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CT HB05547

Bill

Status

Introduced

3/16/2012

Primary Sponsor

Judiciary Committee

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Origin

House of Representatives

2012 General Assembly

AI Summary

  • Allows officers to release persons arrested without prior complaint or warrant if the officer determines there are insufficient grounds for making a criminal complaint, with no arrest record created.

  • Persons released under this provision are not deemed to have been arrested, and no entry or record indicating arrest or criminal charges shall be made.

  • Clarifies that assistance provided by police officers to intoxicated persons in public places is not an arrest and shall not be recorded as such.

  • Specifies that protective custody of incapacitated persons by police officers is not an arrest and shall not be recorded as such.

  • Effective October 1, 2012, amending sections 54-1f and 17a-683 of the general statutes.

Legislative Description

An Act Concerning Release From Arrest Without Further Criminal Complaint.

Last Action

Public Hearing 03/29

3/23/2012

Committee Referrals

Judiciary3/16/2012

Full Bill Text

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