Connecticut · Connecticut General Statutes — Title 53a, Penal Code
Conn. Gen. Stat. (Title 53a) § 53a-223b: Criminal violation of a restraining order: Class D or class C felony
What this law says, in plain English
A person commits a Class D or Class C felony by violating a restraining order or foreign protective order with knowledge of its terms, such as failing to stay away, making contact, restraining someone's liberty, or threatening/assaulting a protected person.
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