Connecticut Statutes
§ 53a-171a — Aiding escape from hospital or sanatorium: Class A misdemeanor.
Connecticut § 53a-171a
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Bluebook
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 53a-171a (2026).
Text
(a)A person is guilty of aiding escape from a hospital or sanatorium when he aids the escape from a hospital or sanatorium of any person committed thereto as mentally ill or as drug dependent.
(b)Aiding escape from a hospital or sanatorium is a class A misdemeanor.
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Legislative History
(1971, P.A. 871, S. 42; P.A. 76-336, S. 11.) History: P.A. 76-336 reworded Subsec. (a) for clarity and grammatical sense inserting “when he aids the escape from a hospital or sanatorium”.
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Bluebook (online)
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