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Conn. Gen. Stat. § 29-17 (2025)

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Any person who neglects or refuses to comply with the requirements of sections 29-11 to 29-16, inclusive, shall be fined not more than one hundred dollars.

(1949 Rev., S. 3659.)

Cited. 196 C. 430.

Cited. 1 CA 697.

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Cited in 7 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 1984–2025 · leading case: Lankford v. Wright, 489 S.E.2d 604 (N.C. 1997).
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Lankford v. Wright, 489 S.E.2d 604 (N.C. 1997). · cites it 4× “C.G.S. § 29-17(a) provides: A child, adopted in accordance with Chapter 48 of the General Statutes or in accordance with the applicable law of any other jurisdiction, and the heirs of such child, are entitled by succession to any property by, through and from his adoptive…”
State v. Harris, 890 A.2d 559 (Conn. 2006). · cites it 2× “In 1992, the acquittee was found not guilty by reason of mental disease or defect pursuant to General Statutes § 53a-13 3 of two counts of arson in the first degree in violation of General Statutes § 53a-lll and two counts of refusing fingerprinting in violation of General…”
Matter of Est. of Edwards, 343 S.E.2d 913 (N.C. 1986). · cites it 7× “C.G.S. § 29-17(b) provides, "An adopted child is not entitled by succession to any property, by, through, or from his natural parents or their heirs except as provided in subsection (e) of this section.”
Fernandez v. Comm'r of Corr., 900 A.2d 54 (Conn. App. Ct. 2006). · cites it 2× “The petitioner originally was charged with one count of *254 assault in the second degree in violation of General Statutes § 53a-60 and one count of failure to comply with a fingerprint request in violation of General Statutes § 29-17. These charges related to an incident that…”
State v. Torrence, 476 A.2d 598 (Conn. App. Ct. 1984). · cites it 2× “2 In addition, the jury returned a guilty verdict on a charge of refusal to comply with identification requests in violation of General Statutes § 29-17, but the court suspended judgment on that count.”
Anderson v. Comm'r of Corr., 256 A.3d 174 (Conn. App. Ct. 2021). · cites it 2× “The felony counts exposed him to up to twenty years of incarceration and any sentence was required by statute to run consecutively to the sentence he was serving at the time.”
State v. Marcus, 347 A.3d 965 (Conn. App. Ct. 2025). · cites it 2× “The court subsequently sentenced the defendant to five years of incarceration, suspended after two years, followed by three years of probation in connection with his assault of a correctional officer.”
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 29-17(a): 1 case
Lankford v. Wright, 489 S.E.2d 604 (N.C. 1997). “C.G.S. § 29-17(a) provides: A child, adopted in accordance with Chapter 48 of the General Statutes or in accordance with the applicable law of any other jurisdiction, and the heirs of such child, are entitled by succession to any property by, through and from his adoptive…”
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 29-17(b): 1 case
Matter of Est. of Edwards, 343 S.E.2d 913 (N.C. 1986). “C.G.S. § 29-17(b) provides, "An adopted child is not entitled by succession to any property, by, through, or from his natural parents or their heirs except as provided in subsection (e) of this section.”
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 29-17(d): 1 case
Matter of Est. of Edwards, 343 S.E.2d 913 (N.C. 1986). “C.G.S. § 29-17(b) provides, "An adopted child is not entitled by succession to any property, by, through, or from his natural parents or their heirs except as provided in subsection (e) of this section.”
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 29-17(e): 1 case
Matter of Est. of Edwards, 343 S.E.2d 913 (N.C. 1986). “C.G.S. § 29-17(b) provides, "An adopted child is not entitled by succession to any property, by, through, or from his natural parents or their heirs except as provided in subsection (e) of this section.”
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