{"data":{"id":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-53a-174a","jurisdiction":"us-ct","citation":"Conn. Gen. Stat. § 53a-174a","heading":"Possession of weapon or dangerous instrument in correctional institution: Class B felony.","body":"(a) A person is guilty of possession of a weapon or dangerous instrument in a correctional institution when, being an inmate of such institution, he knowingly makes, conveys from place to place or has in his possession or under his control any firearm, weapon, dangerous instrument, explosive, or any other substance or thing designed to kill, injure or disable.\n(b) Possession of a weapon or dangerous instrument in a correctional institution is a class B felony.","path":["TITLE 53a. PENAL CODE","CHAPTER 952*. PENAL CODE: OFFENSES","PART XII. ESCAPE AND RELATED OFFENSES"],"source_url":"https://www.cga.ct.gov/current/pub/chap_952.htm#sec_53a-174a","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":"c020fb715545042865620a68ca96f574b4589c6342738b6ea0e24f454f5471f3","source_id":"us-ct","stale":false,"prev":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-53a-174","next":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-53a-174b"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}