Connecticut § 53-41a - Surveillance devices in dressing rooms prohibited.
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§ 53-41a. Surveillance devices in dressing rooms prohibited.
Sec. 53-41a. Surveillance devices in dressing rooms prohibited. No department or clothing store shall install or in any manner use a closed-circuit television system, a two-way mirror, a peephole or any other surveillance device, including any mechanical device in any dressing room available to the public. Any person convicted of a violation of this section shall be fined not more than five hundred dollars or imprisoned not more than three months or both.
(February, 1965, P.A. 214; P.A. 85-287.)
History: P.A. 85-287 prohibited department or clothing stores from using or installing a two-way mirror, peephole or other surveillance device including any mechanical device, in any dressing room available to the public and provided for a fine or prison term for persons convicted of a violation of this section.
Source: official Connecticut text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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