Sec. 53a-29. Probation and conditional discharge: Criteria; periods; continuation or termination.
Sec. 53a-189a. Voyeurism: Class D or C felony.
Sec. 53a-214. Criminal lockout: Class C misdemeanor.
Sec. 53a-29. Probation and conditional discharge: Criteria; periods; continuation or termination. (a) The court may sentence a person to a period of probation upon conviction of any crime, other than a class A felony, if it is of the opinion that: (1) Present or extended institutional confinement of the defendant is not necessary for the protection of the public; (2) the defendant is in need of guidance, training or assistance which, in the defendant's case, can be effectively administered through probation supervision; and (3) such disposition is not inconsistent with the ends of justice.
(b) The court may impose a sentence of conditional discharge for an offense, other than a class A felony, if it is of the opinion that: (1) Present or extended institutional confinement of the defendant is not necessary for the protection of the public; and (2) probation supervision is not appropriate.
(c) When the court imposes a sentence of conditional discharge, the defendant shall be released with respect to the conviction for which the sentence is imposed but shall be subject, during the period of such conditional discharge, to such conditions as the court may determine. The court shall impose the period of conditional discharge authorized by subsection (d) of this section and shall specify, in accordance with section 53a-30, the conditions to be complied with. When a person is sentenced to a period of probation, the court shall impose the period authorized by subsection (d), (e) or (f) of this section and may impose any conditions authorized by section 53a-30. When a person is sentenced to a period of probation, such person shall pay to the court a fee of two hundred dollars and shall be placed under the supervision of the Court Support Services Division, provided, if such person is sentenced to a term of imprisonment the execution of which is not suspended entirely, payment of such fee shall not be required until such person is released from confinement and begins the period of probation supervision.
(d) Except as provided in subsection (f) of this section, the period of probation or conditional discharge, unless terminated sooner as provided in section 53a-32 or 53a-33, shall be as follows: (1) For a class B felony, not more than five years; (2) for a class C, D or E felony or an unclassified felony, not more than three years; (3) for a class A misdemeanor, not more than two years; (4) for a class B, C or D misdemeanor, not more than one year; and (5) for an unclassified misdemeanor, not more than one year if the authorized sentence of imprisonment is six months or less, or not more than two years if the authorized sentence of imprisonment is in excess of six months, or where the defendant is charged with failure to provide subsistence for dependents, a determinate or indeterminate period.
(e) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (d) of this section, the court may, in its discretion, on a case by case basis, sentence a person to a period of probation which period, unless terminated sooner as provided in section 53a-32 or 53a-33, shall be as follows: (1) For a class C, D or E felony or an unclassified felony, not more than five years; (2) for a class A misdemeanor, not more than three years; and (3) for a class B misdemeanor, not more than two years.
(f) The period of probation (1) unless terminated sooner as provided in section 53a-32, shall be not less than ten years or more than thirty-five years for conviction of a violation of section 53a-70b of the general statutes, revision of 1958, revised to January 1, 2019, or subdivision (2) of subsection (a) of section 53-21 or section 53a-70, 53a-70a, 53a-71, 53a-72a, 53a-72b, 53a-90a or subdivision (2), (3) or (4) of subsection (a) of section 53a-189a, or section 53a-196b, 53a-196c, 53a-196d, 53a-196e or 53a-196f, and (2) shall be five years for a violation of section 53-247.
