Connecticut § 31-15a - Criminal penalty.
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§ 31-15a. Criminal penalty.
Sec. 31-15a. Criminal penalty. Any employer, officer, agent or other person who violates any provision of section 31-12, 31-13 or 31-14, subsection (a) of section 31-15 or section 31-18, 31-23 or 31-24 shall be guilty of a class D felony for each offense, except that such person shall be fined not less than two thousand dollars or more than five thousand dollars for each offense.
(P.A. 06-139, S. 7; P.A. 07-217, S. 144; P.A. 13-258, S. 96.)
History: P.A. 06-139 effective January 1, 2007; P.A. 07-217 made a technical change, effective July 12, 2007; P.A. 13-258 substituted provision re class D felony for imprisonment of not more than 5 years.
Source: official Connecticut text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 31-15a ("Criminal penalty.") is part of the Connecticut General Statutes, the codified statutory law of Connecticut. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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