(a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, a person is guilty of criminally negligent storage of a firearm when such person violates the provisions of section
29-37i and another person obtains the firearm and causes the injury or death of such person or any other person.
(b) The provisions of this section shall not apply if the person obtains the firearm as a result of an unlawful entry to any premises by any person and, if such firearm is stolen, such firearm is reported stolen pursuant to the provisions of section 53-202g.
(c) Criminally negligent storage of a firearm is a class D felony.
(P.A. 90-144, S. 2; P.A. 13-3, S. 56; P.A. 19-5, S. 3; P.A. 23-53, S. 20.)
History: (Revisor's note: In codifying public act 90-144 the internal reference in Subsec. (a) to “section 29-37c” was changed editorially by the Revisors to “section 29-37i” for accuracy); P.A. 13-3 amended Subsec. (a) to add provisions re injury or death caused by resident of premises who obtains firearm while ineligible to possess firearm or while posing a risk of imminent personal injury to self or others and make technical changes; P.A. 19-5 redefined “minor” in Subsec. (a); P.A. 23-53 made section applicable to another person obtaining the firearm rather than a minor or resident who is ineligible to possess a firearm and made conforming changes throughout, amended Subsec. (a) by adding exception language and amended Subsec. (b) by adding provision re firearm reported stolen.
Section not vague as applied to defendant's conduct; he cannot mount a facial challenge to the statute. 242 C. 211.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in
5
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2 in the last 5 years), 1997–2025 · leading case:
State v. Wilchinski, 700 A.2d 1 (Conn. 1997).
State v. Wilchinski, 700 A.2d 1 (Conn. 1997).
· cites it 51× “This appeal concerns the constitutionality of General Statutes § 53a-217a, 1 which provides that an owner of a firearm is criminally negligent if he violates the provisions of General Statutes § 29-37i 2 and, as a result of that violation, a person under the age of sixteen years…”
Gonzalez v. Surgeon, 937 A.2d 24 (Conn. 2007).
· cites it 2× “2d 1 (1997) (rejecting vagueness challenge to General Statutes § 53a-217a in part because legislative history established clear meaning); see also State v.”
Yorzinski v. Imbert, 39 F. Supp. 3d 218 (D. Conn. 2014).
“§ 53a-63 (reckless endan *222 germent, a misdemeanor); § 29—371 (“[responsibilities re storage of loaded firearms”), § 53a-217a (criminally negligent storage of a firearm, a Class D felony); and § 53a-180aa (first-degree breach of peace, a Class D felony) (Fletcher Report at…”
State v. Lyons, 248 A.3d 727 (Conn. App. Ct. 2021).
· cites it 2× “In docket number CR-XX-XXXXXXX-S, Prince Gordon was charged by way of information with sale of a controlled substance in violation of § 21a- 277 (b), possession of a controlled substance in violation of § 21a-279 (a) (1), and possession of drug paraphernalia in violation of §…”
State v. Hinton, 336 A.3d 62 (Conn. 2025).
“183 JUNE, 2025 11 State v. Hinton in other statutes. See, e.”
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