(g) Whenever the court sentences a person, on or after October 1, 2008, to a period of probation of more than two years for a class C, D or E felony or an unclassified felony or more than one year for a class A or B misdemeanor, the probation officer supervising such person shall submit a report to the sentencing court, the state's attorney and the attorney of record, if any, for such person, not later than sixty days prior to the date such person completes two years of such person's period of probation for such felony or one year of such person's period of probation for such misdemeanor setting forth such person's progress in addressing such person's assessed needs and complying with the conditions of such person's probation. The probation officer shall recommend, in accordance with guidelines developed by the Judicial Branch, whether such person's sentence of probation should be continued for the duration of the original period of probation or be terminated. If such person is serving a period of probation concurrent with another period of probation, the probation officer shall submit a report only when such person becomes eligible for termination of the period of probation with the latest return date, at which time all of such person's probation cases shall be presented to the court for review. Not later than sixty days after receipt of such report, the sentencing court shall continue the sentence of probation or terminate the sentence of probation. Notwithstanding the provisions of section 53a-32, the parties may agree to waive the requirement of a court hearing. The Court Support Services Division shall establish within its policy and procedures a requirement that any victim be notified whenever a person's sentence of probation may be terminated pursuant to this subsection. The sentencing court shall permit such victim to appear before the sentencing court for the purpose of making a statement for the record concerning whether such person's sentence of probation should be terminated. In lieu of such appearance, the victim may submit a written statement to the sentencing court and the sentencing court shall make such statement a part of the record. Prior to ordering that such person's sentence of probation be continued or terminated, the sentencing court shall consider the statement made or submitted by such victim.
(h) For the purposes of this section, a motor vehicle violation for which a sentence to a term of imprisonment of more than one year may be imposed shall be deemed an unclassified felony.
(1969, P.A. 828, S. 29; 1971, P.A. 871, S. 124, 129; P.A. 79-585, S. 8, 15; P.A. 89-219, S. 6, 10; P.A. 92-260, S. 12; P.A. 93-340, S. 12, 19; P.A. 95-142, S. 2; P.A. 01-84, S. 14, 26; P.A. 02-132, S. 30; P.A. 04-139, S. 8; P.A. 05-288, S. 181; P.A. 08-102, S. 1; P.A. 09-84, S. 1; P.A. 10-43, S. 19; P.A. 12-80, S. 4; 12-133, S. 18; P.A. 13-258, S. 6; P.A. 15-213, S. 2; P.A. 19-189, S. 14; P.A. 25-91, S. 27.)
History: 1971 act repealed former Subsec. (e) requiring probation officer to make recommendation as to advisability of continuing probation after probationer has been on probation for a year and allowing person on probation to be heard by court with respect to continuance or discontinuance of probation; P.A. 79-585 replaced commission on adult probation with office of adult probation in Subsec. (c); P.A. 89-219 amended Subsec. (c) to require a person sentenced to a period of probation to pay to the court a fee of $200; P.A. 92-260 amended Subsec. (c) to make technical changes and amended Subsec. (d) to replace “hereinafter provided” with “provided in section 53a-32 or 53a-33” and to replace in Subdiv. (5) “less than three months” with “three months or less”; P.A. 93-340 amended Subsec. (d)(1) to add exception re Subsec. (e) and added Subsec. (e) to authorize a period of probation of not more than 35 years for conviction of a sexual assault under certain circumstances, effective July 1, 1993; P.A. 95-142 amended Subsec. (e) to delete reference to an early termination of probation as provided in Sec. 53a-33, establish a minimum period of probation of 10 years, include a violation of Sec. 53-21(2) and delete the provisions that limited the applicability of the Subsec. to where the conviction is of a second or subsequent violation or the defendant was 18 years of age or older and the victim was under 13 years of age; P.A. 01-84 amended Subsec. (e) to replace reference to “subdivision (2) of section 53-21” with “subdivision (2) of subsection (a) of section 53-21”, effective July 1, 2001; P.A. 02-132 amended Subsec. (c) by replacing “Office of Adult Probation” with “Court Support Services Division” and making a technical change; P.A. 04-139 amended Subsec. (e) to include a violation of Sec. 53a-90a, 53a-196b, 53a-196c, 53a-196d, 53a-196e or 53a-196f; P.A. 05-288 made technical changes in Subsec. (e), effective July 13, 2005; P.A. 08-102 amended Subsec. (c) to replace reference to period of probation