Sec. 53-392a. Definitions. As used in this chapter: "Person" means any individual,
partnership, corporation, limited liability company or association; "assignment" means
any specific written, recorded, pictorial, artistic or other academic task that is intended
for submission to any university, college, academy, school or other educational institution which is chartered, incorporated, licensed, registered or supervised by this state, in
fulfillment of the requirements of a degree, diploma, certificate or course of study at
any such educational institution; and "prepare" means to create, write or in any way
produce in whole or substantial part a term paper, thesis, dissertation, essay, report or
other written, recorded, pictorial, artistic or other assignment for a fee.
(P.A. 73-581, S. 1; P.A. 95-79, S. 180, 189.)
History: P.A. 95-79 redefined "person" to include a limited liability company, effective May 31, 1995.
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Sec. 53-392b. Preparation of assignments for students attending educational
institutions prohibited. (a) No person shall prepare, offer to prepare, cause to be prepared, sell or offer for sale any term paper, thesis, dissertation, essay, report or other
written, recorded, pictorial, artistic or other assignment knowing, or under the circumstances having reason to know, that said assignment is intended for submission either
in whole or substantial part under the name of a student other than the author of the term
paper, thesis, dissertation, essay, report or other written, recorded, pictorial, artistic or
other assignment in fulfillment of the requirements for a degree, diploma, certificate or
course of study at any university, college, academy, school or other educational institution which is chartered, incorporated, licensed, registered or supervised by this state.
(b) Nothing contained in this chapter shall prevent any person from providing tutorial assistance, research material, information or other assistance to persons enrolled in
a university, college, academy, school or other educational institution which is chartered,
incorporated, licensed, registered or supervised by this state, which is not intended for
submission directly or in substantial part as an assignment under the student's name to
such educational institution in fulfillment of the requirements for a degree, diploma,
certificate or course of study or to prevent any person from rendering for a fee services
which include the typing, research, assembling, transcription, reproduction or editing
of a manuscript or other assignment which he has not prepared at the request of or on
behalf of the purchaser.
(P.A. 73-581, S. 2, 3.)
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Sec. 53-392c. Excepted actions. Nothing contained in this chapter shall prevent
any person from selling or offering for sale a publication or other written material which
shall have been registered under the United States laws of copyright, provided the owner
of such copyright shall have given his authorization or approval for such sale and provided such publication or other written material shall not be intended for submission
as a dissertation, thesis, term paper, essay, report or other written assignment to an
educational institution within the state of Connecticut in fulfillment of the requirements
for a degree, diploma, certificate or course of study.
(P.A. 73-581, S. 4.)
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Sec. 53-392d. Enforcement by the Attorney General. Whenever the Attorney
General, or his deputy, has reason to believe that any person has violated any of the
provisions of this chapter, he may bring an action in the superior court for the judicial
district of Hartford to enjoin the continuance of such violation; and, if it appears to the
satisfaction of the court that the defendant has, in fact, violated this chapter, an injunction
may be issued enjoining and restraining any further violation, without requiring proof
that any person has, in fact, been injured or damaged thereby. In connection with any such
proposed application, the Attorney General may conduct an investigation, subpoena
witnesses and documents deemed by him necessary to the conduct of such investigation
and, in the event of noncompliance with any such subpoena, may apply to the superior
court for the judicial district of Hartford, which may issue an order requiring such compliance.
(P.A. 73-581, S. 6; P.A. 76-436, S. 278, 681; P.A. 80-483, S. 172, 186; P.A. 88-230, S. 1, 12; P.A. 90-98, S. 1, 2; P.A.
93-142, S. 4, 7, 8; P.A. 95-220, S. 4-6.)
History: P.A. 76-436 replaced court of common pleas with superior court, reflecting transfer of all trial jurisdiction to
superior court, effective July 1, 1978; P.A. 80-483 substituted "judicial district of Hartford-New Britain" for "Hartford
county"; P.A. 88-230 replaced "judicial district of Hartford-New Britain" with "judicial district of Hartford", effective
September 1, 1991; P.A. 90-98 changed the effective date of P.A. 88-230 from September 1, 1991, to September 1, 1993;
P.A. 93-142 changed the effective date of P.A. 88-230 from September 1, 1993, to September 1, 1996, effective June 14,
1993; P.A. 95-220 changed the effective date of P.A. 88-230 from September 1, 1996, to September 1, 1998, effective
July 1, 1995.
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Sec. 53-392e. Unlawful preparation of academic assignments: Class B misdemeanor. Any person who violates any provision of this chapter shall be guilty of a class
B misdemeanor. Any court of competent jurisdiction may grant such further relief as
is necessary to enforce the provisions of this chapter, including the issuance of an injunction.
(P.A. 73-581, S. 5.)
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