# Conn. Gen. Stat. § 53a-24: Sec. 53a-24. Offense defined. Application of sentencing provisions to motor vehicle and drug selling violators

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## Section

- **Citation:** Conn. Gen. Stat. § 53a-24
- **Heading:** Sec. 53a-24. Offense defined. Application of sentencing provisions to motor vehicle and drug selling violators
- **Jurisdiction:** Connecticut
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Connecticut Code / Title 53a / Chapter 952 / Section 53a-24

## Text

(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.

Cited. 166 C. 449; 209 C. 98; 226 C. 191; 228 C. 758; 229 C. 716.

Cited. 6 CA 505; 9 CA 686; 22 CA 108; 24 CA 195; 27 CA 225; 41 CA 454; 45 CA 722. Defendant charged with an infraction has no constitutional right to a jury trial because such right applies only to criminal prosecutions, and an infraction is not a crime pursuant to section. 134 CA 175. Classification by legislature of infractions as noncriminal acts payable by fine operates as a presumption that infractions do not constitute criminal offenses for purposes of double jeopardy analysis, albeit one that is rebuttable by clear proof to the contrary. Id., 346.

Cited. 36 CS 527; Id., 551.

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