2) or (3) of subsection (a) of section 53a-122 that does not involve the use, attempted use or threatened use of physical force against another person, or a violation of subdivision (4) of subsection (a) of section 53a-122 that does not involve the use, attempted use or threatened use of physical force against another person and does not involve a violation by a person who is a public official, as defined in section 1-110, or a state or municipal employee, as defined in section 1-110, or a violation of section 14-227a, subdivision (2) of subsection (a) of section 53-21, section 53a-56b, 53a-60d, 53a-70, 53a-70a, 53a-70b, 53a-71, except as provided in subdivision (5) of this subsection, 53a-72a, 53a-72b, 53a-90a, 53a-196e or 53a-196f, (2) to any person charged with a crime or motor vehicle violation who, as a result of the commission of such crime or motor vehicle violation, causes the death of another person, (3) to any person accused of a family violence crime as defined in section 46b-38a who (A) is eligible for the pretrial family violence education program established under section 46b-38c, or (B) has previously had the pretrial family violence education program invoked in such person's behalf, (4) to any person charged with a violation of section 21a-267 or 21a-279 who (A) is eligible for the pretrial drug education and community service program established under section 54-56i, or (B) has previously had the pretrial drug education program or the pretrial drug education and community service program invoked on such person's behalf, (5) unless good cause is shown, to (A) any person charged with a class C felony, or (B) any person charged with committing a violation of subdivision (1) of subsection (a) of section 53a-71 while such person was less than four years older than the other person, (6) to any person charged with a violation of section 9-359 or 9-359a, (7) to any person charged with a motor vehicle violation (A) while operating a commercial motor vehicle, as defined in section 14-1, or (B) who holds a commercial driver's license or commercial driver's instruction permit at the time of the violation, [or] (8) to any person charged with a violation of subdivision (6) of subsection (a) of section 53a-60, or (9) to any person charged with a violation of section 53-247.


This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections:
Section 1	October 1, 2015	54-56e(c)

Statement of Purpose:

To prevent persons charged with committing animal abuse from using accelerated rehabilitation.

[Proposed deletions are enclosed in brackets. Proposed additions are indicated by underline, except that when the entire text of a bill or resolution or a section of a bill or resolution is new, it is not underlined.]