Connecticut § 15-68a - Unlawful use of aircraft.
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§ 15-68a. Unlawful use of aircraft.
Sec. 15-68a. Unlawful use of aircraft. Any person who operates or uses, or causes to be operated or used, or tampers or interferes in any way with any aircraft without the consent of the owner, or who obtains the consent of the owner to the use of his aircraft by false and fraudulent means, statements or representations, shall be fined not more than one thousand dollars or imprisoned not more than one year or both for a first violation, for a second violation shall be imprisoned not more than ten years and for each subsequent violation shall be imprisoned not more than fifteen years.
(1961, P.A. 56, S. 2; February, 1965, P.A. 467.)
History: 1965 act added crime of tampering or interfering in any way with aircraft.
Source: official Connecticut text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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