Sec. 29-7m. Record and classification of crimes motivated by bigotry or bias.
Sec. 29-7m. Record and classification of crimes motivated by bigotry or bias.
(a) On and after July 1, 1988, the Division of State Police within the Department of
Public Safety shall monitor, record and classify all crimes committed in the state which
are motivated by bigotry or bias.
(b) The police department, resident state trooper or constable who performs law
enforcement duties for each town shall monitor, record and classify all crimes committed
within such town which are violations of section 53a-181j, 53a-181k or 53a-181l and
report such information to the Division of State Police within the Department of Public
Safety.
(P.A. 87-279, S. 1, 3; P.A. 97-18; P.A. 00-72, S. 8.)
History: P.A. 97-18 designated existing provisions as Subsec. (a), amended said Subsec. (a) to make a technical change
and added Subsec. (b) to require local law enforcement agencies to monitor, record and classify all violations of Sec. 53a-181b and report such information to the Division of State Police; P.A. 00-72 amended Subsec. (b) to replace reference to
"section 53a-181b" with reference to "section 53a-181j, 53a-181k or 53a-181l".