authorized by “subsection (d) of this section” with period authorized by “subsection (d), (e) or (f) of this section”, amended Subsec. (d) to add exception re Subsec. (f) and to decrease maximum period of probation for class C or D felony or unclassified felony from 5 years to 3 years, for class A misdemeanor from 3 years to 2 years and for class B misdemeanor from 2 years to 1 year, added new Subsec. (e) re authority of the court to sentence a person to a maximum period of probation of 5 years for class C or D felony or unclassified felony, 3 years for class A misdemeanor and 2 years for class B misdemeanor, redesignated existing Subsec. (e) as Subsec. (f), added Subsec. (g) re procedure for continuation or termination of a person's period of probation after such person completes 2 years of such period if such person was sentenced to a period of probation for more than 2 years for class C or D felony or unclassified felony or after such person completes 1 year of such period if such person was sentenced to a period of probation for more than 1 year for class A or B misdemeanor, and made technical changes; P.A. 09-84 amended Subsec. (c) to make a technical change and add proviso that if a person is sentenced to a term of imprisonment the execution of which is not suspended entirely, payment of probation supervision fee is not required until the person is released from confinement and begins period of probation supervision; P.A. 10-43 amended Subsec. (g) to add provision re when probation officer must submit report and present probation cases for review if person is serving concurrent periods of probation; P.A. 12-80 amended Subsec. (d) to include a class D misdemeanor in Subdiv. (4) and increase threshold term of imprisonment from 3 months to 6 months in Subdiv. (5), effective October 1, 2012, and applicable to sentences imposed for crimes committed on or after that date; P.A. 12-133 added Subsec. (h) re motor vehicle violation for which sentence to a term of imprisonment of more than 1 year may be imposed to be deemed an unclassified felony; P.A. 13-258 amended Subsecs. (d)(2), (e)(1) and (g) to add references to class E felony; P.A. 15-213 amended Subsec. (f) to add reference to Sec. 53a-189a(a)(2), (3) or (4); P.A. 19-189 amended Subsec. (f) by replacing “53a-70b” with “section 53a-70b of the general statutes, revision of 1958, revised to January 1, 2019”, and making a technical change; P.A. 25-91 amended Subsec. (f) by designating existing provisions re period of probation as Subdiv. (1) and adding Subdiv. (2) re 5-year period of probation for violation of Sec. 53-247.
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Sec. 53a-60b. Assault of an elderly, blind, disabled or pregnant person or a person with intellectual disability in the second degree: Class D felony: Two years not suspendable. (a) A person is guilty of assault of an elderly, blind, disabled or pregnant person or a person with intellectual disability in the second degree when such person commits assault in the second degree under section 53a-60 or larceny in the second degree under subdivision (2) of subsection (a) of section 53a-123 and (1) the victim of such assault or larceny has attained at least sixty years of age, is blind or physically disabled, as defined in section 1-1f, or is pregnant, or (2) the victim of such assault or larceny is a person with intellectual disability, as defined in section 1-1g, and the actor is not a person with intellectual disability.
(b) No person shall be found guilty of assault in the second degree or larceny in the second degree under subdivision (2) of subsection (a) of section 53a-123 and assault of an elderly, blind, disabled or pregnant person or a person with intellectual disability in the second degree upon the same incident of assault or larceny, as the case may be, but such person may be charged and prosecuted for all such offenses upon the same information.
(c) In any prosecution for an offense under this section based on the victim being pregnant it shall be an affirmative defense that the actor, at the time such actor engaged in the conduct constituting the offense, did not know the victim was pregnant. In any prosecution for an offense under this section based on the victim being a person with intellectual disability, it shall be an affirmative defense that the actor, at the time such actor engaged in the conduct constituting the offense, did not know the victim was a person with intellectual disability.
(d) Assault of an elderly, blind, disabled or pregnant person or a person with intellectual disability in the second degree is a class D felony and any person found guilty under this section shall be sentenced to a term of imprisonment of which two years of the sentence imposed may not be suspended or reduced by the court.
(P.A. 77-422, S. 2; P.A. 80-442, S. 18, 28; P.A. 92-260, S. 29; P.A. 99-122, S. 2; 99-186, S. 15; P.A. 01-84, S. 6, 26; P.A. 11-129, S. 12; P.A. 25-39, S. 24.)
