(a) No person who is an agent or employee of a private messenger or courier service shall secrete, destroy, detain, delay or open any letter or package, entrusted to him or which comes into his possession, and which was intended to be conveyed, carried or delivered by such private messenger or courier service.

Attorney's Note

Under the Connecticut General Statutes, punishments for crimes depend on the classification. In the case of this section:
ClassPrisonFine
Class A misdemeanorup to 1 yearup to $2,000
For details, see Conn. Gen. Stat.53a-36

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(b) Any person who violates the provisions of this section shall be guilty of a class A misdemeanor.