Bill Text: CT SB00413 | 2011 | General Assembly | Introduced

Connecticut Senate Bill 413 (Prior Session Legislation)

Introduced

Bill Title: An Act Concerning The Disclosure Of The Autopsy Records Of A Child Murder Victim.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2011-01-20 - Referred to Joint Committee on Public Health [SB00413 Detail]

Download: Connecticut-2011-SB00413-Introduced.html


General Assembly		*Proposed Bill No. 413*
*January Session, 2011*		LCO No. 1326

Referred to Committee on Public Health
Introduced by:
SEN. FASANO, 34th Dist.

AN ACT CONCERNING THE DISCLOSURE OF THE AUTOPSY RECORDS OF A CHILD MURDER VICTIM.

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

That section 19a-411 of the general statutes be amended to provide that upon the request of the parents of a minor child who has been murdered, the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner shall seal the records of its investigation and examination of such death including the autopsy report and other scientific findings, and such records shall not be made available to the public.

Statement of Purpose:

To allow the parents of a minor child who is murdered to seal the autopsy report and prevent its disclosure to the public.