History: P.A. 80-442 amended Subsec. (c) to require that two years of sentence imposed must be served, effective July 1, 1981; P.A. 92-260 made a technical change in Subsec. (a); P.A. 99-122 changed the name of the offense from “assault of a victim sixty or older in the second degree” to “assault of an elderly, blind, disabled or mentally retarded person in the second degree”, where appearing, added Subsec. (a)(2) to include within the offense an assault where the victim is a person with mental retardation and the actor is not a person with mental retardation, and added new Subsec. (c) to establish an affirmative defense in a prosecution based on the victim being a person with mental retardation that the actor did not know the victim was a person with mental retardation, relettering former Subsec. (c) as Subsec. (d); P.A. 99-186 changed the name of the offense from “assault of a victim sixty or older in the second degree” to “assault of an elderly, blind, disabled or pregnant person in the second degree” where appearing, amended Subsec. (a) to include within the offense an assault where the victim is pregnant and added new Subsec. (c) to establish an affirmative defense in a prosecution based on the victim being pregnant that the actor did not know the victim was pregnant, relettering former Subsec. (c) as Subsec. (d); P.A. 01-84 amended Subsec. (a)(2) to add “or larceny”, effective July 1, 2001; (Revisor's note: In 2005, the Revisors recodified Subsec. (c) to reflect the separate affirmative defenses established by P.A. 99-122 and P.A. 99-186); P.A. 11-129 substituted “person with intellectual disability” for “mentally retarded person” and “person with mental retardation” and made conforming changes; P.A. 25-39 replaced reference to Sec. 53a-123(a)(3) with reference to Sec. 53a-123(a)(2) in Subsecs. (a) and (b).
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Sec. 53a-173. Failure to appear in the second degree: Class D misdemeanor, first offense; class A misdemeanor, subsequent offense. (a) A person is guilty of failure to appear in the second degree when (1) while charged with the commission of a misdemeanor or a motor vehicle violation for which a sentence to a term of imprisonment may be imposed and while out on bail or released under other procedure of law, such person wilfully fails to appear when legally called according to the terms of such person's bail bond or promise to appear, or (2) while on probation for conviction of a misdemeanor or motor vehicle violation, such person wilfully fails to appear when legally called for any court hearing relating to a violation of such probation.
(b) Failure to appear in the second degree is (1) a class D misdemeanor for a first offense, and (2) a class A misdemeanor for any subsequent offense.
(1969, P.A. 828, S. 175; P.A. 87-343, S. 2, 4; P.A. 92-260, S. 65; P.A. 98-26, S. 2; P.A. 10-180, S. 2; P.A. 25-29, S. 3.)
History: P.A. 87-343 included persons charged with a motor vehicle violation for which a sentence to a term of imprisonment may be imposed; P.A. 92-260 made technical changes in Subsec. (a) by repositioning and rephrasing language; P.A. 98-26 added Subsec. (a)(2) re failure to appear for a violation of probation hearing; P.A. 10-180 amended Subsec. (a) to replace in Subdiv. (2) “a violation of probation hearing” with “any court hearing relating to a violation of such probation” and make technical changes; P.A. 25-29 amended Subsec. (b) to designate first offense as a class D misdemeanor as Subdiv. (1) and add subsequent offense as a class A misdemeanor as Subdiv. (2).
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Sec. 53a-189a. Voyeurism: Class D or C felony. (a) A person is guilty of voyeurism when, (1) with malice, such person knowingly photographs, films, videotapes or otherwise records the image of another person (A) without the knowledge and consent of such other person, (B) while such other person is not in plain view, and (C) under circumstances where such other person has a reasonable expectation of privacy, (2) with intent to arouse or satisfy the sexual desire of such person or any other person, such person knowingly photographs, films, videotapes or otherwise records the image of another person (A) without the knowledge and consent of such other person, (B) while such other person is not in plain view, and (C) under circumstances where such other person has a reasonable expectation of privacy, (3) with the intent to arouse or satisfy the sexual desire of such person, commits simple trespass, as provided in section 53a-110a, and observes, in other than a casual or cursory manner, another person (A) without the knowledge or consent of such other person, (B) while such other person is inside a dwelling, as defined in section 53a-100, and not in plain view, and (C) under circumstances where such other person has a reasonable expectation of privacy, or (4) with intent to arouse or satisfy the sexual desire of such person or any other person, such person knowingly photographs, films, videotapes or otherwise records the genitals, pubic area or buttocks of another person or the undergarments or stockings that clothe the genitals, pubic area or buttocks of another person (A) without the knowledge and consent of such other person, (B) while such genitals, pubic area, buttocks, undergarments or stockings are not in plain view, and (C) under circumstances where such other person has a reasonable expectation of privacy, whether such other person is or is not in a public place.
