{"data":{"id":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-53a-42","jurisdiction":"us-ct","citation":"Conn. Gen. Stat. § 53a-42","heading":"Fines for misdemeanors.","body":"A fine for the conviction of a misdemeanor shall, unless the section of the general statutes that defines or provides the penalty for the crime specifically provides otherwise, be fixed by the court as follows: (1) For a class A misdemeanor, an amount not to exceed two thousand dollars; (2) for a class B misdemeanor, an amount not to exceed one thousand dollars; (3) for a class C misdemeanor, an amount not to exceed five hundred dollars; (4) for a class D misdemeanor, an amount not to exceed two hundred fifty dollars; and (5) for an unclassified misdemeanor, an amount in accordance with the fine specified in the section of the general statutes that defines or provides the penalty for the crime.","path":["TITLE 53a. PENAL CODE","CHAPTER 952*. PENAL CODE: OFFENSES","PART II*. SENTENCES AND SENTENCING PROCEDURE"],"source_url":"https://www.cga.ct.gov/current/pub/chap_952.htm#sec_53a-42","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":"2946ba5d791f33a5c959839dd7cb49896898461bb9efa99b6e975cdac1b44dac","source_id":"us-ct","stale":false,"prev":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-53a-41","next":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-53a-43"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}