Legal Question in Criminal Law in Connecticut

Hello, If someone is arrested for "weapon in vehicle" CT statue 29-38 does that include 29-38d (about when, where and how you can transport an assault weapon) automatically? Or does that have to be listed as a separate charge? Also after reading definition of 29-38 it appeared to me that it was "if an assault weapon was not registered". If you can prove that the weapon was registered according to the new CT law before the deadline will that charge be dropped or can they then say that you where not going to an approved place like a gun range (statue 29-38d) and keep the 29-38 charge even once they verify the gun is registered? Thank you for any info that can help explain how these laws work!


Asked on 7/22/14, 11:20 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
Susan Red Red Law Firm, LLC

Hello,

If someone is arrested for a weapon in a vehicle and they have a permit for the weapon. The charges would be dropped. The State can include a lesser included offense in the charges because they control the charges. However, if the weapon is registered it can be transported.

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Answered on 7/23/14, 10:21 am


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