(b) For purposes of this section, “in plain view” does not include any view that is achieved by photographing, filming, videotaping or otherwise recording under or around a person's clothing, and “public place” means public place, as defined in section 53a-186.
(c) Voyeurism is (1) a class D felony for a first offense, except as provided in subdivision (3) of this subsection, (2) a class C felony for any subsequent offense, and (3) a class C felony for a first offense when (A) such person has been previously convicted of an offense enumerated in subdivision (1) of subsection (f) of section 53a-29, or (B) the intended subject of the offense is a person under sixteen years of age.
(d) Notwithstanding the provisions of section 54-193, no person may be prosecuted for an offense under subdivision (1), (2) or (4) of subsection (a) of this section except within five years from the date of the offense, or within five years from the date the subject of the offense discovers the existence of the photograph, film, videotape or other recording that constitutes a violation of subdivision (1), (2) or (4) of subsection (a) of this section, whichever is later.
(P.A. 99-143, S. 1; P.A. 03-114, S. 1; P.A. 06-187, S. 42; 06-196, S. 292; P.A. 15-213, S. 1; P.A. 19-14, S. 1; P.A. 25-91, S. 28.)
History: P.A. 03-114 increased the penalty from a class A misdemeanor to a class D felony; P.A. 06-187 amended Subsec. (a) to designate elements of the offense committed with the mens rea of malice as new Subdiv. (1), redesignate existing Subdivs. (1), (2) and (3) as Subparas. (A), (B) and (C) of new Subdiv. (1) and reenact elements of the offense committed with the mens rea of “intent to arouse or satisfy the sexual desire of such person or any other person” as new Subdiv. (2), effective July 1, 2006; P.A. 06-196 changed effective date of P.A. 06-187, S. 42 from July 1, 2006, to October 1, 2006, effective June 7, 2006; P.A. 15-213 amended Subsec. (a) to add Subdiv. (3) re with intent to arouse or satisfy sexual desire a person commits simple trespass and add Subdiv. (4) re with intent to arouse or satisfy sexual desire a person photographs, films, videotapes or otherwise records genitals, pubic area or buttocks, undergarments or stockings of another person, amended Subsec. (b) to designate existing provision re class D felony as Subdiv. (1) and add Subdivs. (2) and (3) re class C felonies, and added Subsec. (c) re time for prosecuting offense; P.A. 19-14 added Subsec. (a)(4)(C) re reasonable expectation of privacy, added new Subsec. (b) to define “in plain view”, redesignated existing Subsecs. (b) and (c) as Subsecs. (c) and (d), and made a technical change; P.A. 25-91 amended Subsec. (c)(3)(A) by replacing reference to Sec. 53a-29(f) with reference to Sec. 53a-29(f)(1).
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Sec. 53a-189d. Unlawful dissemination of an intimate synthetically created image: Class A, C or D misdemeanor or class D felony. (a) A person is guilty of unlawful dissemination of an intimate synthetically created image when (1) such person intentionally disseminates by electronic or other means such image of (A) the genitals, pubic area or buttocks of another person with less than a fully opaque covering of such body part, or the breast of such other person who is female with less than a fully opaque covering of any portion of such breast below the top of the nipple, or (B) another person engaged in sexual intercourse, as defined in section 53a-193, (2) such person disseminates such image without the consent of such other person, (3) knowing such image is a synthetically created image, disseminates the image intending for another person who views such image to be deceived into believing the image is an actual depiction of such other person, and (4) such other person suffers harm as a result of such dissemination, or (5) such person violates subdivisions (1) to (4), inclusive, of this subsection, and such person acquired, created or had created such synthetically created image with intention to harm such other person.
