{"data":{"id":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-53a-6","jurisdiction":"us-ct","citation":"Conn. Gen. Stat. § 53a-6","heading":"Effect of ignorance or mistake.","body":"(a) A person shall not be relieved of criminal liability for conduct because he engages in such conduct under a mistaken belief of fact, unless: (1) Such factual mistake negates the mental state required for the commission of an offense; or (2) the statute defining the offense or a statute related thereto expressly provides that such factual mistake constitutes a defense or exemption; or (3) such factual mistake is of a kind that supports a defense of justification.\n(b) A person shall not be relieved of criminal liability for conduct because he engages in such conduct under a mistaken belief that it does not, as a matter of law, constitute an offense, unless (1) the law provides that the state of mind established by such mistaken belief constitutes a defense, or unless (2) such mistaken belief is founded upon an official statement of law contained in a statute or other enactment, an administrative order or grant of permission, a judicial decision of a state or federal court, or an interpretation of the statute or law relating to the offense, officially made or issued by a public servant, agency or body legally charged or empowered with the responsibility or privilege of administering, enforcing or interpreting such statute or law.","path":["TITLE 53a. PENAL CODE","CHAPTER 951*. PENAL CODE: STATUTORY CONSTRUCTION; PRINCIPLES OF CRIMINAL LIABILITY"],"source_url":"https://www.cga.ct.gov/current/pub/chap_951.htm#sec_53a-6","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":"73eabd675da8090b5079fa437fb831df0836016ad15a5d194b65846fb7177a62","source_id":"us-ct","stale":false,"prev":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-53a-5","next":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-53a-7"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}