Title 53a, Title 53a: Penal Code

Sec. 53a-200. Institution of action for adjudication of obscenity. Whenever any state's attorney or assistant state's attorney has reasonable cause to believe that any person is knowingly promoting any material or performance that is obscene or obscene as to minors, he shall inst…

Sec. 53a-201. Presentation of material or evidence depicting performance. Probable cause determination. Time for trial and decision. The prosecuting attorney, at the time of presenting the complaint and application to the court, shall also present the material or a witness or oth…

Sec. 53a-202. Third party may be made a party. On or before the date set for trial, any person who promotes, or who possesses with intent to promote, the material or performance complained of in the application for an injunction may file an appearance and be made a party to the p…

Sec. 53a-203. Jury trial. Every person appearing shall be entitled, upon request, to a trial by jury and the court may order a trial of any issue to the jury. (1969, P.A. 828, S. 205; P.A. 92-260, S. 84.) History: P.A. 92-260 deleted an obsolete reference to “the criminal session…

Sec. 53a-204. Evidence. At the trial, all parties shall be permitted to submit evidence, including the testimony of experts, pertaining but not limited to the following: (1) The elements or standards specified in the definitions of obscene and obscene as to minors; (2) the artist…

Sec. 53a-205. Judgment. If the court or jury, as the case may be, finds the material or performance not to be obscene or obscene as to minors, the court shall enter judgment accordingly. If the court or jury, as the case may be, finds the material or performance to be obscene or …

Sec. 53a-206. Injunction and restraining order. Every order granting an injunction and every restraining order shall set forth the reasons for its issuance and shall describe in reasonable detail the obscene material or performance and the promoting or possessing sought to be res…

Sec. 53a-207. Service of process on nonresidents. Every nonresident person, whether acting personally or by an agent, salesman, employee, officer or another, who promotes any material or performance that is obscene or obscene as to minors in this state shall be deemed to have app…

Sec. 53a-208. Extradition. In all cases in which a court has entered its judgment pursuant to section 53a-205 that the material or performance in question is obscene or obscene as to minors, and a charge of a violation of the injunction or restraining order is thereafter brought …

Sec. 53a-209. Penalties. Any defendant, or any officer, agent, servant or employee of such defendant, or any person in active concert or participation by contract or arrangement with such defendant, who receives actual notice, by personal service or otherwise, of any injunction o…

Sec. 53a-210. Levy of fine against property. Any fine against any person under section 53a-209 may be levied against any of his real property, personal property, tangible or intangible, choses in action or property of any kind or nature, including debts owing to him, which may be…

Sec. 53a-211. Possession of a sawed-off shotgun or silencer: Class D felony. (a) A person is guilty of possession of a sawed-off shotgun or a silencer when he owns, controls or possesses any sawed-off shotgun that has a barrel of less than eighteen inches or an overall length of …

Sec. 53a-212. Stealing a firearm: Class C felony. (a) A person is guilty of stealing a firearm when, with intent to deprive another person of such other person's firearm or to appropriate the firearm to such person or a third party, such person wrongfully takes, obtains or withho…

Sec. 53a-213. Drinking while operating a motor vehicle: Class C misdemeanor. (a) A person is guilty of drinking while operating a motor vehicle when such person drinks any alcoholic liquor while operating a motor vehicle upon a public highway of this state or upon any road of any…

Sec. 53a-213a. Smoking, otherwise inhaling or ingesting cannabis while operating a motor vehicle: Class C misdemeanor. (a) A person is guilty of smoking, otherwise inhaling or ingesting cannabis, as defined in section 21a-420, while operating a motor vehicle when he or she smokes…

Sec. 53a-213b. Smoking, otherwise inhaling or ingesting cannabis as a passenger in a motor vehicle: Class D misdemeanor. (a) A person is guilty of smoking or otherwise inhaling or ingesting cannabis, as defined in section 21a-420, in a motor vehicle when he or she smokes or other…

Sec. 53a-214. Criminal lockout: Class C misdemeanor. (a) A landlord or lessor of a residential or nonresidential unit subject to the provisions of chapter 830 or 832, or an owner of such a unit, or the agent of such landlord, lessor or owner is guilty of criminal lockout when, wi…

Sec. 53a-215. Insurance fraud: Class D felony. (a) A person is guilty of insurance fraud when the person, with the intent to injure, defraud or deceive any insurance company: (1) Presents or causes to be presented to any insurance company, any written or oral statement including …

Sec. 53a-216. Criminal use of firearm or electronic defense weapon: Class D felony. (a) A person is guilty of criminal use of a firearm or electronic defense weapon when he commits any class A, B or C or unclassified felony as defined in section 53a-25 and in the commission of su…

Sec. 53a-217. Criminal possession of a firearm, ammunition or an electronic defense weapon: Class C felony. (a) A person is guilty of criminal possession of a firearm, ammunition or an electronic defense weapon when such person possesses a firearm, ammunition or an electronic def…

Sec. 53a-217a. Criminally negligent storage of a firearm: Class D felony. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, a person is guilty of criminally negligent storage of a firearm when such person violates the provisions of section 29-37i and another person obtain…

Sec. 53a-217b. Possession of a weapon on school grounds: Class D felony. (a) A person is guilty of possession of a weapon on school grounds when, knowing that such person is not licensed or privileged to do so, such person possesses a firearm or deadly weapon, as defined in secti…

Sec. 53a-217c. Criminal possession of a pistol or revolver: Class C felony. (a) A person is guilty of criminal possession of a pistol or revolver when such person possesses a pistol or revolver, as defined in section 29-27, and (1) has been convicted of (A) a felony committed pri…

