HB5208 — AN ACT CONCERNING THE AUTHORITY OF A POLICE OFFICER TO TRANSPORT A PERSON TO AN EMERGENCY ROOM OR A SUBSTANCE ABUSE FACILITY.

HB5208 — AN ACT CONCERNING THE AUTHORITY OF A POLICE OFFICER TO TRANSPORT A PERSON TO AN EMERGENCY ROOM OR A SUBSTANCE ABUSE FACILITY. · Informed CitizenryThis bill amends the general statutes to allow a police officer to take a person into protective custody and transport that person to an emergency room or a substance abuse facility. This authority…Open in Informed Citizenry