Title 53 — Title 53: Crimes

Secs. 53-255 to 53-258. Misuse of the flag. Merchandise not to have representation of flag. Exceptions. Display of mutilated United States flag. Sections 53-255 to 53-258, inclusive, are repealed. (1949 Rev., S. 8581–8584; 1969, P.A. 828, S. 214.)

Sec. 53-258a. Misuse or mutilation of the flag. Any person who, in any manner for exhibition or display, puts or causes to be placed any inscription, picture, design, device, symbol, name, advertisement, word, character, mark or notice upon any flag, standard, color or ensign of …

Secs. 53-259 to 53-263. Display of foreign or international flags. Public officers to receive only their fixed salaries. Commission to public agents. Unlawful taking of fees and commissions. Furnishing of supplies by officer to state-aided institution. Sections 53-259 to 53-263, …

Sec. 53-264. Maintenance. Each attorney, state marshal or constable, who, with intent to make gain by the fees of collection, purchases and sues upon any choses in action, shall be fined not more than one hundred dollars. (1949 Rev., S. 8596; P.A. 00-99, S. 119, 154.) History: P.…

Secs. 53-265 to 53-278. Impersonation of policeman. Corruption of agents and employees. Betrayal of employer's correspondence, books or accounts. Corrupt influences; court proceedings; evidence. Unlawful payment of naturalization fees. Fortune telling and other fraudulent practic…

Sec. 53-278a. Gambling: Definitions. As used in sections 53-278a to 53-278g, inclusive: (1) “Gain” means the direct realization of winnings; “profit” means any other realized or unrealized benefit, direct or indirect, including without limitation benefits from proprietorship, man…

Sec. 53-278b. Gambling; professional gambling; penalties. (a) Any person who engages in gambling, or solicits or induces another to engage in gambling, or is present when another person or persons are engaged in gambling, shall be guilty of a class B misdemeanor; provided natural…

Sec. 53-278c. Seizure of gambling devices. Penalties for possession, sale, etc., of gambling devices or records. Exceptions. (a) All gambling devices are common nuisances and, if found in a place known or suspected to be a gambling premise, are subject to seizure, immediately upo…

Sec. 53-278d. Transmission of gambling information. (a) Any person who knowingly transmits or receives gambling information by telephone, telegraph, radio, semaphore or other means, or knowingly installs or maintains equipment for the transmission or receipt of gambling informati…

Sec. 53-278e. Gambling premises as nuisance. (a) All gambling premises are common nuisances and shall be subject to abatement by injunction or as otherwise provided by law. In any action brought under this subsection the plaintiff need not show damage and may, in the discretion o…

Sec. 53-278f. Persistent offenders. Any person who has been convicted of a violation of subsection (b) of section 53-278b, subsection (d) of section 53-278c, subsection (a) of section 53-278d, or subsection (d) of section 53-278e or any statute predecessor thereto may, upon any s…

Sec. 53-278g. Gambling: Excepted activities. (a) Nothing in sections 53-278a to 53-278f, inclusive, shall be construed to prohibit the publication of an advertisement of, or the operation of, or participation in, a state lottery, pari-mutuel betting at race tracks licensed by the…

Sec. 53-279. Transferred to Chapter 959, Sec. 54-33h.

Sec. 53-280. Billiard and pool rooms; permits. The first selectman of any town, the chief of police of any city or the warden of any borough may grant permits to suitable persons to conduct public billiard and pool rooms in such town, city or borough, as the case may be, and may …

Secs. 53-281 to 53-288. Billiard and pool rooms; closing. Loitering by minors under eighteen. Keeping place where fowls or animals are fought. Penalty for attending fight of fowl or animals. Unlawful exhibition of sports or animals for gain. Unlawful exhibitions near fair grounds…

Sec. 53-289. Ticket scalping. Section 53-289 is repealed, effective October 1, 2007. (1949 Rev., S. 8666; P.A. 83-585; P.A. 84-546, S. 124, 173; P.A. 07-206, S. 5.)

