# Conn. Gen. Stat. § 53a-27: Sec. 53a-27. Violation: Definition, designation

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## Section

- **Citation:** Conn. Gen. Stat. § 53a-27
- **Heading:** Sec. 53a-27. Violation: Definition, 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-27

## Text

(b) Every violation defined in this chapter is expressly designated as such. Any offense defined in any other section which is not expressly designated a violation or infraction shall be deemed a violation if, notwithstanding any other express designation, it is within the definition set forth in subsection (a).

See chapter 881b re infractions.

Cited. 9 CA 686; 27 CA 225; 40 CA 762; 41 CA 454.

Cited. 36 CS 527; Id., 551.

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