Sec. 29-7n. Record and classification of gang-related crimes.

(a) For the purposes of sections 7-294l and 7-294x, subsection (a) of section 10-16b, subsection (b) of this section and sections 3 and 8 of public act 93-416*, “gang” means a group of juveniles or youths who, acting in concert with each other, or with adults, engage in illegal activities.

(b) On and after July 1, 1994, the Division of State Police within the Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection shall monitor, record and classify all crimes committed in the state which are gang-related in accordance with the provisions of section 29-1c.

(P.A. 93-416, S. 1, 2, 10; P.A. 06-196, S. 158; P.A. 11-51, S. 134.)

History: P.A. 93-416 effective June 29, 1993; P.A. 06-196 made a technical change in Subsec. (a), effective June 7, 2006; pursuant to P.A. 11-51, “Department of Public Safety” was changed editorially by the Revisors to “Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection” in Subsec. (b), effective July 1, 2011.

Notation

*Note: Sections 3 and 8 of public act 93-416 are special in nature and therefore have not been codified but remain in full force and effect according to their terms.