Sec. 53a-127e. Possession of a cheating device: Class D felony.
Sec. 53a-127e. Possession of a cheating device: Class D felony. (a) A person is
guilty of possession of a cheating device when, while on premises where lawful gambling is to be conducted, such person knowingly possesses or has under such person's
control: (1) Any altered or counterfeit chip, token, tile, pull tab, wagering slip or check
or any cards or dice that have been marked, loaded or tampered with; or (2) any device,
instrument or other thing adapted, designed or commonly used to facilitate the alteration
of the normal play or operation of a piece of gaming equipment or to facilitate the
unauthorized removal of any money or other contents from any gaming equipment; or
(3) any other device, instrument or thing which, under the circumstances in which it is
used or possessed, manifests an intent that it be used by the actor or another person to
alter the normal play or operation of a lawfully operated game of chance or to commit
cheating as provided in section 53a-127d or larceny as provided in section 53a-119.
(b) Possession of a cheating device is a class D felony.
(P.A. 98-193, S. 2; P.A. 01-84, S. 7, 26.)
History: P.A. 01-84 amended Subsec. (a) to make technical changes for purposes of gender neutrality and replace in
Subdiv. (2) "adopted" with "adapted", effective July 1, 2001.