{"data":{"id":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-53a-7","jurisdiction":"us-ct","citation":"Conn. Gen. Stat. § 53a-7","heading":"Effect of intoxication.","body":"Intoxication shall not be a defense to a criminal charge, but in any prosecution for an offense evidence of intoxication of the defendant may be offered by the defendant whenever it is relevant to negate an element of the crime charged, provided when recklessness or criminal negligence is an element of the crime charged, if the actor, due to self-induced intoxication, is unaware of or disregards or fails to perceive a risk which he would have been aware of had he not been intoxicated, such unawareness, disregard or failure to perceive shall be immaterial. As used in this section, “intoxication” means a substantial disturbance of mental or physical capacities resulting from the introduction of substances into the body.","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-7","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":"6dd0b18f3870ee6c189f27798e8fed710b41434427901593f62f586d556aea68","source_id":"us-ct","stale":false,"prev":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-53a-6","next":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-53a-8"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}