{"data":{"id":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-53a-24","jurisdiction":"us-ct","citation":"Conn. Gen. Stat. § 53a-24","heading":"Offense defined. Application of sentencing provisions to motor vehicle and drug selling violators.","body":"(a) The term “offense” means any crime or violation which constitutes a breach of any law of this state or any other state, federal law or local law or ordinance of a political subdivision of this state, for which a sentence to a term of imprisonment or to a fine, or both, may be imposed, except one that defines a motor vehicle violation or is deemed to be an infraction. The term “crime” comprises felonies and misdemeanors. Every offense which is not a “crime” is a “violation”. Conviction of a violation shall not give rise to any disability or legal disadvantage based on conviction of a criminal offense.\n(b) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (a) of this section, the provisions of sections 53a-28 to 53a-44, inclusive, shall apply to motor vehicle violations. Said provisions shall apply to convictions under section 21a-278 except that the execution of any mandatory minimum sentence imposed under the provisions of said section may not be suspended.","path":["TITLE 53a. PENAL CODE","CHAPTER 952*. PENAL CODE: OFFENSES","PART I*. DEFINITION AND CLASSIFICATION"],"source_url":"https://www.cga.ct.gov/current/pub/chap_952.htm#sec_53a-24","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":"0357d0d5cf48def5d7757b7f1979578fca09d6f7654c22e8e88402dd4722691c","source_id":"us-ct","stale":false,"prev":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-53a-23","next":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-53a-25"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}