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CT HB05443

Bill

Official Source

Status

Introduced

1/17/2025

Primary Sponsor

Tina Courpas

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Origin

House of Representatives

2025 General Assembly

AI Summary

  • Amends section 54-33o of Connecticut general statutes to restore police authority to request consent searches of motor vehicles
  • Requires officers to have reasonable and articulable suspicion that weapons, contraband, or evidence of a crime is in the vehicle before requesting consent
  • Reverses a previous restriction on consent search requests during traffic stops
  • Intended to help law enforcement remove illegal weapons and drugs from streets and gather criminal evidence

Legislative Description

An Act Concerning Consent Searches Of Motor Vehicles.

Last Action

Referred to Joint Committee on Judiciary

1/17/2025

Committee Referrals

Judiciary1/17/2025

Full Bill Text

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