Table of Contents Secs. 53-143 to 53-150. Perjury and subornation of perjury. Attempt to influence jurors. Conversation with or by jurors. Bribery: Generally; of witness; of
executive or legislative officer. Attempt to improperly influence legislation. Sections 53-143 to 53-150, inclusive, are repealed. Secs. 53-151 and 53-152. Transferred to Chapter 11, Secs. 1-102 and 1-103, respectively. Sec. 53-153. Unlawful removal or alteration of records. Counterfeiting seals.
Any person who, wilfully and corruptly, takes away, alters, mutilates or destroys any
book, record, document, archive or other property in the possession or custody or under
the control of any institution, board, commission, department or officer of the state or
any county or municipality or court, or who counterfeits the seal of this state or the seal
of any court or public office entitled to have and use a seal, and makes use of the same,
or, with evil intent, affixes any of the said true seals to any document, or who has in his
possession any such counterfeited seal, and wilfully conceals the same, knowing it to
be falsely made and counterfeited, shall be imprisoned not more than ten years. Secs. 53-154 to 53-163. Failure to appear according to promise or bond. Escape from custody, generally. Conveying of unauthorized items into a correctional
institution. Intoxication and possession of intoxicating beverages on property of,
or under jurisdiction of, Correction Department. When sentence to take effect.
Sections 53-154 to 53-163, inclusive, are repealed. Sec. 53-164. Escape from certain institutions. Any person who aids or abets any
inmate in escaping from Long Lane School, the Connecticut School for Boys* or The
Southbury Training School or who knowingly harbors any such inmate, or aids in abducting any such inmate who has been paroled from the person or persons to whose
care and service such inmate has been legally committed, shall be fined not more than
five hundred dollars or imprisoned not more than three months or both. Any constable
or officer of state or local police, and any officer or employee of any of said institutions,
is authorized and directed to arrest any person who has escaped therefrom and return
him thereto.
Secs. 53-143 to 53-150. Perjury and subornation of perjury. Attempt to influence jurors.
Conversation with or by jurors. Bribery: Generally; of witness; of executive or legislative officer. Attempt to improperly influence legislation.
Secs. 53-151 and 53-152.
Sec. 53-153. Unlawful removal or alteration of records. Counterfeiting seals.
Secs. 53-154 to 53-163. Failure to appear according to promise or bond. Escape from custody, generally. Conveying of unauthorized items into a correctional institution. Intoxication and possession of intoxicating beverages on property of, or under jurisdiction of,
Correction Department. When sentence to take effect.
Sec. 53-164. Escape from certain institutions.
Secs. 53-165 to 53-168. Resisting, hindering or endangering officer. Aiding escape of
mentally ill persons and dipsomaniacs. Breaking lockups. Rioting or inciting to riot at
state correctional institution. Possession of weapons by inmates of correctional institutions. False complaint to police; use of police radio information.
(1949 Rev., S. 8481−8488; 1969, P.A. 828, S. 214.)
See Sec. 4a-64 re prohibition against Administrative Services Commissioner or staff members having interest in contract.
See Sec. 29-9 re penalties for acceptance by or offering of gifts or rewards to police officers.
See Sec. 51-245 re penalties imposed for juror's engaging in prohibited conversations.
See Secs. 53a-146 to 53a-153, inclusive, re bribery.
See Sec. 53a-154 re tampering with juror.
See Sec. 53a-156 re perjury.
See Sec. 53a-157a, 53a-157b re false statement.
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(1949 Rev., S. 8490; 1953, S. 3280d; P.A. 78-331, S. 20, 58.)
History: P.A. 78-331 deleted reference to imprisonment specifically "in the Connecticut Correctional Institution,
Somers".
This section held to give a civil remedy to party injured by unlawful alteration of records. 28 C. 210. Alteration does
not include making of false entries in document. 159 C. 544, 556, 557. Cited. 165 C. 507, 514. Cited. 221 C. 910. Cited.
222 C. 539, 540.
Cited. 8 CA 351. Cited. 26 CA 286, 287.
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(1949 Rev., S. 8491−8900; 1953, S. 3281d; 1961, P.A. 312, S. 4−13; 517, S. 113; 580, S. 14−16; 1963, P.A. 12; February,
1965, P.A. 556, S. 3−5; 1967, P.A. 549, S. 7; 1969, P.A. 577; 828, S. 214; P.A. 74-280, S. 24, 25.)
See Sec. 53a-37 re multiple sentences, concurrent consecutive and minimum term sentences.
See Sec. 53a-48 re conspiracy and renunciation of criminal purpose.
See Sec. 53a-51 re classification of attempt and conspiracy.
See Secs. 53a-168 to 53a-174, inclusive, re escape and related offenses.
See annotations to chapter 952, part XII.
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(1949 Rev., S. 8501; 1961, P.A. 312, S. 14; 1967, P.A. 118, S. 7; 1972, P.A. 28, S. 3; P.A. 91-278, S. 6, 9; P.A. 99-26,
S. 24, 39; P.A. 00-99, S. 117, 124, 154.)
*Note: On and after the filing with the Governor and the General Assembly of written certification by the Commissioner
of Children and Families that the new Connecticut Juvenile Training School is operational, the words "the Connecticut
Juvenile Training School" shall be substituted for "Long Lane School, the Connecticut School for Boys".
History: 1961 act deleted escapes from state farm for women; 1967 act changed name of Mansfield State Training
School and Hospital, deleting the words "State" and "and Hospital"; 1972 act deleted reference to escapes from institutions
"to which commitment may be made under the authority of section 17-379"; P.A. 91-278 removed reference to Mansfield
Training School; P.A. 99-26 deleted obsolete reference to the Connecticut School for Boys and replaced "Long Lane
School" with "the Connecticut Juvenile Training School", effective upon the filing with the Governor and the General
Assembly of written certification by the Commissioner of Children and Families that the new Connecticut Juvenile Training
School is operational; P.A. 00-99, S. 117 deleted reference to sheriff and deputy sheriff, effective December 1, 2000, and
S. 124 incorporated reference to "the Connecticut Juvenile Training School" and also deleted reference to sheriff and
deputy sheriff, effective "when both of the following events have occurred: (A) The Secretary of the State has certified
the vote approving the constitutional amendment eliminating county sheriffs, and (B) the Commissioner of Children and
Families has filed with the Governor and the General Assembly written certification that the new Connecticut Juvenile
Training Center is operational" (Revisor's note: The effective date of P.A. 00-99, S. 124 incorporates the effective date
of P.A. 99-26 concerning the institution name change to the "Connecticut Juvenile Training School" and the effective date
of the constitutional amendment eliminating county sheriffs).
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