A new law sponsored by Ridgefield state Representative John Frey took effect on Sunday.  It was inspired by a case that happened in Ridgefield and was seen across the country, involving children left in hot vehicles.  Under certain circumstances, the new law provides a defense against civil damages or criminal penalties for entering another person's car, including forcibly, to remove a child.  It covers the person's actions if they reasonably believe that it's necessary in order to keep the child from imminent danger of serious bodily injury.  The entry must be reported to law enforcement.  A person may still be liable for civil damages if he or she attempts to provide aid to the child in addition to the actions the act authorizes.

Several Greater Danbury area lawmakers sponsored a bill which became law on Sunday.  Representatives Steve Harding of Brookfield, Danbury Bob Godfrey and Will Duff of Bethel were among those who backed the legislation about harrassment of a guide dog.  The bill makes it a class C misdemeanor to intentionally interfere with a blind, deaf, or mobility impaired person's use of a guide or assistance dog. The punishable actions include intentionally harassing or annoying the person or the dog accompanying the person.  The law also extends to the person training a dog as a guide or assistance dog.

Law Enforcement can track cell phone activity under a new law in Connecticut took effect Sunday.  Standards for surveillance using a “cell site simulator device” have been set in order to obtain geo-location data.