Connecticut § 53a-214 Criminal lockout: Class C misdemeanor.

Connecticut Statutes

§ 53a-214 — Criminal lockout: Class C misdemeanor.

Connecticut § 53a-214

Title 53aPenal Code

Ch. 952Penal Code: Offenses

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Bluebook

Conn. Gen. Stat. § 53a-214 (2026).

Text

(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 subsection (l) of 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.

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(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 subsection (l) of 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.

Legislative History

(P.A. 81-24; P.A. 19-132, S. 5.) 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.