Connecticut General Statutes/Title 53a/Chapter 952/Section 53a-217a

CGS § 53a-217a. Criminally negligent storage of a firearm: Class D felony.

(a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, a person is guilty of criminally negligent storage of a firearm when such person violates the provisions of section 29-37i and another person obtains the firearm and causes the injury or death of such person or any other person.

(b) The provisions of this section shall not apply if the person obtains the firearm as a result of an unlawful entry to any premises by any person and, if such firearm is stolen, such firearm is reported stolen pursuant to the provisions of section 53-202g.

Short History

(P.A. 90-144, S. 2; P.A. 13-3, S. 56; P.A. 19-5, S. 3; P.A. 23-53, S. 20.)

Long History

History: (Revisor's note: In codifying public act 90-144 the internal reference in Subsec. (a) to “section 29-37c” was changed editorially by the Revisors to “section 29-37i” for accuracy); P.A. 13-3 amended Subsec. (a) to add provisions re injury or death caused by resident of premises who obtains firearm while ineligible to possess firearm or while posing a risk of imminent personal injury to self or others and make technical changes; P.A. 19-5 redefined “minor” in Subsec. (a); P.A. 23-53 made section applicable to another person obtaining the firearm rather than a minor or resident who is ineligible to possess a firearm and made conforming changes throughout, amended Subsec. (a) by adding exception language and amended Subsec. (b) by adding provision re firearm reported stolen.

Citations

Section not vague as applied to defendant's conduct; he cannot mount a facial challenge to the statute. 242 C. 211.

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