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General Assembly

 

Proposed Bill No. 51

 

January Session, 2013

 

LCO No. 417

   

Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY

 

Introduced by:

 

SEN. MEYER, 12th Dist.

 

AN ACT EXPANDING THE DEFINITION OF "PHYSICALLY HELPLESS" WITH RESPECT TO SEXUAL ASSAULT OFFENSES.

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

That section 53a-65 of the general statutes be amended to expand the definition of the term "physically helpless", with respect to sexual assault offenses, to include a person who is unable to talk or who is severely intellectually disabled or physically disabled.

Statement of Purpose:

To expand the definition of the term "physically helpless", with respect to sexual assault offenses, to include a person who is unable to talk or who is severely intellectually disabled or physically disabled.