Title 53a — Title 53a: Penal Code

Sec. 53a-163. Soliciting or accepting benefit for rigging: Class A misdemeanor. (a) A person is guilty of soliciting or accepting benefit for rigging if he knowingly solicits, accepts or agrees to accept any benefit the giving of which would be criminal under section 53a-162. (b)…

Sec. 53a-164. Participation in a rigged contest: Class A misdemeanor. (a) A person is guilty of participation in a rigged contest if he knowingly engages in, sponsors, produces, judges or otherwise participates in a publicly exhibited sporting or other contest knowing that the co…

Sec. 53a-165. Hindering prosecution defined. As used in sections 53a-165aa, 53a-166 and 53a-167, a person “renders criminal assistance” when, with intent to prevent, hinder or delay the discovery or apprehension of, or the lodging of a criminal charge against, another person whom…

Secs. 53a-165a to 53a-165z. Reserved for future use.

Sec. 53a-165aa. Hindering prosecution in the first degree: Class C felony. (a) A person is guilty of hindering prosecution in the first degree when such person renders criminal assistance to another person who has committed a class A or B felony or an unclassified felony for whic…

Sec. 53a-166. Hindering prosecution in the second degree: Class C felony. (a) A person is guilty of hindering prosecution in the second degree when such person renders criminal assistance to another person who has committed a class A or class B felony or an unclassified felony fo…

Sec. 53a-167. Hindering prosecution in the third degree: Class D felony. (a) A person is guilty of hindering prosecution in the third degree when such person renders criminal assistance to another person who has committed a class C, D or E felony or an unclassified felony for whi…

Sec. 53a-167a. Interfering with an officer: Class A misdemeanor or class D felony. (a) A person is guilty of interfering with an officer when such person obstructs, resists, hinders or endangers any peace officer or firefighter in the performance of such peace officer's or firefi…

Sec. 53a-167b. Failure to assist peace officer or firefighter: Class A misdemeanor. (a) A person is guilty of failure to assist a peace officer or firefighter when, commanded by a peace officer or firefighter authorized to command assistance, such person refuses to assist such pe…

Sec. 53a-167c. Assault of public safety, emergency medical, public transit or health care personnel: Class C felony. (a) A person is guilty of assault of public safety, emergency medical, public transit or health care personnel when, with intent to prevent a reasonably identifiab…

Sec. 53a-167d. Assault of a prosecutor: Class C felony. (a) A person is guilty of assault of a prosecutor when such person, with intent to intimidate or harass, or to retaliate against, another person on account of the performance by such other person of such other person's dutie…

Sec. 53a-167e. Aggravated assault of a public transit employee: Class C felony. (a) A person is guilty of aggravated assault of a public transit employee when such person (1) commits assault of a person who is a public transit employee, as provided in section 53a-167c, and (2) in…

Sec. 53a-167f. Abuse of an oath document: Class D Felony. (a) A person is guilty of abuse of an oath document, executed subsequent to an oath taken by a judicial officer pursuant to section 1-25, when he or she disseminates said oath document to a person by telegraph or mail, by …

Sec. 53a-168. Escape: Definitions. For purposes of sections 53a-169 to 53a-171, inclusive: (1) “Correctional institution” means the facilities defined in section 1-1 and any other correctional facility established by the Commissioner of Correction. (2) “Custody” means restraint b…

Sec. 53a-169. Escape in the first degree: Class C felony. (a) A person is guilty of escape in the first degree (1) if he escapes from a correctional institution or (2) if he escapes from any public or private, nonprofit halfway house, group home or mental health facility or commu…

Sec. 53a-170. Escape in the second degree: Class D felony. (a) A person is guilty of escape in the second degree if he escapes from any correctional institution while employed at work outside such correctional institution. (b) Escape in the second degree is a class D felony. (196…

Sec. 53a-171. Escape from custody: Class C felony or class A misdemeanor. (a) A person is guilty of escape from custody if such person (1) escapes from custody, or (2) has been adjudicated as delinquent, and escapes from or fails to return from an authorized leave to a state or p…

