General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 773
January Session, 2021 LCO No. 1507
Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY
Introduced by:
SEN. LOPES, 6th Dist.
AN ACT CONCERNING REPAYMENT OF COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH
INCARCERATION.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:
1 That title 18 of the general statutes be amended to remove the
2 requirement that a formerly incarcerated person reimburse the state for
3 costs associated with such person's incarceration if such person wins the
4 lottery or is the recipient of some similar benefit or proceeds from a legal
5 settlement.
Statement of Purpose:
To remove the requirement that a formerly incarcerated person
reimburse the state for costs associated with such person's incarceration
if such person wins the lottery or is the recipient of some similar benefit
or proceeds from a legal settlement.
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