Conn. Gen. Stat. § 10-390
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Sec. 10-390. Penalty.
Official statutory text
(b) No person shall sell, exchange, transport, receive or offer to sell, any archaeological artifact or human remains collected, excavated or otherwise removed from state lands or a state archaeological preserve in violation of subsection (a) of this section.
(c) No person shall engage in any activity that will desecrate, disturb or alter any Native American burial, sacred site or cemetery, including any associated objects, unless the activity is engaged in pursuant to a permit issued under section 10-386 or under the direction of the State Archaeologist.
(d) Any person who violates any provision of this section shall be guilty of a class D felony, except that such person may be fined not more than five thousand dollars or twice the value of the site or artifact that was the subject of the violation, whichever is greater.
(e) Any person who violates any provision of this section shall be liable to the state for the reasonable costs and expenses of the state in restoring the site and any associated sacred objects or archaeological artifacts.
(c) No person shall engage in any activity that will desecrate, disturb or alter any Native American burial, sacred site or cemetery, including any associated objects, unless the activity is engaged in pursuant to a permit issued under section 10-386 or under the direction of the State Archaeologist.
(d) Any person who violates any provision of this section shall be guilty of a class D felony, except that such person may be fined not more than five thousand dollars or twice the value of the site or artifact that was the subject of the violation, whichever is greater.
(e) Any person who violates any provision of this section shall be liable to the state for the reasonable costs and expenses of the state in restoring the site and any associated sacred objects or archaeological artifacts.
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