Bill Text: CT HB05172 | 2011 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: An Act Concerning The Defense Of A Person's Home.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 3-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2011-01-11 - Referred to Joint Committee on Judiciary [HB05172 Detail]

Download: Connecticut-2011-HB05172-Introduced.html

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General Assembly		Proposed Bill No. 5172
January Session, 2011		LCO No. 169
Referred to Committee on Judiciary
Introduced by:
REP. PISCOPO, 76th Dist. REP. SAMPSON, 80th Dist.

AN ACT CONCERNING THE DEFENSE OF A PERSON'S HOME.

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

That section 53a-20 of the general statutes be amended to provide that if a person believes that deadly physical force is necessary to prevent or terminate an unlawful entry by force into such person's dwelling or to prevent the commission of arson or a crime of violence by a trespasser, there shall be a rebuttable presumption that such belief was a reasonable belief.

Statement of Purpose:

To fully adopt the "castle doctrine" by establishing a rebuttable presumption that when a homeowner believes it necessary to use deadly force to repel an intruder then that belief is a reasonable belief.