(a) A person is guilty of criminal violation of a standing criminal protective order when an order issued pursuant to subsection (a) of section 53a-40e has been issued against such person, and such person violates such order.

(b) No person who is listed as a protected person in such standing criminal protective order may be criminally liable for (1) soliciting, requesting, commanding, importuning or intentionally aiding in the violation of the standing criminal protective order pursuant to subsection (a) of section 53a-8, or (2) conspiracy to violate such standing criminal protective order pursuant to section 53a-48.

(c) Criminal violation of a standing criminal protective order is a class D felony, except that any violation that involves (1) imposing any restraint upon the person or liberty of a person in violation of the standing criminal protective order, or (2) threatening, harassing, assaulting, molesting, sexually assaulting or attacking a person in violation of the standing criminal protective order is a class C felony.

(P.A. 96-228, S. 2; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 98-1, S. 37, 121; P.A. 10-144, S. 6; P.A. 11-152, S. 12; P.A. 14-217, S. 123.)

History: June Sp. Sess. P.A. 98-1 made a technical change in Subsec. (a), effective June 24, 1998; Sec. 53a-110c transferred to Sec. 53a-223a in 2001; P.A. 10-144 substituted “standing criminal protective order” for “standing criminal restraining order”; P.A. 11-152 added new Subsec. (b) to provide that no protected person may be criminally liable for specified offenses and redesignated existing Subsec. (b) as Subsec. (c); P.A. 14-217 amended Subsec. (c) to add provision re class C felony when violation involves imposing restraint upon the person or liberty of a person, or threatening, harassing, assaulting, molesting, sexually assaulting or attacking a person in violation of standing criminal protective order, effective January 1, 2015.