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Lawmaker Wants "Caylee's Law" in Connecticut
Bill would punish parents who don't report missing children right away.
A Connecticut State Senator wants to make it a crime for parents to delay reporting a missing child or to lie about it.

Republican John Kissel, or Enfield, said he will propose the "Caylee's law" legislation during next year's session, according to the Journal Inquirer. The bill will be named for Caylee Anthony of Florida. Last week, a Florida jury found Casey Anthony, Calyee's mother, not guilty of murdering her daughter.

Caylee had been missing for 31 days before Casey Anthony reported her missing. The jury found Anthony guilty of misleading police about her daughter's whereabouts.

"What we saw play out in Florida was heartbreaking, and if we can strengthen our state laws in this area, we should," Kissel told the paper. "This proposal will oblige parents and guardians to promptly report disappearances. It will also cause people to think twice before making false statements to law enforcement authorities."

The proposal would make it a misdemeanor for parents, guardians or caretakers to knowingly fail to report that a child is missing, according to the Journal Inquirer. It would mean up to a year in prison and a $2,000 fine.

Lying to police in a case involving a missing child would be a felony under Kissel's proposal, punishable by one to five years in prison and a fine of up to $5,000, the paper reported.

http://www.nbcconnecticut.com/news/local/Lawmaker-Wants-Caylees-Law-in-Connecticut-125429238.html

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http://www.ctbulletin.com/articles/2012/03/20/news/doc4f692044327d8990305651.txt?viewmode=fullstory

Testimony to be heard Friday at Connecticut legislature on missing child bill
Published: Tuesday, March 20, 2012

HARTFORD — Called “Caylee’s Law” by some, the legislature’s Judiciary Committee will be hearing public testimony Friday on a bill that would make it a crime for a parent to neglect to report a missing child within 24 hours.
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Under the bill, however, after an investigation shows that a parent or caregiver knowingly waited 24 hours before reporting a missing child 12 or under, they could be sent to jail for up to one year and be levied a fine of up to $1,000.
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http://www.nbcconnecticut.com/news/local/State-Lawmakers-Creating-a-So-Called-Caylees-Law--143951636.html

State Caylee’s Law Clears Hurdle
The local bill would make it a criminal offense for a parent or guardian who not to report a child missing within 24 hours.
By Chris D'Alessandro
Monday, Apr 2, 2012 

The Connecticut General Assembly's Judiciary Committee approved a bill Monday that would toughen the penalty on parents or guardians who wait to report their child missing.
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The local bill would make it a criminal offense for a parent or guardian who not to report a child missing within 24 hours.

The bill passed 42-0 in the Judiciary Committee Monday afternoon.  In now awaits action in the full state's House of Representatives.
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http://www.connecticutplus.com/cplus/information/news/News_1/Fox-introduces-Caylee-s-Law1679416794.shtml
Fox introduces Caylee's Law
By Representative Gerald Fox III's office
May 7, 2012

Legislation introduced on the floor of the House of Representatives by State Representative Gerald Fox III (D-Stamford) establishes criminal penalties for the failure to report the disappearance of a child. The House passed the measure unanimously late Friday night, and it now goes to the Senate for consideration.

The bill (HB5512), known as ‘Caylee’s Law’, is in reaction to the death of toddler Caylee Anthony in Florida whose mother did not report her missing for over 30 days.
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