CT HB05227

Adds "public safety employee" to the definition of protected classes in intimidation statutes, covering police officers, firefighters, emergency medical technicians, and Department of Correction employees.

Expands intimidation based on bigotry or bias in the first degree to include acts targeting individuals because of their duties as public safety employees, maintaining the class C felony designation with a non-reducible $3,000 fine component.

Expands intimidation based on bigotry or bias in the second degree to include targeting public safety employees, maintaining the class D felony designation with a non-reducible $1,000 fine component.

Expands intimidation based on bigotry or bias in the third degree to include targeting public safety employees, maintaining the class E felony designation with a non-reducible $1,000 fine component.

All amendments take effect October 1, 2018.