In any prosecution for obscenity it is a defense that the persons to whom allegedly obscene material was disseminated, or the audience to an allegedly obscene performance, consisted of persons or institutions having scientific, educational or governmental justification for possessing or viewing the same.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 53a-195
Defense
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case 49 Md. App. 147 - 400 E. Baltimore Street, Inc. v. State (1981)
Most recently applied in 49 Md. App. 147 - 400 E. Baltimore Street, Inc. v. State (June 1981)
(1969, P.A. 828, S. 197; P.A. 92-260, S. 77.) History: P.A. 92-260 made a technical change.
Official source: Connecticut General Assembly. Reproduced from public-domain Connecticut statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.