Sec. 53a-157a. False statement in the first degree: Class D felony.

      Sec. 53a-157a. False statement in the first degree: Class D felony. (a) A person is guilty of false statement in the first degree when he intentionally makes a false written statement on a certified payroll submitted pursuant to section 31-53 which he does not believe to be true and which statement is intended to mislead a contracting authority or the labor commissioner in the exercise of his authority or the fulfillment of his duties under chapter 557.

      (b) False statement in the first degree is a class D felony.

      (P.A. 93-392, S. 7.)