AN ACT CONCERNING ENTICEMENT OF A JUVENILE TO COMMIT A CRIMINAL ACT.

HB 5694 lowers the age threshold for the offense of enticing a juvenile to commit a crime from 23 to 18 years old. It increases penalties for this crime, raising the first offense from a class A misdemeanor to a class D felony and subsequent offenses from a class D felony to a class C felony. The bill directly affects adults who recruit or encourage minors under 18 to engage in criminal activity. These changes strengthen legal consequences for individuals targeting juveniles for criminal behavior. The bill amends Connecticut's statute on enticing a juvenile to commit a criminal act (section 53a-225).