# Conn. Gen. Stat. § 53a-26: Sec. 53a-26. Misdemeanor: Definition, classification, designation

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## Section

- **Citation:** Conn. Gen. Stat. § 53a-26
- **Heading:** Sec. 53a-26. Misdemeanor: Definition, classification, designation
- **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-26

## Text

(b) Misdemeanors are classified for the purposes of sentence as follows: (1) Class A, (2) class B, (3) class C, (4) class D, and (5) unclassified.

(c) The particular classification of each misdemeanor defined in this chapter is expressly designated in the section defining it.

(d) Any offense defined in any section of the general statutes which, by virtue of an expressly specified sentence, is within the definition set forth in subsection (a) of this section, but for which a particular classification is not expressly designated, shall be deemed: (1) A class A misdemeanor if the maximum term of imprisonment specified is one year; (2) a class B misdemeanor if the maximum term of imprisonment specified is six months; (3) a class C misdemeanor if the maximum term of imprisonment specified is three months; (4) a class D misdemeanor if the maximum term of imprisonment specified is thirty days; and (5) an unclassified misdemeanor if the maximum term of imprisonment specified is a term other than a term set forth in subdivision (1), (2), (3) or (4) of this subsection.

See Sec. 53a-36 re sentences for misdemeanors.

See Sec. 53a-42 re fines for misdemeanors.

Cited. 202 C. 443.

Cited. 9 CA 686; 41 CA 476; 43 CA 1.

Cited. 36 CS 527; Id., 551.

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