Connecticut General Statutes 53a-320 – Definitions
For the purposes of sections 53a-320 to 53a-323, inclusive:
Terms Used In Connecticut General Statutes 53a-320
- Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
- intellectual disability: means a significant limitation in intellectual functioning existing concurrently with deficits in adaptive behavior that originated during the developmental period before eighteen years of age. See Connecticut General Statutes 1-1g
- Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
- Person: means a human being, and, where appropriate, a public or private corporation, a limited liability company, an unincorporated association, a partnership, a government or a governmental instrumentality. See Connecticut General Statutes 53a-3
- Physical injury: means impairment of physical condition or pain. See Connecticut General Statutes 53a-3
- Serious physical injury: means physical injury which creates a substantial risk of death, or which causes serious disfigurement, serious impairment of health or serious loss or impairment of the function of any bodily organ. See Connecticut General Statutes 53a-3
(1) “Person” means any natural person, corporation, partnership, limited liability company, unincorporated business or other business entity;
(2) “Elderly person” means any person who is sixty years of age or older;
(3) “Blind person” means any person who is blind, as defined in § 1-1f;
(4) “Disabled person” means any person who is physically disabled, as defined in § 1-1f;
(5) “Person with intellectual disability” means any person with intellectual disability, as defined in § 1-1g;
(6) “Abuse” means any repeated act or omission that causes physical injury or serious physical injury to an elderly, blind or disabled person or a person with intellectual disability, except when (A) the act or omission is a part of the treatment and care, and in furtherance of the health and safety, of the elderly, blind or disabled person or person with intellectual disability, or (B) the act or omission is based upon the instructions, wishes, consent, refusal to consent or revocation of consent of an elderly, blind or disabled person or a person with intellectual disability, or the legal representative of an incapable elderly, blind or disabled person or a person with intellectual disability. For purposes of this subdivision, “repeated” means an act or omission that occurs on two or more occasions;
(7) “Intentionally” means “intentionally” as defined in subdivision (11) of § 53a-3;
(8) “Knowingly” means “knowingly” as defined in subdivision (12) of § 53a-3;
(9) “Recklessly” means “recklessly” as defined in subdivision (13) of § 53a-3;
(10) “Physical injury” means “physical injury” as defined in subdivision (3) of § 53a-3; and
(11) “Serious physical injury” means “serious physical injury” as defined in subdivision (4) of § 53a-3.