{"data":{"id":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-21a-258","jurisdiction":"us-ct","citation":"Conn. Gen. Stat. § 21a-258","heading":"(Formerly Sec. 19-465). Exceptions concerning possession and control.","body":"The provisions of this part restricting the possession and control of controlled substances shall not apply to common carriers or to warehousemen, while engaged in lawfully transporting or storing such substances, or to any employee of the same acting within the scope of his employment; or to public officers or employees in the performance of their official duties requiring possession or control of controlled substances; or to temporary incidental possession by employees or agents of persons lawfully entitled to possession or by persons whose possession is for the purpose of aiding public officers in performing their official duties.","path":["TITLE 21a. CONSUMER PROTECTION","CHAPTER 420b*. DEPENDENCY-PRODUCING DRUGS","PART I*. GENERAL PROVISIONS"],"source_url":"https://www.cga.ct.gov/current/pub/chap_420b.htm#sec_21a-258","current_through":"Revised to January 1, 2026 (2026 Supplement to the General Statutes of Connecticut, applied over the base revision of January 1, 2025)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T19:07:06Z","sha256":"afe1bc436d2336bfbc35aae574e2682621a0fd8b9dcc0b8505e29100c9e0e7a3","source_id":"us-ct","stale":false,"prev":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-21a-257","next":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-21a-259"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}