Bill Text: CT SB01072 | 2015 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: An Act Concerning Public Safety.

Spectrum: Committee Bill

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2015-03-06 - Public Hearing 03/12 [SB01072 Detail]

Download: Connecticut-2015-SB01072-Introduced.html

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General Assembly		Raised Bill No. 1072
January Session, 2015		LCO No. 4554
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Referred to Committee on PUBLIC SAFETY AND SECURITY
Introduced by:
(PS)

AN ACT CONCERNING PUBLIC SAFETY.

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

Section 1. Section 21-46a of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2015):

Whenever property is seized from the place of business of a pawnbroker by a law enforcement officer, such officer shall give the pawnbroker a duly signed receipt for the property containing a case number, a description of the property, the reason for the seizure, the name and address of the officer, the name and address of the person claiming a right to the property prior to the pawnbroker and the name of the pawnbroker. If the pawnbroker claims an ownership interest in such property, he or she may request the return of such property by filing a request for such property with the law enforcement agency in accordance with the provisions of section 54-36a. If the person who deposited, pledged or sold any property received by a pawnbroker is convicted of any offense arising out of such pawnbroker's acquisition, retention or disposition of the property and such pawnbroker suffered an economic loss as a result of such offense, the court, at the time of sentencing, [may] shall order restitution to such pawnbroker pursuant to subsection (c) of section 53a-28 and such order may be enforced in accordance with section 53a-28a.

Sec. 2. Subsection (f) of section 21-47e of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2015):

(f) Any secondhand dealer who was licensed in any city or town as a pawnbroker pursuant to section 21-40 on March 31, 2011, and who continues to hold such license, may pay for property received pursuant to a secondhand dealer license issued in accordance with section 21-47d in the manner authorized under section 21-42, [until July 1, 2021,] provided such secondhand dealer complies with all other provisions of this section relating to secondhand dealers.

Sec. 3. Subsection (j) of section 21-47e of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2015):

(j) Whenever property is seized from the place of business of a secondhand dealer by a law enforcement officer, such officer shall give such secondhand dealer a duly signed receipt for the property containing a case number, a description of the property, the reason for the seizure, the name and address of the officer, the name and address of the person claiming a right to the property prior to the secondhand dealer and the name of the secondhand dealer. If the secondhand dealer claims an ownership interest in such property, such secondhand dealer may request the return of such property by filing a request for such property with the law enforcement agency in accordance with the provisions of section 54-36a. If the seller of any property purchased by a secondhand dealer is convicted of any offense arising out of such secondhand dealer's acquisition of the property and the secondhand dealer suffered an economic loss as a result of such offense, the court [may] shall, at the time of sentencing, order restitution to the secondhand dealer pursuant to subsection (c) of section 53a-28, which order may be enforced in accordance with section 53a-28a.

Sec. 4. Subsection (i) of section 21-100 of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2015):

(i) Any precious metals or stones dealer who was licensed in any city or town as a pawnbroker pursuant to section 21-40 on March 31, 2011, and who continues to hold such license, may pay for property received pursuant to a precious metals or stones dealer license issued in accordance with this section in the manner authorized under section 21-42, [until July 1, 2021,] provided such precious metals or stones dealer complies with all other provisions of this section relating to precious metals or stones dealers.

Sec. 5. Subsection (m) of section 21-100 of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2015):

(m) Whenever property is seized from the place of business of a precious metals or stones dealer by a law enforcement officer, the officer shall give the dealer a duly signed receipt for the property containing a case number, a description of the property, the reason for the seizure, the name and address of the officer, the name and address of the person claiming a right to the property prior to the dealer and the name of the dealer. If the dealer claims an ownership interest in such property, the dealer may request the return of such property by filing a request for such property with the law enforcement agency in accordance with the provisions of section 54-36a. If the seller of any property purchased by the dealer is convicted of any offense arising out of the dealer's acquisition of the property and the dealer suffered an economic loss as a result of such offense, the court [may] shall, at the time of sentencing, order restitution to the dealer pursuant to subsection (c) of section 53a-28, which order may be enforced in accordance with section 53a-28a.

This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections:
Section 1	October 1, 2015	21-46a
Sec. 2	October 1, 2015	21-47e(f)
Sec. 3	October 1, 2015	21-47e(j)
Sec. 4	October 1, 2015	21-100(i)
Sec. 5	October 1, 2015	21-100(m)

Statement of Purpose:

To require the court to order restitution to a pawnbroker, secondhand dealer and precious metals and stones dealer under certain circumstances and allow previously licensed secondhand dealers and precious metals and stones dealers to pay cash for any property received pursuant to such licenses.

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