Topic:
CRIME; CRIMINALS; INVESTIGATION; LEGISLATURES (GENERAL);
Location:
CRIME AND CRIMINALS;

OLR Research Report


August 8, 2007

  

2007-R-0490

INTERFERING WITH INSPECTIONS OR INVESTIGATIONS

By: Christopher Reinhart, Senior Attorney

You asked for a list of statutes that have criminal penalties for interfering with inspections or investigations.

Using a list of statutes provided by the Judicial Branch, we found 28 statutes with criminal penalties for interfering with inspections or investigations. These statutes include general prohibitions on interfering with the General Assembly, specific provisions on failing to answer subpoenas from certain agencies, interfering with a peace officer, and hindering prosecution. The table below displays these statutes from the most severe penalty to the least.

Table 1: Interfering with Inspections or Investigations

Statute

Name

Prison Time

Fine

*Min

Max

Min

Max

53a-165aa

HINDERING PROSECUTION 1ST DEGREE

*5

Y

10

Y

$ -

$ 10,000

53a-166

HINDERING PROSECUTION 2ND DEGREE

1

Y

10

Y

$ -

$ 10,000

2-1e(a)

INTERFERE WITH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

1

Y

5

Y

$ -

$ 5,000

53a-167

HINDERING PROSECUTION 3RD DEGREE

1

Y

5

Y

$ -

$ 5,000

31-382(j)

BODILY HARM TO SAFETY INSPECTOR

0

Y

1

Y

$ -

$ 10,000

38a-908

FAIL TO COOPERATE WITH INVESTIGATION-INSURER REHABILITATION AND LIQUIDATION ACT

0

Y

1

Y

$ -

$ 10,000

2-1d

INTERFERE WITH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

0

Y

1

Y

$ -

$ 2,000

53a-167a

INTERFERE WITH PEACE OFFICER OR FIREFIGHTER

0

Y

1

Y

$ -

$ 2,000

36a-285

OBSTRUCT INSURANCE COMMISSIONER-SAVINGS BANK LIFE INSURANCE

0

Y

1

Y

$ -

$ 1,000

2-46

FAIL TO COMPLY WITH LEGISLATIVE INVESTIGATION

1

M

12

M

$ 100

$ 1,000

4-151(e)

(and 2-46)

FAIL TO ANSWER SUBPOENA-CLAIMS COMMISSIONER

1

M

12

M

$ 100

$ 1,000

31-382(i)

REFUSING ENTRY TO SAFETY INSPECTOR

0

M

6

M

$ -

$ 1,000

8-43

FAIL TO ANSWER SUBPOENA-MUNICIPAL HOUSING AUTHORITY

0

M

6

M

$ -

$ 500

10-153e

INTERFERE WITH LABOR RELATIONS BOARD-EDUCATION

0

M

6

M

$ -

$ 500

31-111

OBSTRUCT LABOR RELATIONS BOARD

0

M

6

M

$ -

$ 500

4-13

FAIL TO ANSWER SUBPOENA-GOVERNOR'S INVESTIGATION

0

M

6

M

$ -

$ 200

13b-200

INTERFERE WITH DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION EMPLOYEE EXAMINING RAILROAD

0

M

6

M

$ -

$ 200

16-7

OBSTRUCT PUBLIC UTILITY CONTROL PERSONNEL

0

M

6

M

$ -

$ 200

31-246

FAIL TO ANSWER SUBPOENA-UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION

0

M

6

M

$ -

$ 200

42-146

FAIL TO ANSWER DEPARTMENT OF CONSUMER PROTECTION (DCP) SUBPOENA-CONTINGENT TRANSACTIONS

0

M

6

M

$ -

$ 200

22-365

OBSTRUCT ANIMAL CONTROL OFFICER

0

M

3

M

$ -

$ 100

22a-45c

OBSTRUCT MOSQUITO CONTROL

0

D

90

D

$ -

$ 100

22-277

INTERFERE WITH DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE INSPECTIONS--COMMISSION SALES STABLES

0

D

30

D

$ -

$ 200

14-103

OBSTRUCTION OF MOTOR VEHICLE INSPECTION

0

D

30

D

$ -

$ 50

22-329

OBSTRUCT CANINE CONTROL OFFICER

0

D

30

D

$ -

$ 50

29-108c

OBSTRUCTION IN PREVENTING CRUELTY TO ANIMALS

0

D

30

D

$ -

$ 50

9-625

FAIL TO APPEAR AS WITNESS--CAMPAIGN FINANCE

0

D

30

D

$ -

$ 25

21a-11

REFUSE DCP ACCESS TO RECORDS

0

D

30

D

$ -

$ 25

* The minimum sentences listed in this chart can be suspended by the judge, except for the five year minimum for 1st degree hindering prosecution which is a mandatory minimum sentence.

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