Connecticut General Statutes/Title 51/Chapter 881b/Section 51-164r

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

(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.

Short 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.)

Long History

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.

Citations

Cited. 8 CA 542.

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