{"data":{"id":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-53a-217d","jurisdiction":"us-ct","citation":"Conn. Gen. Stat. § 53a-217d","heading":"Criminal possession of body armor: Class A misdemeanor.","body":"(a) A person is guilty of criminal possession of body armor when he possesses body armor and has been (1) convicted of a capital felony under the provisions of section 53a-54b in effect prior to April 25, 2012, a class A felony, except a conviction under section 53a-196a, a class B felony, except a conviction under section 53a-86, 53a-122 or 53a-196b, a class C felony, except a conviction under section 53a-87, 53a-152 or 53a-153 or a class D felony under sections 53a-60 to 53a-60c, inclusive, 53a-72a, 53a-72b, 53a-95, 53a-103, 53a-103a, 53a-114, 53a-136 or 53a-216, or (2) convicted as delinquent for the commission of a serious juvenile offense, as defined in section 46b-120.\n(b) For the purposes of this section, “body armor” means any material designed to be worn on the body and to provide bullet penetration resistance and “convicted” means having a judgment of conviction entered by a court of competent jurisdiction.\n(c) Criminal possession of body armor is a class A misdemeanor.","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-217d","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":"519fba5863d1ab5d42c21a34632cbbaa862110f9674b4f3a71d2ef4a17d58f19","source_id":"us-ct","stale":false,"prev":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-53a-217c","next":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-53a-217e"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}