Connecticut § 54-33e - Destruction of property.
Full text of Connecticut Connecticut General Statutes § 54-33e — Destruction of property., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 54-33e. Destruction of property.
Sec. 54-33e. Destruction of property. Any person who, before, during or after seizure of any property by any police officer authorized to make searches and seizures, in order to prevent the seizure or securing of any property named in the warrant by such police officer, breaks, destroys or removes or causes the breaking, destruction or removal of the same, shall be fined not more than one thousand dollars or imprisoned not more than one year or both.
(1963, P.A. 652, S. 6.)
Cited. 165 C. 239; 173 C. 450.
Cited. 26 CA 667.
Cited. 30 CS 211.
Cited. 5 Conn. Cir. Ct. 44, 46; 6 Conn. Cir. Ct. 176.
Source: official Connecticut text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 54-33e ("Destruction of property.") 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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