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Sec. 53-21. Injury or risk of injury to, or impairing morals
of, children. Sale of children.
(a) Any person who (1)
wilfully or unlawfully causes or permits any child under the
age of sixteen years to be placed in such a situation that the
life or limb of such child is endangered, the health of such
child is likely to be injured or the morals of such child are
likely to be impaired, or does any act likely to impair the health
or morals of any such child, or (2) has contact with the intimate
parts, as defined in section 53a-65, of a child under the age
of sixteen years or subjects a child under sixteen years of age
to contact with the intimate parts of such person, in a sexual
and indecent manner likely to impair the health or morals of
such child, or (3) permanently transfers the legal or physical
custody of a child under the age of sixteen years to another
person for money or other valuable consideration or acquires
or receives the legal or physical custody of a child under the
age of sixteen years from another person upon payment of money
or other valuable consideration to such other person or a third
person, except in connection with an adoption proceeding that
complies with the provisions of chapter 803, shall be guilty
of a class C felony for a violation of subdivision (1) or (3)
of this subsection and a class B felony for a violation of subdivision
(2) of this subsection.
(b) The act of a parent
or agent leaving an infant thirty days or younger with a designated
employee pursuant to section 17a-58 shall not constitute a violation
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Attorney James
J. Ruane has devoted his entire career to defending the accussed,
and stands ready to provide you with his nearly three decades
of criminal defense experience.
