(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 § 47a-1, or a lessee of a nonresidential unit, of access to his or her residential or nonresidential unit or his or her possessions.

Attorney's Note

Under the Connecticut General Statutes, punishments for crimes depend on the classification. In the case of this section:
ClassPrisonFine
Class C misdemeanorup to 3 monthsup to $500
For details, see Conn. Gen. Stat.53a-36

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(b) Criminal lockout is a class C misdemeanor.