Connecticut General Statutes

Conn. Gen. Stat. § 29-37 (2026)

Penalties

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(a) Any person violating any provision of section 29-28 or 29-31 shall be guilty of a class E felony, and any pistol or revolver found in the possession of any person in violation of any of said provisions shall be forfeited.

(b) Any person violating any provision of subdivision (1) of subsection (a) of section 29-35 shall be guilty of a class D felony, and, in the absence of any mitigating circumstances as determined by the court, one year of the sentence imposed may not be suspended or reduced by the court. The court shall specifically state the mitigating circumstances, or the absence thereof, in writing for the record. Any pistol or revolver found in the possession of any person in violation of any provision of subsection (a) of section 29-35 shall be forfeited.

(c) Any person violating any provision of subdivision (2) of subsection (a) of section 29-35 shall be guilty of a class B misdemeanor for a first offense and a class A misdemeanor for any subsequent offense. The court may order suspension of prosecution in addition to any other diversionary programs available to the defendant, if the court finds that a violation of said subdivision is not of a serious nature and that the person charged with such violation (1) will probably not offend in the future, (2) has not previously been convicted of a violation of this section, and (3) has not previously had a prosecution under this section suspended pursuant to this subsection. The court shall not order suspension of prosecution unless the accused person has acknowledged that he or she understands the consequences of the suspension of prosecution. Any person for whom prosecution is suspended shall agree to the tolling of any statute of limitations with respect to such violation and to a waiver of his or her right to a speedy trial. Such person shall appear in court and shall be released to the supervision of the Court Support Services Division for such period, not exceeding two years, and under such conditions as the court shall order. If the person refuses to accept, or, having accepted, violates such conditions, the court shall terminate the suspension of prosecution and the case shall be brought to trial. If such person satisfactorily completes such person's period of probation, he or she may apply for dismissal of the charges against such person and the court, on finding such satisfactory completion, shall dismiss such charges. If the person does not apply for dismissal of the charges against such person after satisfactorily completing such person's period of probation, the court, upon receipt of a report submitted by the Court Support Services Division that the person satisfactorily completed such person's period of probation, may on its own motion make a finding of such satisfactory completion and dismiss such charges. Upon dismissal, all records of such charges shall be erased pursuant to section 54-142a. An order of the court denying a motion to dismiss the charges against a person who has completed such person's period of probation or terminating the participation of a defendant in such program shall be a final judgment for purposes of appeal.

(d) Any person violating any provision of subsection (b) of section 29-35 shall have committed an infraction and shall be fined thirty-five dollars.

(1949 Rev., S. 4168; P.A. 81-222, S. 3; P.A. 88-128, S. 2; July Sp. Sess. P.A. 94-1, S. 15; July Sp. Sess. P.A. 94-2, S. 13; P.A. 97-56, S. 2; P.A. 07-217, S. 134; P.A. 13-258, S. 25; P.A. 23-53, S. 2.)

History: P.A. 81-222 added Subsec. (b) establishing a mandatory one-year prison sentence for any person violating Sec. 29-35 unless the court finds mitigating circumstances, and requiring the court to state the mitigating circumstances or absence thereof in writing; P.A. 88-128 added Subsec. (c) to provide a penalty for any person violating Sec. 29-35(b); July Sp. Sess. P.A. 94-1 amended Subsec. (a) to delete reference to Sec. 29-33 because that same public act added revised penalty provisions for violations of Sec. 29-33 within that section itself; July Sp. Sess. P.A. 94-2 amended Subsec. (a) to delete reference to Sec. 29-34 because that same public act added penalty provisions for violations of Sec. 29-34 within that section itself; P.A. 97-56 amended Subsec. (a) to delete penalty provision for a violation of Sec. 29-36 because that same public act added penalty provision for violations of that section to Sec. 29-36 itself; P.A. 07-217 made a technical change in Subsec. (b), effective July 12, 2007; P.A. 13-258 amended Subsec. (a) to change penalty from a fine of not more than $500 or imprisonment of not more than 3 years to a class E felony, and amended Subsec. (b) to change penalty from a fine of not more than $1,000 and imprisonment of not less than 1 year or more than 5 years to a class D felony; P.A. 23-53 amended Subsec. (b) by replacing reference to Sec. 29-35(a) with reference to Sec. 29-35(a)(1), added new Subsec. (c) re violation of Sec. 29-35(a)(2) and redesignated existing Subsec. (c) as Subsec. (d).

Cited. 179 C. 576; 186 C. 654; 193 C. 7; 209 C. 322; 221 C. 315; 222 C. 718; 224 C. 546; 228 C. 234; 229 C. 125; 231 C. 43; 233 C. 813; 235 C. 397.

