(Formerly Sec. 17-229) - Penalty.

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Any keeper of a hospital for psychiatric disabilities who wilfully violates any of the provisions of this section, sections 17a-75 to 17a-83, inclusive, 17a-450 to 17a-484, inclusive, 17a-497 to 17a-528, inclusive, 17a-540 to 17a-550, inclusive, 17a-560 to 17a-575, inclusive, and 17a-615 to 17a-618, inclusive, shall be fined not more than two hundred dollars or imprisoned not more than one year or both.

(1949 Rev., S. 2690; P.A. 94-27, S. 2, 17; P.A. 95-257, S. 48, 58; P.A. 18-86, S. 19.)

History: Sec. 17-229 transferred to Sec. 17a-496 in 1991; P.A. 94-27 deleted reference to Secs. 17a-580 to 17a-603, inclusive, effective July 1, 1994; P.A. 95-257 substituted hospital for “psychiatric disabilities” for hospital for “mental illness”, effective July 1, 1995; P.A. 18-86 made a technical change, replaced reference to Sec. 17a-495 with reference to Sec. 17a-497, and replaced reference to Sec. 17a-576 with reference to Sec. 17a-575, effective June 4, 2018.


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