Connecticut HB 5429: AN ACT CONCERNING ENTICEMENT OF A JUVENILE TO COMMIT A CRIMINAL ACT.

Bill Text

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General Assembly Raised Bill No. 5429
February Session, 2026 LCO No. 2253

Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY

Introduced by:
(JUD)

AN ACT CONCERNING ENTICEMENT OF A JUVENILE TO COMMIT A
CRIMINAL ACT.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:

Section 1. Section 53a-225 of the general statutes is repealed and the 1
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2026): 2
(a) For purposes of this section, "criminal act" means criminal act, as 3
defined in section 53a-224. 4
(b) A person is guilty of enticing a juvenile to commit a criminal act 5
if such person is [twenty-three] twenty-one years of age or older and 6
knowingly causes, encourages, solicits, recruits, intimidates or coerces a 7
person under eighteen years of age to commit or participate in the 8
commission of a criminal act. 9
(c) Enticing a juvenile to commit a criminal act is a (1) class A 10
misdemeanor for first offense, and (2) class D felony for any subsequent 11
offense. 12

Raised Bill No. 5429

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This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
sections:

Section 1 October 1, 2026 53a-225

JUD Joint Favorable