Connecticut General Statutes

Conn. Gen. Stat. § 53a-214 (2026)

Criminal lockout: Class C misdemeanor

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(a) A landlord or lessor of a residential or nonresidential unit subject to the provisions of chapter 830 or 832, or an owner of such a unit, or the agent of such landlord, lessor or owner is guilty of criminal lockout when, without benefit of a court order, he or she deprives a tenant, as defined in subsection (l) of section 47a-1, or a lessee of a nonresidential unit, of access to his or her residential or nonresidential unit or his or her possessions.

(b) Criminal lockout is a class C misdemeanor.

(P.A. 81-24; P.A. 19-132, S. 5.)

History: P.A. 19-132 amended Subsec. (a) by adding references to lessor and lessee, replacing “dwelling unit” with “residential or nonresidential unit”, replacing “his personal possessions” with “his or her possessions”, adding reference to Ch. 832, and making technical and conforming changes.

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Notes of Decisions

Cited in 4 cases, 2003–2016 · leading case: Chipperini v. Crandall, 253 F. Supp. 2d 301 (D. Conn. 2003).

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Chipperini v. Crandall, 253 F. Supp. 2d 301 (D. Conn. 2003). · cites it 5× “§ 53a-214. 3 The investigation occurred from June 1997 until May 1998 and culminated in the issuance of an arrest warrant for Chipperini by a Judge of the Connecticut Superior Court based on a violation of the criminal lockout statute, which was executed on May 22, 1998.”

Fleming v. City of Bridgeport, 935 A.2d 126 (Conn. 2007). · cites it 2× “28 We note that the officers’ knowledge of the criminal lockout statute, General Statutes § 53a-214, would not be helpful in this regard, as the protections of that statute extend only to a tenant, as defined under General Statutes § 47a-l (1), occupying the premises pursuant to…”

State v. Andriulaitis, 150 A.3d 720 (Conn. App. Ct. 2016). · cites it 2× “The defendant was charged in a substitute long form information with disorderly conduct in violation of § 53a-182 2 and two counts of criminal lockout in violation of General Statutes § 53a-214. Following a trial, 3 the court found the defendant guilty of disorderly conduct and…”

State v. Manware, 963 A.2d 1012 (Conn. App. Ct. 2009). · cites it 8× “On April 5, 2005, the state filed an information charging the defendant with criminal lockout in violation of General Statutes § 53a-214. 2 After a number of continuances, on September 29, 2005, the defendant filed a motion to dismiss the information accompanied by a memorandum…”

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