General Assembly

 

Proposed Bill No. 104

 

January Session, 2015

 

LCO No. 580

 

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Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY

 

Introduced by:

 

SEN. LINARES, 33rd Dist.

 

AN ACT CONCERNING SWATTING.

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

That the general statutes be amended to require a person who is guilty of swatting, or making a prank or false threat designed to engender a large emergency response, to reimburse the town or emergency responders for the cost of the response in addition to any other criminal penalties.

Statement of Purpose:

To create tougher sanctions for those guilty of swatting.