{"data":{"id":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-53a-2","jurisdiction":"us-ct","citation":"Conn. Gen. Stat. § 53a-2","heading":"Application and scope.","body":"The provisions of this title shall apply to any offense defined in this title or the general statutes, unless otherwise expressly provided or unless the context otherwise requires, and committed on or after October 1, 1971, and to any defense to prosecution for such an offense.","path":["TITLE 53a. PENAL CODE","CHAPTER 950*. PENAL CODE: GENERAL PROVISIONS"],"source_url":"https://www.cga.ct.gov/current/pub/chap_950.htm#sec_53a-2","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":"a9396bfb85ae0993ac9802a2c35499aa6e1cda76bc2b7ca3df5b6b235463f9fc","source_id":"us-ct","stale":false,"prev":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-53a-1","next":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-53a-3"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}