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Conn. Gen. Stat. § 29-9 (2026)

Acceptance or offering of gifts or rewards by or to state or local police

✓ current as of May 2026
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Section 29-9 is repealed, effective October 1, 2012.

(1949 Rev., S. 3648; 1967, P.A. 409, S. 1; P.A. 77-614, S. 486, 587, 610; P.A. 78-303, S. 85, 136; P.A. 05-288, S. 127; P.A. 11-51, S. 134; P.A. 12-80, S. 193.)

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Notes of Decisions
Cited in 8 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1977–2024 · leading case: City of New Haven v. AFSCME, Council 15, Local 530, 544 A.2d 186 (Conn. 1988).
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City of New Haven v. AFSCME, Council 15, Local 530, 544 A.2d 186 (Conn. 1988). · cites it 14× “Patrolman Ralph Hodge of the New Haven police department was convicted of violating General Statutes § 29-9, 3 which prohibits a police officer from accepting gifts or awards to influence his behavior in office.”
State v. Carr, 374 A.2d 1107 (Conn. 1977). · cites it 12× “The remaining seven claims are that the court erred (1) in admitting portions of a tape recording claimed to have no relevance to the crime charged; (2) in refusing to instruct the jury that § 29-9 is a lesser included offense of § 53a-147 as charged in the information; (3) in…”
State v. Hodge, 517 A.2d 621 (Conn. 1986). · cites it 18× “In a trial to the court the defendant was convicted of accepting a gratuity for the purpose of influencing his behavior in office in violation of General Statutes § 29-9, 1 as a lesser offense included in the information charging him with bribe receiving in vio *381 lation of…”
State v. Carr, 376 A.2d 74 (Conn. 1977). · cites it 15× “After the selection of the jury began, the defendant stated in open court, in substance, that he would be willing to plead guilty to a violation of General Statutes §29-9 (offering a gift to a policeman).”
Antinerella v. Rioux, 642 A.2d 699 (Conn. 1994). · cites it 2× “General Statutes § 29-9 provides: “ACCEPTANCE OR OFFERING OF GIFTS OR REWARDS BY OR to state or local police, (a) Any state police officer appointed as provided in section 29-4, any police officer of any city, town or borough and any person having the power of arrest who,…”
DiDonato v. Wortman, 358 S.E.2d 489 (N.C. 1987). · cites it 2× “The public policy of this state as expressed by the legislature in our statutes recognizes that an unborn infant is a person. Significantly, an unborn infant, in esse, is "deemed a person capable of taking by deed or other writing any estate whatever in the same manner as if he…”
State v. Hodge, 497 A.2d 79 (Conn. App. Ct. 1985). · cites it 22× “, The defendant appeals from a judgment of the trial court which acquitted him on the charge of bribe receiving in violation of General Statutes § 53a-148, 1 but convicted him of accepting a gift or gratuity in violation of General Statutes § 29-9,1 2 holding the latter offense…”
Abitol v. Clark (N.C. Ct. App. 2024). · cites it 8× “C.G.S. § 29-9 bar Noah’s inheritance because he was born more than 10 months after the Decedent’s death.”
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