Sec. 53-289a. Tickets to entertainment events. Disclosures. Exemption. (a) As used in this section, “service charge” means any additional fee or charge that is designated as an “administrative fee”, “service fee” or “surcharge” or by using another substantially similar term. (b) …

Sec. 53-289b. Ticket resellers. Conditions. Refunds. Penalty. (a) Any person who resells a ticket to an entertainment event, including, but not limited to, a sporting event, a concert or a theatrical or operatic performance, shall refund to the purchaser of such ticket the full a…

Sec. 53-289c. Unauthorized ticket resale in proximity to event prohibited. Exemptions. Penalty. (a) No person shall resell, offer to resell or solicit the resale of a ticket to an entertainment event, including, but not limited to, a sporting event, a concert or a theatrical or o…

Sec. 53-289d. Entertainment event ticketing sales systems. Prohibitions. Paperless ticketing systems. Denial of admission to entertainment events. Exclusions. Unfair or deceptive act or practice. (a)(1) No person shall employ an entertainment event ticketing sales system that fai…

Sec. 53-289e. Automated ticket purchasing software. Prohibitions. Unfair or deceptive act or practice. (a) No person shall utilize automated ticket purchasing software to purchase tickets on an Internet web site. For purposes of this section, “automated ticket purchasing software…

Sec. 53-290. Lotteries prohibited; publication of promotional drawing. Section 53-290 is repealed. (1949 Rev., S. 8667; 1955, S. 3306d; 1963, P.A. 516; 1971, P.A. 865, S. 21; P.A. 73-455, S. 9.)

Sec. 53-290a. Disclosures re promotional drawings. Any person who operates a promotional drawing which is authorized by the provisions of section 53-278g shall cause to be printed on each ticket or token of participation, in type not less than one-third the size of the largest ty…

Secs. 53-291 to 53-300. Sale of property by lottery. Property disposed of by hazard. Lottery tickets not to be sold. Drawing a lottery. Pool selling. Sporting contest pools. Policy playing; gaming by use of lottery slips or tickets. Possession of lottery tickets of other state or…

Sec. 53-300a. Sunday real estate contracts valid. No provision of section 53-302a shall be construed to render invalid any contract for the sale or lease of real property entered into on Sunday, and no such contract, entered into after October 1, 1967, shall be deemed to be inval…

Sec. 53-301. Dealing in automobiles on Sunday. Section 53-301 is repealed, effective October 1, 2002. (1949 Rev., S. 8607; 1951, 1953, 1955, S. 3302d; 1957, P.A. 614, S. 1; P.A. 02-89, S. 90.)

Sec. 53-302. Employment of labor on Sunday. Section 53-302 is repealed. (1949 Rev., S. 8608; 1967, P.A. 888; 1969, P.A. 435; P.A. 76-415, S. 9; 76-435, S. 81, 82.)

Sec. 53-302a. Employment of labor on Sunday prohibited; exceptions. Sunday sales. No person, firm or corporation shall engage in work, labor or business, or employ others in work, labor or business on Sunday, except the following: (a) Any enterprise whose activities are conducted…

Sec. 53-303. Persons who observe Saturday excepted from Sunday law. No person who conscientiously believes that the seventh day of the week ought to be observed as the Sabbath, and actually refrains from work, labor or business on that day, or who conscientiously believes that th…

Sec. 53-303a. Retail sales on certain holidays. Section 53-303a is repealed. (1961, P.A. 421; 1963, P.A. 384; P.A. 76-415, S. 9; 76-435, S. 81, 82.)