(b) For purposes of this section:
(1) “Disseminate” means to sell, give, provide, lend, trade, mail, deliver, transfer, publish, distribute, circulate, present, exhibit, advertise or otherwise offer;
(2) “Harm” includes, but is not limited to, subjecting such other person to hatred, contempt, ridicule, physical injury, financial injury, psychological harm or serious emotional distress; and
(3) “Synthetically created image” means any photograph, film, videotape or other image of a person that (A) is (i) not wholly recorded by a camera, or (ii) either partially or wholly generated by a computer system, and (B) depicts, and is virtually indistinguishable from what a reasonable person would believe is the actual depiction of, an identifiable person.
(c) The provisions of subsection (a) of this section shall not apply to:
(1) Any image described in subsection (a) of this section of such other person if such image resulted from voluntary exposure or engagement in sexual intercourse by such other person, in a public place, as defined in section 53a-181, or in a commercial setting; or
(2) Any image described in subsection (a) of this section of such other person, if such other person is not clearly identifiable, unless other personally identifying information is associated with or accompanies the image.
(d) Unlawful dissemination of an intimate synthetically created image to (1) a person by any means is a class D misdemeanor, except that if such person violated subdivision (5) of subsection (a) of this section, a class A misdemeanor, and (2) more than one person by means of an interactive computer service, as defined in 47 USC 230, an information service, as defined in 47 USC 153, or a telecommunications service, as defined in section 16-247a, is a class C misdemeanor, except that if such person violated subdivision (5) of subsection (a) of this section, is a class D felony.
(e) Nothing in this section shall be construed to impose liability on the provider of an interactive computer service, as defined in 47 USC 230, an information service, as defined in 47 USC 153, or a telecommunications service, as defined in section 16-247a, for content provided by another person.
(P.A. 25-168, S. 261.)
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Sec. 53a-213a. Smoking, otherwise inhaling or ingesting cannabis while operating a motor vehicle: Class C misdemeanor. (a) A person is guilty of smoking, otherwise inhaling or ingesting cannabis, as defined in section 21a-420, while operating a motor vehicle when he or she smokes, otherwise inhales or ingests cannabis, as defined in section 21a-420, while operating a motor vehicle upon a public highway of this state or upon any road of any specially chartered municipal association or of any district organized under the provisions of chapter 105, a purpose of which is the construction and maintenance of roads and sidewalks, or in any parking area for ten cars or more, or upon any private road on which a speed limit has been established in accordance with the provisions of section 14-218a or upon any school property. No person shall be convicted of smoking or otherwise inhaling or ingesting cannabis while operating a motor vehicle and possessing or having under such person's control a controlled substance upon the same transaction. A person may be charged and prosecuted for either or each such offense, a violation of operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of any drug and any other applicable offense upon the same information.
(b) Smoking, otherwise inhaling or ingesting cannabis while operating a motor vehicle is a class C misdemeanor.
(c) No peace officer shall stop a motor vehicle for a violation of this section if such violation is the sole reason for such stop, unless such officer (1) observes active cannabis consumption by the operator of the motor vehicle, and (2) detects the odor of burnt cannabis.
(June Sp. Sess. P.A. 21-1, S. 112; P.A. 25-19, S. 7.)
History: June Sp. Sess. P.A. 21-1 effective July 1, 2021; P.A. 25-19 amended Subsec. (c) to add Subdiv. (1) re active consumption and Subdiv. (2) re odor of burnt cannabis.
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Sec. 53a-213b. Smoking, otherwise inhaling or ingesting cannabis as a passenger in a motor vehicle: Class D misdemeanor. (a) A person is guilty of smoking or otherwise inhaling or ingesting cannabis, as defined in section 21a-420, in a motor vehicle when he or she smokes or otherwise inhales or ingests cannabis in a motor vehicle that is being operated by another person upon a public highway of this state or upon any road of any specially chartered municipal association or of any district organized under the provisions of chapter 105, a purpose of which is the construction and maintenance of roads and sidewalks, or in any parking area for ten cars or more, or upon any private road on which a speed limit has been established in accordance with the provisions of section 14-218a or upon any school property. No person shall be convicted of smoking or otherwise inhaling or ingesting cannabis as a passenger in a motor vehicle and possessing or having under such person's control a controlled substance upon the same transaction, but such person may be charged and prosecuted for both offenses upon the same information.
(b) Smoking or otherwise inhaling or ingesting cannabis in a motor vehicle is a class D misdemeanor.
