Connecticut § 53a-27 Violation: Definition, designation.

Connecticut Statutes

§ 53a-27 — Violation: Definition, designation.

Connecticut § 53a-27

Title 53aPenal Code

Ch. 952Penal Code: Offenses

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Conn. Gen. Stat. § 53a-27 (2026).

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(a)An offense, for which the only sentence authorized is a fine, is a violation unless expressly designated an infraction.

(b)Every violation defined in this chapter is expressly designated as such. Any offense defined in any other section which is not expressly designated a violation or infraction shall be deemed a violation if, notwithstanding any other express designation, it is within the definition set forth in subsection (a). See chapter 881b re infractions. *Cited. 207 C. 152; 240 C. 639. Cited. 34 CA 1; 39 CA 722. Court properly considered evidence of defendant's criminal history in its determination to revoke defendant's probation. 58 CA 275.

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(a) An offense, for which the only sentence authorized is a fine, is a violation unless expressly designated an infraction. (b) Every violation defined in this chapter is expressly designated as such. Any offense defined in any other section which is not expressly designated a violation or infraction shall be deemed a violation if, notwithstanding any other express designation, it is within the definition set forth in subsection (a). See chapter 881b re infractions. *Cited. 207 C. 152; 240 C. 639. Cited. 34 CA 1; 39 CA 722. Court properly considered evidence of defendant's criminal history in its determination to revoke defendant's probation. 58 CA 275.

Legislative History

(1969, P.A. 828, S. 27; P.A. 75-577, S. 4, 126.) History: P.A. 75-577 excluded offenses expressly designated as infractions from consideration as violation. Cited. 9 CA 686; 27 CA 225; 40 CA 762; 41 CA 454. Cited. 36 CS 527; Id., 551.