Conn. Gen. Stat. § 51-35
Witness refusing to testify; imprisonment. Self-incrimination
Connecticut · General Statutes of Connecticut Chapter 871 — Courts · Status: effective
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- Conn. Gen. Stat. § 51-35, Witness refusing to testify; imprisonment. Self-incrimination, Connecticut, version 1 as recorded 2026-10-03, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/2209376
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(a) Any court or family support magistrate may commit to a community correctional center any person legally summoned who refuses to appear and testify before it in any case, there to remain at his own expense until he so testifies.
(b) A person shall not be compelled to give evidence against himself, except as otherwise provided by statute, nor shall such evidence when given by him be used against him.