{"data":{"id":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-53a-27","jurisdiction":"us-ct","citation":"Conn. Gen. Stat. § 53a-27","heading":"Violation: Definition, designation.","body":"(a) An offense, for which the only sentence authorized is a fine, is a violation unless expressly designated an infraction.\n(b) Every violation defined in this chapter is expressly designated as such. Any offense defined in any other section which is not expressly designated a violation or infraction shall be deemed a violation if, notwithstanding any other express designation, it is within the definition set forth in subsection (a).","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-27","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":"e9a35e9fd9c7f1c591cf79e220e3d68af50b8a012b32ce77975e78d5b667f0ea","source_id":"us-ct","stale":false,"prev":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-53a-26","next":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-53a-28"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}