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2020 CT S.B. 408

Title - AN ACT CONCERNING USE OF OPIOID ANTAGONISTS AND CARTRIDGE INJECTORS BY POLICEOFFICERS.

Law Number - 2020 CT S.B. 408

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Requires the Department of Public Health to identify opioid antagonists and cartridge injectors that are suitable for use by police officers, permit officers to carry them if they are trained in their use, and ensure police officers have immunity for ...

Requires the Department of Public Health to identify opioid antagonists and cartridge injectors that are suitable for use by police officers, permit officers to carry them if they are trained in their use, and ensure police officers have immunity for their use under certain circumstances.

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2020 CT H.B. 5449

Title - AN ACT REQUIRING EXPANSION OF THE CRISIS INITIATIVE PILOT PROGRAM THROUGHOUT THE STATE.

Law Number - 2020 CT H.B. 5449

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Requires the Division of State Police to expand the Crisis Initiative Pilot Program to all areas of the state.

2020 CT H.B. 5450

Title - AN ACT CONCERNING EMERGENCY INTERVENTION BY A POLICE OFFICER WHEN A PERSON SUFFERS AN OPIOID OVERDOSE.

Law Number - 2020 CT H.B. 5450

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Allows a police officer to detain and transport to the hospital a person who is suffering from a narcotic overdose and needs immediate care and treatment.

2020 CT H.B. 5452

Title - AN ACT CONCERNING COMMISSIONING OF POLICE OFFICERS AT INDEPENDENT INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION.

Law Number - 2020 CT H.B. 5452

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Allows the Commissioner of Emergency Services and Public Protection to commission police officers at independent institutions of higher education.

2020 CT H.B. 5314

Title - AN ACT CONCERNING BEST PRACTICES FOR WELLNESS CHECKS BY POLICE OFFICERS.

Law Number - 2020 CT H.B. 5314

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Concerns best practices for wellness checks by police officers,requires the Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection to identify best practices for police officers to follow when conducting wellness checks and distribute a report of such...

Concerns best practices for wellness checks by police officers,requires the Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection to identify best practices for police officers to follow when conducting wellness checks and distribute a report of such best practices to local police departments.

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2020 CT H.B. 5313

Title - AN ACT CONCERNING POLICE REPORTS OF MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENTS.

Law Number - 2020 CT H.B. 5313

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Concerns police reports of motor vehicle accidents,eliminates a requirement that a police officer, in the officer's report of a motor vehicle accident involving a death, reach a conclusion as to the cause of the accident or refer the case to the appro...

Concerns police reports of motor vehicle accidents,eliminates a requirement that a police officer, in the officer’s report of a motor vehicle accident involving a death, reach a conclusion as to the cause of the accident or refer the case to the appropriate state’s attorney.

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2020 CT S.B. 261

Title - AN ACT DESIGNATING SPECIAL POLICE OFFICERS IN THE DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE SERVICES AS PEACE OFFICERS.

Law Number - 2020 CT S.B. 261

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Designates special police officers in the department of revenue services as peace officers,redefines peace officer to include a special police officer in the Department of Revenue Services and to make conforming changes.

2020 CT H.B. 5312

Title - AN ACT CONCERNING WARRANTIES APPLICABLE TO POLICE, FIRE AND OTHER MUNICIPAL VEHICLES.

Law Number - 2020 CT H.B. 5312

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Concerns warranties applicable to police, fire and other municipal vehicles,expands the automobile lemon law to cover municipal vehicles.

2020 CT H.B. 5317

Title - AN ACT CONCERNING PURCHASE OF OPIOID ANTAGONIST AND CARTRIDGE INJECTOR PRODUCTS FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT USE.

Law Number - 2020 CT H.B. 5317

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Concerns purchase of opioid antagonist and cartridge injector products for law enforcement use,requires the Commissioner of Administrative Services, in conjunction with the Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection, to enter cooperative purch...

Concerns purchase of opioid antagonist and cartridge injector products for law enforcement use,requires the Commissioner of Administrative Services, in conjunction with the Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection, to enter cooperative purchasing plans with municipalities to provide opioid antagonist and cartridge injector products for use by police officers in the state.

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2020 CT H.B. 5318

Title - AN ACT REQUIRING A STUDY OF TECHNOLOGY THAT POLICE OFFICERS, FIREFIGHTERS AND EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES PERSONNEL MAY USE WHEN RESPONDING TO OPIOID OVERDOSES.

Law Number - 2020 CT H.B. 5318

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Requires a study of technology that police officers, firefighters and emergency medical services personnel may use when responding to opioid overdoses.

2020 CT S.B. 264

Title - AN ACT CONCERNING MOTOR VEHICLE INSPECTORS AND BUILDING SECURITY.

Law Number - 2020 CT S.B. 264

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Concerns motor vehicle inspectors and building security,allows the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles to nominate, and the Commissioner of Emergency Services and Public Protection to appoint, motor vehicle inspectors to serve as special police officers at D...

Concerns motor vehicle inspectors and building security,allows the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles to nominate, and the Commissioner of Emergency Services and Public Protection to appoint, motor vehicle inspectors to serve as special police officers at Department of Motor Vehicles’ buildings and on department lands.

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2020 CT S.B. 267

Title - AN ACT ESTABLISHING A DEPARTMENT OF CIVILIAN JUSTICE.

Law Number - 2020 CT S.B. 267

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Establishes a Department of Civilian Justice to receive and investigate complaints from a police officer alleging misconduct by another police officer in the performance of the officer’s duties.