Connecticut § 27-144 - Applicability of code in and out of state.
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§ 27-144. Applicability of code in and out of state.
Sec. 27-144. Applicability of code in and out of state. (a) This code applies throughout the state. It also applies to all persons otherwise subject to this code while they are serving outside the state, and while they are going to and returning from such service outside the state, in the same manner and to the same extent as if they were serving inside the state.
(b) Courts-martial and courts of inquiry may be convened and held in units of the state military forces while those units are serving outside the state with the same jurisdiction and powers as to persons subject to this code as if the proceedings were held inside the state, and offenses committed outside the state may be tried and punished either inside or outside the state.
(1967, P.A. 717, S. 4.)
Source: official Connecticut text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 27-144 ("Applicability of code in and out of state.") 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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