Connecticut General Statutes/Title 53a/Chapter 952/Section 53a-171a

CGS § 53a-171a. Aiding escape from hospital or sanatorium: Class A misdemeanor.

(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.

Short History

(1971, P.A. 871, S. 42; P.A. 76-336, S. 11.)

Long History

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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