General Assembly		Raised Bill No. 429
February Session, 2014		LCO No. 2031
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Referred to Committee on PUBLIC SAFETY AND SECURITY
Introduced by:
(PS)

AN ACT CONCERNING PUBLIC SAFETY.

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

Section 1. Section 53a-60 of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2014):

(a) A person is guilty of assault in the second degree when: (1) With intent to cause serious physical injury to another person, he causes such injury to such person or to a third person; or (2) with intent to cause physical injury to another person, he causes such injury to such person or to a third person by means of a deadly weapon or a dangerous instrument other than by means of the discharge of a firearm; or (3) he recklessly causes serious physical injury to another person by means of a deadly weapon or a dangerous instrument; or (4) for a purpose other than lawful medical or therapeutic treatment, he intentionally causes stupor, unconsciousness or other physical impairment or injury to another person by administering to such person, without his consent, a drug, substance or preparation capable of producing the same; or (5) he is a parolee from a correctional institution and with intent to cause physical injury to an employee or member of the Board of Pardons and Paroles, he causes physical injury to such employee or member; or (6) with intent to cause the loss of consciousness of another person, he causes such injury to such person by a single punch or kick or other singular striking motion.

(b) Assault in the second degree is a class D felony and any person found guilty under subdivision (6) of subsection (a) of this section shall be sentenced to a term of imprisonment of which two years of the sentence imposed may not be suspended or reduced by the court.

Sec. 2. Subsection (a) of section 46b-127 of the 2014 supplement to the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2014):

(a) (1) The court shall automatically transfer from the docket for juvenile matters to the regular criminal docket of the Superior Court the case of any child charged with (A) the commission of a capital felony under the provisions of section 53a-54b in effect prior to April 25, 2012, a class A or B felony or a violation of section 53a-54d, provided such offense was committed after such child attained the age of fourteen years and counsel has been appointed for such child if such child is indigent, or (B) a violation of subdivision (6) of subsection (a) of section 53a-60, as amended by this act, provided such offense was committed after such child attained the age of sixteen years and counsel has been appointed for such child if such child is indigent. Such counsel may appear with the child but shall not be permitted to make any argument or file any motion in opposition to the transfer. The child shall be arraigned in the regular criminal docket of the Superior Court at the next court date following such transfer, provided any proceedings held prior to the finalization of such transfer shall be private and shall be conducted in such parts of the courthouse or the building in which the court is located that are separate and apart from the other parts of the court which are then being used for proceedings pertaining to adults charged with crimes.

(2) A state's attorney may, at any time after such arraignment, file a motion to transfer the case of any child charged with the commission of a class B felony, [or] a violation of subdivision (2) of subsection (a) of section 53a-70, or a violation of subdivision (6) of subsection (a) of section 53a-60, as amended by this act, to the docket for juvenile matters for proceedings in accordance with the provisions of this chapter.

This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections:
Section 1	October 1, 2014	53a-60
Sec. 2	October 1, 2014	46b-127(a)

Statement of Purpose:

To establish a "knockout game" assault as a class D felony and to transfer children of at least sixteen years of age charged with such assault to the regular criminal docket of the Superior Court.

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