(c) No peace officer shall stop a motor vehicle for a violation of this section if such violation is the sole reason for such stop, unless such officer (1) observes active cannabis consumption by the operator of the motor vehicle, and (2) detects the odor of burnt cannabis.
(June Sp. Sess. P.A. 21-1, S. 113; P.A. 25-19, S. 8.)
History: June Sp. Sess. P.A. 21-1 effective July 1, 2021; P.A. 25-19 amended Subsec. (c) to add Subdiv. (1) re active consumption and Subdiv. (2) re odor of burnt cannabis.
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Sec. 53a-214. Criminal lockout: Class C misdemeanor. (a) A landlord or lessor of a residential or nonresidential unit subject to the provisions of chapter 830 or 832, or an owner of such a unit, or the agent of such landlord, lessor or owner is guilty of criminal lockout when, without benefit of a court order, he or she deprives a tenant, as defined in section 47a-1, or a lessee of a nonresidential unit, of access to his or her residential or nonresidential unit or his or her possessions.
(b) Criminal lockout is a class C misdemeanor.
(P.A. 81-24; P.A. 19-132, S. 5; P.A. 25-44, S. 10.)
History: P.A. 19-132 amended Subsec. (a) by adding references to lessor and lessee, replacing “dwelling unit” with “residential or nonresidential unit”, replacing “his personal possessions” with “his or her possessions”, adding reference to Ch. 832, and making technical and conforming changes; P.A. 25-44 made a technical change in Subsec. (a).
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Sec. 53a-275. *(See end of section for amended version and effective date.) Money laundering. Definitions. For the purposes of this section and sections 53a-276 to 53a-282, inclusive:
(1) “Monetary instrument” means coin or currency of the United States or of any other country, travelers' checks, personal checks, bank checks, money orders, negotiable investment securities or negotiable instruments in bearer form or otherwise in such form that title thereto passes upon delivery.
(2) “Equivalent property” means property that may be readily converted into, or exchanged for, United States or foreign currency or coin, including gold, silver or platinum bullion or coins, diamonds, emeralds, rubies, sapphires or other precious stones, stamps or airline tickets, or any other property that is intended to be so converted or exchanged.
(3) “Felony” means a felony under the laws of this state or a criminal offense committed in another jurisdiction punishable under the laws of that jurisdiction by death or a term of imprisonment exceeding one year.
(4) “Exchange”, in addition to its ordinary meaning, means purchase, sale, loan, pledge, gift, transfer, delivery, deposit, withdrawal or extension of credit.
(P.A. 87-373, S. 5.)
*Note: On and after July 1, 2026, this section, as amended by section 7 of public act 25-41, is to read as follows:
“Sec. 53a-275. Money laundering. Definitions. For the purposes of this section and sections 53a-276 to 53a-282, inclusive:
(1) “Monetary instrument” means coin or currency of the United States or of any other country, travelers' checks, personal checks, bank checks, money orders, negotiable investment securities or negotiable instruments in bearer form or otherwise in such form that title thereto passes upon delivery.
(2) “Equivalent property” means property that may be readily converted into, or exchanged for, United States or foreign currency or coin, including gold, silver or platinum bullion or coins, diamonds, emeralds, rubies, sapphires or other precious stones, stamps, airline tickets, virtual currency or virtual currency wallets or the contents thereof, or any other property that is intended to be so converted or exchanged.
(3) “Felony” means a felony under the laws of this state or a criminal offense committed in another jurisdiction punishable under the laws of that jurisdiction by death or a term of imprisonment exceeding one year.
(4) “Exchange”, in addition to its ordinary meaning, means purchase, sale, loan, pledge, gift, transfer, delivery, deposit, withdrawal or extension of credit.
(5) “Virtual currency” has the same meaning as provided in section 36a-596.
(6) “Virtual currency wallet” has the same meaning as provided in section 36a-596.”
(P.A. 87-373, S. 5; P.A. 25-41, S. 7.)
History: P.A. 25-41 redefined “equivalent property” in Subdiv. (2) and added Subdivs. (5) and (6) defining “virtual currency” and “virtual currency wallet”, effective July 1, 2026.
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