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General Statutes of Connecticut
Title 17A - SOCIAL AND HUMAN SERVICES AND RESOURCESChapter 319 - DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES
Part II - COMMITMENT OF MENTALLY ILL CHILDREN
Section 17a-83 - (Formerly Sec. 17-205j). Fraudulent or malicious application, order, request, certification or report re commitment or mental disorder of child

Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17a-83

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Section 17a-83 - (Formerly Sec. 17-205j). Fraudulent or malicious application, order, request, certification or report re commitment or mental disorder of child

Any person who wilfully files or attempts to file or conspires with any person to file a fraudulent or malicious application, order or request for the commitment, hospitalization or treatment of any child pursuant to section 17a-76, 17a-78 or 17a-79, and any person who wilfully certifies falsely to the mental disorder of any child in any certificate provided for in this part, and any person who, under the provisions of sections 17a-75 to 17a-83, inclusive, relating to mentally ill minors, wilfully reports falsely to any court or judge that any child is mentally disordered, shall be guilty of a class D felony.

Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17a-83

(P.A. 79-511, S. 9; P.A. 81-472, S. 37, 159; P.A. 13-258, S. 64.)