Sec. 53-303b. Employment of labor and retail sales on certain holidays. (a) The provisions of section 53-302a shall apply to Thanksgiving Day, Christmas, New Year's Day, Memorial and Independence Day, or if any of said days is on Sunday, to the Monday following, and to Labor Day.…

Sec. 53-303c. Penalties. Any person, firm or corporation who violates any provision of sections 52-207, 53-300a, 53-302a or 53-303 to 53-303e, inclusive, shall be fined not more than one hundred dollars for the first offense; not more than five hundred dollars for the second and …

Sec. 53-303d. Injunction. Any of the following may petition the superior court for the judicial district in which the violation occurs to enjoin any violations of section 53-302a or section 53-303b: (a) Any person engaged in work, labor or business prohibited or regulated by sect…

Sec. 53-303e. More than six days employment in calendar week prohibited. Employee remedies. (a) No employer shall compel any employee engaged in any commercial occupation or in the work of any industrial process to work more than six days in any calendar week. An employee's refus…

Sec. 53-303f. Lease provisions requiring Sunday openings prohibited. Section 53-303f is repealed. (P.A. 78-329, S. 5; P.A. 79-415, S. 2.)

Sec. 53-303g. Transferred to Chapter 830, Sec. 47a-4b.

Sec. 53-304. Nonsupport. Support orders and agreements. Administration of oaths by family relations counselors and support enforcement officers. (a) Any person who neglects or refuses to furnish reasonably necessary support to the person's spouse, child under the age of eighteen …

Sec. 53-305. Bond on appeal. If the accused appeals, such court, in addition to requiring a recognizance or appearance bond, may order such accused to give a bond conditioned for his furnishing support pending the determination of such appeal. (1949 Rev., S. 8587; 1967, P.A. 656,…

Sec. 53-306. Failure to comply with terms or make payment. If any person convicted under section 53-304 fails to comply fully with the terms and conditions imposed under the provisions of said section or to make any payment required by any bond given pursuant to an appeal under s…

Sec. 53-307. Jurisdiction. Section 53-307 is repealed. (1949 Rev., S. 8589; 1959, P.A. 28, S. 204.)

Sec. 53-308. Forfeited bonds in nonsupport cases. When any bond or recognizance conditioned for the appearance of any person accused in any information or complaint charging a violation of any of the provisions of section 53-304 becomes forfeited or whenever any person convicted …

Secs. 53-309 to 53-311. Abandonment. Combination to increase price of necessities. Issuing currency; bills of credit. Sections 53-309 to 53-311, inclusive, are repealed. (1949 Rev., S. 8591, 8611, 8612; 1949, S. 3296d; 1969, P.A. 828, S. 214; 1971, P.A. 608, S. 22.)

Sec. 53-311a. Distribution of unsolicited credit cards, charge plates. (a) No person, company, partnership or corporation shall engage in the practice of mailing or the distribution in any form of any credit card, charge plate or any like instrument or device to any other person,…

Sec. 53-312. False statements of the value of stocks, bonds and other property. Section 53-312 is repealed. (1949 Rev., S. 8613; 1969, P.A. 591, S. 3.)

Sec. 53-313. “Bucket shop”; definition. A bucket shop, within the meaning of this section and section 53-314, is defined to be an office, store or other place wherein the proprietor or keeper thereof, either in his or its own behalf, or as the agent or correspondent of any other …

Sec. 53-314. Keeping bucket shop. No corporation, association, copartnership or person shall keep or cause to be kept any bucket shop; and any person or corporation, whether acting individually, or as a member of, or an officer, agent or employee of, any corporation, association …

Sec. 53-315. Keeping bucket shop; accessory. Any corporation, association, copartnership or person who communicates, receives, exhibits or displays, in any manner, any statements of quotations of the prices of any property mentioned in section 53-313, with a view to any transacti…

Sec. 53-316. Information to be furnished to customers. Each commission merchant, copartnership, association, corporation, person or broker engaged in the business of buying or selling or buying and selling stocks, grain, provisions or other commodities or personal property for an…

Sec. 53-317. Fraudulent sale of kosher meat, meat products and other food. Section 53-317 is repealed, effective July 1, 2016. (1949 Rev., S. 8618; P.A. 16-117, S. 7.)

Sec. 53-318. Sale, use or exposure of diseased horses and other animals. Section 53-318 is repealed. (1949 Rev., S. 8619; P.A. 80-159.)