General Assembly

Proposed Bill No. 104

January Session, 2015

LCO No. 580

*00580*

Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY

Introduced by:

SEN. LINARES, 33^rd 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.


General Assembly		*Proposed Bill No. 104*
*January Session, 2015*		LCO No. 580
		00580
Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY
Introduced by:
SEN. LINARES, 33^rd Dist.