{"data":{"id":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-46b-145a","jurisdiction":"us-ct","citation":"Conn. Gen. Stat. § 46b-145a","heading":"Human trafficking victims. Affirmative defense.","body":"In the prosecution of or delinquency proceeding for any misdemeanor offense, it shall be an affirmative defense that the defendant was under eighteen years of age at the time the defendant committed the offense and the defendant's participation in the offense was a result of having been a victim of trafficking in persons in violation of subsection (a) of section 53a-192a.","path":["TITLE 46b. FAMILY LAW","CHAPTER 815t. JUVENILE MATTERS","PART I. GENERAL PROVISIONS"],"source_url":"https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/sup/chap_815t.htm#sec_46b-145a","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":"2026-09-06T19:07:27Z","sha256":"f1b44048a0432b1b200cb5989682de4ecbd7710cb84993d11d553eb82ccc16aa","source_id":"us-ct","stale":false,"prev":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-46b-121u","next":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-46b-160-to-46b-163"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}