(a) A person is guilty of abuse in the second degree when such person: (1) Intentionally commits abuse of an elderly, blind or disabled person or a person with intellectual disability and causes physical injury to such elderly, blind or disabled person or person with intellectual disability, or (2) knowingly commits abuse of an elderly, blind or disabled person or a person with intellectual disability and causes serious physical injury to such elderly, blind or disabled person or person with intellectual disability.(b) Abuse in the second degree is a class D felony.(P.A. 03-267, S. 8; P.A. 11-129, S. 17.)History: P.A. 11-129 amended Subsec. (a) to substitute 'person with intellectual disability' for 'mentally retarded person' and make conforming changes.
Connecticut Legal Code
§ 53a-322
Connecticut Title 53a — Connecticut law
Source: https://www.cga.ct.gov/current/pub/chap_952.htm#sec_53a-322· Version 2026