Connecticut § 53a-323 Abuse in the third degree: Class A misdemeanor.

Connecticut Statutes

§ 53a-323 — Abuse in the third degree: Class A misdemeanor.

Connecticut § 53a-323

Title 53aPenal Code

Ch. 952Penal Code: Offenses

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Bluebook

Conn. Gen. Stat. § 53a-323 (2026).

Text

(a)A person is guilty of abuse in the third degree when such person (1) knowingly commits abuse of an elderly, blind or disabled person or a person with intellectual disability and causes physical injury to such elderly, blind or disabled person or person with intellectual disability, or (2) recklessly commits abuse of an elderly, blind or disabled person or a person with intellectual disability and causes physical injury to such elderly, blind or disabled person or person with intellectual disability.

(b)Abuse in the third degree is a class A misdemeanor.

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(a) A person is guilty of abuse in the third degree when such person (1) knowingly commits abuse of an elderly, blind or disabled person or a person with intellectual disability and causes physical injury to such elderly, blind or disabled person or person with intellectual disability, or (2) recklessly commits abuse of an elderly, blind or disabled person or a person with intellectual disability and causes physical injury to such elderly, blind or disabled person or person with intellectual disability. (b) Abuse in the third degree is a class A misdemeanor.

Legislative History

(P.A. 03-267, S. 9; P.A. 11-129, S. 18.) History: P.A. 11-129 amended Subsec. (a) to substitute “person with intellectual disability” for “mentally retarded person” and make conforming changes.