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General Assembly

  

Committee Bill No. 5666

January Session, 2013

  

LCO No. 5098

 

*05098HB05666JUD*

Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY

 

Introduced by:

  

(JUD)

  

AN ACT CONCERNING THE FORFEITURE OF MONEYS AND PROPERTY RELATED TO SEXUAL EXPLOITATION AND HUMAN TRAFFICKING.

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

Section 1. Subsection (a) of section 54-36p of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2013):

(a) The following property shall be subject to forfeiture to the state pursuant to subsection (b) of this section:

(1) All moneys used, or intended for use, in a violation of subdivision (3) of subsection (a) of section 53-21 or section 53a-82, 53a-86, 53a-87, 53a-88, 53a-90a, 53a-189a, 53a-189b, 53a-192a, 53a-196a, 53a-196b or 53a-196c;

(2) All property constituting the proceeds obtained, directly or indirectly, from a violation of subdivision (3) of subsection (a) of section 53-21 or section 53a-82, 53a-86, 53a-87, 53a-88, 53a-90a, 53a-189a, 53a-189b, 53a-192a, 53a-196a, 53a-196b or 53a-196c;

(3) All property derived from the proceeds obtained, directly or indirectly, from any sale or exchange for pecuniary gain from a violation of subdivision (3) of subsection (a) of section 53-21 or section 53a-82, 53a-86, 53a-87, 53a-88, 53a-90a, 53a-189a, 53a-189b, 53a-192a, 53a-196a, 53a-196b or 53a-196c;

(4) All property used or intended for use, in any manner or part, to commit or facilitate the commission of a violation for pecuniary gain of subdivision (3) of subsection (a) of section 53-21 or section 53a-82, 53a-86, 53a-87, 53a-88, 53a-90a, 53a-189a, 53a-189b, 53a-192a, 53a-196a, 53a-196b or 53a-196c.

This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections:

Section 1

October 1, 2013

54-36p(a)

Statement of Purpose:

To expand the offenses that are subject to forfeiture of money and property used in, or obtained or derived from the commission of, sexual exploitation and human trafficking, to include prostitution and promoting prostitution in the third degree.

[Proposed deletions are enclosed in brackets. Proposed additions are indicated by underline, except that when the entire text of a bill or resolution or a section of a bill or resolution is new, it is not underlined.]

Co-Sponsors:

REP. REBIMBAS, 70th Dist.; SEN. BYE, 5th Dist.

REP. RITTER E., 38th Dist.; REP. HOVEY, 112th Dist.

REP. COOK, 65th Dist.; REP. HOYDICK, 120th Dist.

REP. ABERCROMBIE, 83rd Dist.; REP. AYALA, 128th Dist.

REP. BACCHIOCHI, 52nd Dist.; REP. BOUKUS, 22nd Dist.

REP. BUCK-TAYLOR, 67th Dist.; REP. CARPINO, 32nd Dist.

REP. CONROY, 105th Dist.; REP. DILLON, 92nd Dist.

REP. FAWCETT, 133rd Dist.; REP. FLEXER, 44th Dist.

REP. FRITZ, 90th Dist.; REP. GENTILE, 104th Dist.

REP. GIEGLER, 138th Dist.; REP. GONZALEZ, 3rd Dist.

REP. GROGINS, 129th Dist.; REP. JANOWSKI, 56th Dist.

REP. JOHNSON, 49th Dist.; REP. KLARIDES, 114th Dist.

REP. KOKORUDA, 101st Dist.; REP. KUPCHICK, 132nd Dist.

REP. LAVIELLE, 143rd Dist.; REP. MILLER P., 145th Dist.

REP. MUSHINSKY, 85th Dist.; REP. NAFIS, 27th Dist.

REP. O'BRIEN E., 61st Dist.; REP. ORANGE, 48th Dist.

REP. REED, 102nd Dist.; REP. ROSE, 118th Dist.

REP. SANTIAGO, 84th Dist.; REP. SAWYER, 55th Dist.

REP. SAYERS, 60th Dist.; REP. URBAN, 43rd Dist.

REP. WALKER, 93rd Dist.; REP. WIDLITZ, 98th Dist.

REP. WILLIS, 64th Dist.; REP. WOOD, 141st Dist.

REP. WRIGHT E., 41st Dist.; REP. ZIOBRON, 34th Dist.

REP. ZUPKUS, 89th Dist.; SEN. BOUCHER, 26th Dist.

SEN. GERRATANA, 6th Dist.; SEN. HARP, 10th Dist.

SEN. HARTLEY, 15th Dist.; SEN. OSTEN, 19th Dist.

SEN. SLOSSBERG, 14th Dist.; SEN. STILLMAN, 20th Dist.

REP. FLOREN, 149th Dist.; REP. ZONI, 81st Dist.

REP. CANDELARIA, 95th Dist.; REP. MORRIS, 140th Dist.

REP. GIULIANO, 23rd Dist.

H.B. 5666