Section 53a-217c - Criminal possession of a pistol or revolver: Class C felony(a) A person is guilty of criminal possession of a pistol or revolver when such person possesses a pistol or revolver, as defined in section 29-27, and (1) has been convicted of (A) a felony committed prior to, on or after October 1, 2013, (B) a misdemeanor violation of section 21a-279 committed on or after October 1, 2015, (C) a misdemeanor violation of section 53a-58, 53a-61, 53a-61a, 53a-62, 53a-63, 53a-96, 53a-175, 53a-176, 53a-178 or 53a-181d committed during the preceding twenty years, or (D) a misdemeanor violation of any law of this state that has been designated as a family violence crime pursuant to section 46b-38h and was committed on or after October 1, 2023, (2) has been convicted as delinquent for the commission of a serious juvenile offense, as defined in section 46b-120, (3) has been discharged from custody within the preceding twenty years after having been found not guilty of a crime by reason of mental disease or defect pursuant to section 53a-13, (4) (A) has been confined prior to October 1, 2013, in a hospital for persons with psychiatric disabilities, as defined in section 17a-495, within the preceding twelve months by order of a probate court, or has been confined on or after October 1, 2013, in a hospital for persons with psychiatric disabilities, as defined in section 17a-495, within the preceding sixty months by order of a probate court, or, with respect to any person who holds a valid permit or certificate that was issued or renewed under the provisions of section 29-28 or 29-36f, in effect prior to October 1, 2013, such person has been confined in such hospital within the preceding twelve months, or (B) has been voluntarily admitted on or after October 1, 2013, or has been committed under an emergency certificate pursuant to section 17a-502 on or after October 1, 2023, to a hospital for persons with psychiatric disabilities, as defined in section 17a-495, within the preceding six months for care and treatment of a psychiatric disability, unless the person (i) was admitted or committed solely for being an alcohol-dependent person or a drug-dependent person as those terms are defined in section 17a-680, or (ii) is a police officer who was voluntarily admitted and had his or her firearm, ammunition or electronic defense weapon used in the performance of the police officer's official duties returned in accordance with section 7-291d, (5) knows that such person is subject to (A) a restraining or protective order of a court of this state that has been issued against such person, after notice has been provided to such person, in a case involving the use, attempted use or threatened use of physical force against another person, or (B) a foreign order of protection, as defined in section 46b-15a, that has been issued against such person in a case involving the use, attempted use or threatened use of physical force against another person, (6) knows that such person is subject to a firearms seizure order issued prior to June 1, 2022, pursuant to section 29-38c after notice and an opportunity to be heard has been provided to such person, or a risk protection order or risk protection investigation order issued on or after June 1, 2022, pursuant to section 29-38c, (7) is prohibited from shipping, transporting, possessing or receiving a firearm pursuant to 18 USC 922(g)(2), (g)(4) or (g)(9), or (8) is an alien illegally or unlawfully in the United States. For the purposes of this section, "convicted" means having a judgment of conviction entered by a court of competent jurisdiction.(b) Criminal possession of a pistol or revolver is a class C felony, for which two years of the sentence imposed may not be suspended or reduced by the court, and five thousand dollars of the fine imposed may not be remitted or reduced by the court unless the court states on the record its reasons for remitting or reducing such fine.Conn. Gen. Stat. § 53a-217c
( July Sp. Sess. P.A. 94-1 , S. 3 ; P.A. 98-129 , S. 13 ; P.A. 99-212 , S. 21 ; P.A. 03-98 , S. 5 ; P.A. 05-147 , S. 5 ; 05-283 , S. 3 ; P.A. 13-3 , S. 45 ; 13-220 , S. 16 ; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 15-2 , S. 7 ; P.A. 16-34 , S. 16 .)
Amended by P.A. 23-0053,S. 32 of the Connecticut Acts of the 2023 Regular Session, eff. 10/1/2023.Amended by P.A. 23-0089,S. 9 of the Connecticut Acts of the 2023 Regular Session, eff. 10/1/2023.Amended by P.A. 21-0067, S. 7 of the Connecticut Acts of the 2021 Regular Session, eff. 6/1/2022.Amended by P.A. 19-0017, S. 6 of the Connecticut Acts of the 2019 Regular Session, eff. 10/1/2019.Amended by P.A. 16-0034, S. 16 of the Connecticut Acts of the 2016 Regular Session, eff. 10/1/2016.Amended by P.A. 15-0002, S. 7 of the Connecticut Acts of the 2015 Special Session, eff. 10/1/2015. Operability of the pistol or revolver is not essential element of the offense. 59 CA 112 . Where prior felony conviction formed basis of a charge under section, violation of section could not be established without presenting proof of such conviction. 64 Conn.App. 384 .