Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17a-504
(Formerly Sec. 17-184). Penalty for wrongful acts re the commitment or psychiatric disabilities of another person
Connecticut · General Statutes of Connecticut Chapter 319i — Persons with Psychiatric Disabilities · Status: effective
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- Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17a-504, (Formerly Sec. 17-184). Penalty for wrongful acts re the commitment or psychiatric disabilities of another person, Connecticut, version 1 as recorded 2026-10-03, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/2182952
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Any person who wilfully and maliciously causes, or attempts to cause, or who conspires with any other person to cause, any person who does not have psychiatric disabilities to be committed to any hospital for psychiatric disabilities, and any person who wilfully certifies falsely to the psychiatric disabilities of any person in any certificate provided for in sections 17a-75 to 17a-83, inclusive, 17a-450 to 17a-483, inclusive, 17a-495 to 17a-528, inclusive, 17a-540 to 17a-550, inclusive, 17a-560 to 17a-575, inclusive, and 17a-615 to 17a-618, inclusive, and any person who, under the provisions of said sections relating to persons with psychiatric disabilities, wilfully reports falsely to any court or judge that any person has psychiatric disabilities, shall be guilty of a class D felony.