Connecticut General Statutes/Title 53a/Chapter 952/Section 53a-214

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

(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.

Short History

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

Long History

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.

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