Sec. 53a-44a. Surcharge on fine for criminal trespass or criminal mischief on public land. - Connecticut Statutes

      Sec. 53a-44a. Surcharge on fine for criminal trespass or criminal mischief on public land. Whenever any person is convicted of a violation of subdivision (4) of subsection (a) of section 53a-107, subdivision (2) of subsection (a) of section 53a-108, subdivision (3) of subsection (a) of section 53a-109, subdivision (5) of subsection (a) of section 53a-115, subdivision (3) of subsection (a) of section 53a-116, subdivision (3) or (4) of subsection (a) of section 53a-117 or subdivision (3) or (4) of subsection (a) of section 53a-117a, the court, in addition to imposing any fine authorized by section 53a-41 or 53a-42 for such violation, shall impose a surcharge in an amount equal to fifty per cent of such fine. Any such surcharge collected shall be payable to the municipality in which the arrest was made unless the arresting law enforcement authority was a conservation officer, special conservation officer or patrolman appointed by the Commissioner of Environmental Protection under authority of section 26-5, in which case such surcharge shall be payable to the Department of Environmental Protection.

      (P.A. 05-234, S. 9.)

      History: P.A. 05-234 effective January 1, 2006.