{"data":{"id":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-53a-129","jurisdiction":"us-ct","citation":"Conn. Gen. Stat. § 53a-129","heading":"Misapplication of property: Class A misdemeanor.","body":"(a) A person is guilty of misapplication of property when, knowingly possessing personal property of another pursuant to an agreement that the same will be returned to the owner at a future time, he loans, leases, pledges, pawns or otherwise encumbers such property without the consent of the owner thereof in such manner as to create a risk that the owner will not be able to recover it or will suffer pecuniary loss.\n(b) In any prosecution under this section, it shall be a defense that, at the time the prosecution was commenced, (1) the defendant had recovered possession of the property, unencumbered as a result of the unlawful disposition, and (2) the owner had suffered no material economic loss as a result of the unlawful disposition.\n(c) Misapplication of property is a class A misdemeanor.","path":["TITLE 53a. PENAL CODE","CHAPTER 952*. PENAL CODE: OFFENSES","PART IX*. LARCENY, ROBBERY AND RELATED OFFENSES"],"source_url":"https://www.cga.ct.gov/current/pub/chap_952.htm#sec_53a-129","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":"2026-09-06T19:07:19Z","sha256":"8239ae7318440383b8837f86a43d6c992cdd6f16834ffba3d73c9716d24611d7","source_id":"us-ct","stale":false,"prev":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-53a-128i","next":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-53a-129a"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}