{"data":{"id":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-53a-211","jurisdiction":"us-ct","citation":"Conn. Gen. Stat. § 53a-211","heading":"Possession of a sawed-off shotgun or silencer: Class D felony.","body":"(a) A person is guilty of possession of a sawed-off shotgun or a silencer when he owns, controls or possesses any sawed-off shotgun that has a barrel of less than eighteen inches or an overall length of less than twenty-six inches or when he owns, controls or possesses any silencer designed to muffle the noise of a firearm during discharge.\n(b) The provisions of this section shall not apply to persons, firms, corporations or museums licensed or otherwise permitted by federal or state law to possess, control or own sawed-off shotguns or silencers.\n(c) Possession of a sawed-off shotgun or a silencer is a class D felony.","path":["TITLE 53a. PENAL CODE","CHAPTER 952*. PENAL CODE: OFFENSES","PART XXI. MISCELLANEOUS OFFENSES"],"source_url":"https://www.cga.ct.gov/current/pub/chap_952.htm#sec_53a-211","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":"a7519c1b0c54f3ec7c3dd9eb6f2357c8ec32c3c527114b279eca7e091eb72c4a","source_id":"us-ct","stale":false,"prev":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-53a-210","next":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-53a-212"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}