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CT SB00798

Bill

Status

Passed

5/24/2017

Primary Sponsor

Public Safety and Security Committee

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Origin

Senate

2017 General Assembly

AI Summary

  • Repeals and replaces Section 7-277a of the general statutes effective October 1, 2017
  • Allows chief executive officers of municipalities to request and receive police assistance from other municipalities, with responding officers having same powers and immunities as local police
  • Municipalities providing assistance must be reimbursed for all expenditures unless waived in writing, including costs for employee death, disability, injury, and equipment losses
  • Permits the Mashantucket Pequot Tribe and Mohegan Tribe of Indians of Connecticut to enter into police assistance agreements with municipalities, provided a memoranda of agreement establishing tribal police authority is in effect
  • Extends police assistance agreement authority to institutions maintaining special police forces and the Office of State Capitol Police

Legislative Description

An Act Concerning Police Assistance Agreements Between Municipalities And The Mashantucket Pequot Tribe Or The Mohegan Tribe Of Indians Of Connecticut.

Last Action

Signed by the Governor

5/24/2017

Committee Referrals

Public Safety and Security2/9/2017

Full Bill Text

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