New Laws On ‘Sexting’, Hate Crimes Take Effect Sunday

HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — New laws taking effect in Connecticut will reduce penalties for “sexting” by children, increase sentences for certain hate crimes and impose new fines for calling police or fire departments to false alarms.
Dozens of bills passed during the last session of the General Assembly go into effect on Sunday.
One criminal statute will reduce the penalties for pre-teens who send sexual images to one another other from a felony to a misdemeanor, differentiating t