Connecticut § 10-251 - Penalty for refusing to give age of child.
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§ 10-251. Penalty for refusing to give age of child.
Sec. 10-251. Penalty for refusing to give age of child. Any person having control of a child under twenty-one years of age who wilfully refuses to give the name and age of such child, and such information concerning the school attendance of such child as this chapter requires, shall be fined not more than twenty-five dollars.
(1949 Rev., S. 1548; 1957, P.A. 72, S. 3; February, 1965, P.A. 123, S. 2; P.A. 81-257, S. 6, 10.)
History: 1965 act changed age of children in question from 18 to 21; P.A. 81-257 deleted reference to enumerator as recipient of information in keeping with amendment to Sec. 10-249 abolishing enumerators as canvassers of information.
Source: official Connecticut text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 10-251 ("Penalty for refusing to give age of child.") 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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