Cited. 6 CA 402; 9 CA 169; judgment reversed, see 205 C. 370; 20 CA 137; 22 CA 321; Id., 507; 24 CA 408; Id., 685; Id., 692; 25 CA 433; 27 CA 263; Id., 403; 30 CA 26; Id., 68; 31 CA 614; 34 CA 223; 36 CA 805; Id., 831; 40 CA 151; 43 CA 252.

Where offense lay not in failing to keep record of sale of gun but in failing to keep it in book and form prescribed by commissioner, minimum sentence of 2 years reduced to 1 year as too severe. 22 CS 25. Cited. 27 CS 275.

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Notes of Decisions

Cited in 21 cases, 1959–2020 · leading case: State v. Miller, 443 A.2d 906 (Conn. 1982).

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State v. Miller, 443 A.2d 906 (Conn. 1982). · cites it 4× “[8] See General Statutes § 29-37. The trial court noted an exception to the ruling.”

State v. Bailey, 551 A.2d 1206 (Conn. 1988). · cites it 3× “” At the time of the crime, General Statutes § 29-37 (b) provided: “Any person violating any provision of section 29-35 may be fined not more than one thousand dollars and shall be imprisoned not less than one year nor more than five years, and, in the absence of any mitigating…”

State v. Lutters, 853 A.2d 434 (Conn. 2004). · cites it 2× “’’It also amended General Statutes § 29-37, the penalty provision of the gun control statutes, to provide for a mandatory minimum sentence of one year for violations of § 29-35 (a).”

Jordan v. Comm'r of Corr., 197 Conn. App. 822 (Conn. App. Ct. 2020). · cites it 2× “In this opinion the other judges concurred. 1 Specifically, the court sentenced the petitioner to the maximum permit- ted sentence of five years of imprisonment on the weapons charge, a class D felony; see General Statutes §§ 29-37 (b) and 53a-35a (8); which was ordered to run…”

State v. White, 640 A.2d 572 (Conn. 1994). · cites it 2× “” General Statutes § 29-37 provides in relevant part: “(b) Any person violating any provision of subsection (a) of section 29-35 may be fined not more *128 than one thousand dollars and shall be imprisoned not less than one year nor more than five years, and, in the absence of…”

State v. Negron, 603 A.2d 1138 (Conn. 1992). · cites it 2× “” General Statutes § 29-37, entitled “Penalties,” provides in pertinent part: “(b) Any person violating any provision of subsection (a) of section 29-35 may be fined not more than one thousand dollars and shall be imprisoned not less than one year nor more than five years, and,…”

Dwyer v. Farrell, 475 A.2d 257 (Conn. 1984). · cites it 2× “Furthermore, the vendor must record detailed information concerning the transaction, including the name of the purchaser, as well as the make, model, caliber and manufacturer’s number of the pistol or revolver.”

State v. Crespo, 76 A.3d 664 (Conn. App. Ct. 2013). · cites it 2× “The court rendered judgment accordingly and sentenced the defendant to a total effective term of ten years incarceration, of which one year was a mandatory minimum that could not be suspended or reduced by the court, pursuant to General Statutes § 29-37. This appeal followed.”

Ramos v. Comm'r of Corr., 727 A.2d 213 (Conn. 1999). · cites it 2× “” General Statutes § 29-37 (b) provides: “Any person violating any provision of subsection (a) of section 29-35 may be fined not more than one thousand dollars and shall be imprisoned not less than one year nor more than five years, and, in the absence of any mitigating…”

State v. Prutting, 669 A.2d 1228 (Conn. App. Ct. 1996). · cites it 2× “” General Statutes § 29-37 (b) provides in relevant part: “Any person violating any provision of subsection (a) of section 29-35 may be fined not more than one thousand dollars and shall be imprisoned not less than one year nor more than five years, and, in the absence of any…”

State v. Ramos, 661 A.2d 606 (Conn. App. Ct. 1995). · cites it 2× “” General Statutes § 29-37 (b) provides: “Any person violating any provision of subsection (a) of section 29-35 may be fined not more than one thousand dollars and shall be imprisoned not less than one year nor more than five years, and, in the absence of any mitigating…”

State v. Crump, 683 A.2d 402 (Conn. App. Ct. 1996). “” 3 General Statutes *260 § 29-37. The defendant argues that the jurors had neither direct evidence, nor any other evidence, from which they could infer anything about the length of the barrel without resorting to speculation and conjecture.”

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— Conn. Gen. Stat. § 29-37(a) — 1 case

Martin v. Rodriguez, 154 F. Supp. 2d 306 (D. Conn. 2001).

— Conn. Gen. Stat. § 29-37(d) — 1 case

Silvester v. Harris, 41 F. Supp. 3d 927 (E.D. Cal. 2014).

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