Sec. 53a-217d. Criminal possession of body armor: Class A misdemeanor. (a) A person is guilty of criminal possession of body armor when he possesses body armor and has been (1) convicted of a capital felony under the provisions of section 53a-54b in effect prior to April 25, 2012…

Sec. 53a-217e. Negligent hunting. Penalties. Fines deposited in the Criminal Injuries Compensation Fund. Suspension of hunting license. Forfeiture of hunting weapon. Prima facie evidence of hunting. (a) As used in this section: (1) “Criminal negligence” has the same meaning as pr…

Sec. 53a-218. Interference with a cemetery or burial ground: Class C felony. (a) A person is guilty of interference with a cemetery or burial ground when such person: (1) Intentionally destroys, mutilates, defaces, injures or removes any tomb, monument, gravestone or other struct…

Sec. 53a-219. Unlawful possession or sale of gravestones: Class D felony. (a) A person is guilty of the unlawful possession or sale of gravestones when he possesses or sells, offers for sale or attempts to sell or transfers or disposes of any monument, gravestone or other structu…

Sec. 53a-220. Interference with a memorial plaque: Class A misdemeanor. (a) A person is guilty of interference with a memorial plaque when he, without authorization of the governmental body responsible for the placement, control or maintenance of a memorial plaque, intentionally …

Sec. 53a-221. Unlawful possession, purchase or sale of a memorial plaque: Class A misdemeanor. (a) A person is guilty of the unlawful possession, purchase or sale of a memorial plaque when he possesses or purchases or attempts to purchase or sells, offers for sale or attempts to …

Sec. 53a-221a. Interference with a war or veterans' memorial or monument: Class D felony. (a) A person is guilty of interference with a war or veterans' memorial or monument when such person, without authorization of the government body or veterans' organization responsible for t…

Sec. 53a-221b. Unlawful possession, purchase or sale of a war or veterans' memorial or monument: Class D felony. (a) A person is guilty of the unlawful possession, purchase or sale of a war or veterans' memorial or monument when such person possesses or purchases or attempts to p…

Sec. 53a-222. Violation of conditions of release in the first degree: Class D or Class C felony. (a) A person is guilty of violation of conditions of release in the first degree when, while charged with the commission of a felony, such person is released pursuant to subsection (b…

Sec. 53a-222a. Violation of conditions of release in the second degree: Class A misdemeanor or Class D felony. (a) A person is guilty of violation of conditions of release in the second degree when, while charged with the commission of a misdemeanor or motor vehicle violation for…

Sec. 53a-223. (Formerly Sec. 53a-110b). Criminal violation of a protective order: Class D or class C felony. (a) A person is guilty of criminal violation of a protective order when an order issued pursuant to subsection (e) of section 46b-38c, subsection (f) of section 53a-28, or…

Sec. 53a-223a. (Formerly Sec. 53a-110c). Criminal violation of a standing criminal protective order: Class D or class C felony. (a) A person is guilty of criminal violation of a standing criminal protective order when an order issued pursuant to subsection (a) of section 53a-40e …

Sec. 53a-223b. Criminal violation of a restraining order: Class D or class C felony. (a) A person is guilty of criminal violation of a restraining order when (1) (A) a restraining order has been issued against such person pursuant to section 46b-15, or (B) a foreign order of prot…

Sec. 53a-223c. Criminal violation of a civil protection order: Class D felony. (a) A person is guilty of criminal violation of a civil protection order when (1) a civil protection order has been issued against such person pursuant to section 46b-16a, and (2) such person, having k…

Sec. 53a-224. Recruiting a member of a criminal gang: Class A misdemeanor. (a) For the purposes of this section: (1) “Criminal gang” means a formal or informal organization, association or group of three or more persons that has: (A) As one of its primary activities the commissio…

Sec. 53a-225. Enticing a juvenile to commit a criminal act: Class A misdemeanor or class D felony. (a) For purposes of this section, “criminal act” means criminal act, as defined in section 53a-224. (b) A person is guilty of enticing a juvenile to commit a criminal act if such pe…

Secs. 53a-226 to 53a-249. Reserved for future use. PART XXII* COMPUTER-RELATED OFFENSES *See Sec. 53-451 et seq. re computer crimes.

Sec. 53a-24. Offense defined. Application of sentencing provisions to motor vehicle and drug selling violators. (a) The term “offense” means any crime or violation which constitutes a breach of any law of this state or any other state, federal law or local law or ordinance of a p…

Sec. 53a-25. Felony: Definition, classification, designation. (a) An offense for which a person may be sentenced to a term of imprisonment in excess of one year is a felony. (b) Felonies are classified for the purposes of sentence as follows: (1) Class A, (2) class B, (3) class C…

Sec. 53a-250. Definitions. For the purposes of this part and section 52-570b: (1) “Access” means to instruct, communicate with, store data in or retrieve data from a computer, computer system or computer network. (2) “Computer” means a programmable, electronic device capable of a…

Sec. 53a-251. Computer crime. (a) Defined. A person commits computer crime when he violates any of the provisions of this section. (b) Unauthorized access to a computer system. (1) A person is guilty of the computer crime of unauthorized access to a computer system when, knowing …

Sec. 53a-252. Computer crime in the first degree: Class B felony. (a) A person is guilty of computer crime in the first degree when he commits computer crime as defined in section 53a-251 and the damage to or the value of the property or computer services exceeds ten thousand dol…

Sec. 53a-253. Computer crime in the second degree: Class C felony. (a) A person is guilty of computer crime in the second degree when he commits computer crime as defined in section 53a-251 and the damage to or the value of the property or computer services exceeds five thousand …