Connecticut § 51-164r Failure to pay or plead.

Connecticut Statutes

§ 51-164r — Failure to pay or plead.

Connecticut § 51-164r

Title 51Courts

Ch. 881bInfractions of the Law

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Conn. Gen. Stat. § 51-164r (2026).

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(a)Any person charged with an infraction who fails to pay the fine and any additional fee imposed or send in a plea of not guilty by the answer date or wilfully fails to appear for any scheduled court appearance date which may be required shall be guilty of an unclassified misdemeanor and may be sentenced to a term of imprisonment of not more than ten days.

(b)Any person charged with any violation specified in subsection (b) of section 51-164n who fails to pay the fine and any additional fee imposed or send in a plea of not guilty by the answer date or wilfully fails to appear for any scheduled court appearance date which may be required shall be guilty of an unclassified misdemeanor and may be sentenced to a term of imprisonment of not more than ten days.

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(a) Any person charged with an infraction who fails to pay the fine and any additional fee imposed or send in a plea of not guilty by the answer date or wilfully fails to appear for any scheduled court appearance date which may be required shall be guilty of an unclassified misdemeanor and may be sentenced to a term of imprisonment of not more than ten days. (b) Any person charged with any violation specified in subsection (b) of section 51-164n who fails to pay the fine and any additional fee imposed or send in a plea of not guilty by the answer date or wilfully fails to appear for any scheduled court appearance date which may be required shall be guilty of an unclassified misdemeanor and may be sentenced to a term of imprisonment of not more than ten days.

Legislative History

(P.A. 76-381, S. 2; P.A. 79-534, S. 5; May Sp. Sess. P.A. 92-6, S. 75, 117; P.A. 93-141, S. 4; P.A. 21-102, S. 20.) History: P.A. 79-534 added reference to additional fees; May Sp. Sess. P.A. 92-6 added new Subsec. (b) to provide that failure to pay fines and additional fees pursuant to Sec. 51-164n or submit a not guilty plea by the answer date or appear for any trial is guilty of a class A misdemeanor; P.A. 93-141 added “wilfully fails” before “to appear” and changed “trial” to “scheduled court appearance”; P.A. 21-102 replaced provisions re classified misdemeanors with provisions re unclassified misdemeanors and made technical changes for gender neutrality. Cited. 8 CA 542.