Sec. 53a-171a. Aiding escape from hospital or sanatorium: Class A misdemeanor. (a) A person is guilty of aiding escape from a hospital or sanatorium when he aids the escape from a hospital or sanatorium of any person committed thereto as mentally ill or as drug dependent. (b) Aid…

Sec. 53a-172. Failure to appear in the first degree: Class D felony. (a) A person is guilty of failure to appear in the first degree when (1) while charged with the commission of a felony and while out on bail or released under other procedure of law, such person wilfully fails t…

Sec. 53a-173. Failure to appear in the second degree: Class A misdemeanor. (a) A person is guilty of failure to appear in the second degree when (1) while charged with the commission of a misdemeanor or a motor vehicle violation for which a sentence to a term of imprisonment may …

Sec. 53a-174. Unauthorized conveyance of items into correctional or humane institution or to inmate: Class D felony. Unauthorized conveyance of letter into or from, or use of false name to enter, correctional institution: Class A misdemeanor. (a) Any person not authorized by law …

Sec. 53a-174a. Possession of weapon or dangerous instrument in correctional institution: Class B felony. (a) A person is guilty of possession of a weapon or dangerous instrument in a correctional institution when, being an inmate of such institution, he knowingly makes, conveys f…

Sec. 53a-174b. Conveyance or use of electronic wireless communication device in correctional institution: Class A misdemeanor. (a) A person is guilty of conveyance or use of an electronic wireless communication device in a correctional institution when such person, without author…

Sec. 53a-175. Riot in the first degree: Class A misdemeanor. (a) A person is guilty of riot in the first degree when simultaneously with six or more other persons he engages in tumultuous and violent conduct and thereby intentionally or recklessly causes or creates a grave risk o…

Sec. 53a-176. Riot in the second degree: Class B misdemeanor. (a) A person is guilty of riot in the second degree when, simultaneously with two or more other persons, he engages in tumultuous and violent conduct and thereby intentionally or recklessly causes or creates a grave ri…

Sec. 53a-177. Unlawful assembly: Class B misdemeanor. (a) A person is guilty of unlawful assembly when he assembles with two or more other persons for the purpose of engaging in conduct constituting the crime of riot, or when, being present at an assembly which either has or deve…

Sec. 53a-178. Inciting to riot: Class A misdemeanor. (a) A person is guilty of inciting to riot when he advocates, urges or organizes six or more persons to engage in tumultuous and violent conduct of a kind likely to cause public alarm. (b) Inciting to riot is a class A misdemea…

Sec. 53a-179. Criminal advocacy: Class D felony. (a) A person is guilty of criminal advocacy when (1) he advocates the overthrow of the existing form of government of this state or any subdivision thereof by imminent dangerous action, or (2) with knowledge of its contents, he pub…

Sec. 53a-179a. Inciting injury to persons or property: Class C felony. (a) A person is guilty of inciting injury to persons or property when, in public or private, orally, in writing, in printing or in any other manner, he advocates, encourages, justifies, praises, incites or sol…

Sec. 53a-179b. Rioting at correctional institution: Class B felony. (a) A person is guilty of rioting at a correctional institution when he incites, instigates, organizes, connives at, causes, aids, abets, assists or takes part in any disorder, disturbance, strike, riot or other …

Sec. 53a-179c. Inciting to riot at correctional institution: Class C felony. (a) A person is guilty of inciting to riot at a correctional institution when he incites, instigates, organizes, connives at, causes, aids, abets or takes part in any meeting of inmates of a correctional…

Sec. 53a-180. Falsely reporting an incident in the first degree: Class D or C felony. (a) A person is guilty of falsely reporting an incident in the first degree when, knowing the information reported, conveyed or circulated to be false or baseless, such person: (1) Initiates or …

Sec. 53a-180a. Falsely reporting an incident resulting in serious physical injury or death: Class C or B felony. (a) A person is guilty of falsely reporting an incident resulting in serious physical injury or death when such person commits the crime of (1) falsely reporting an in…

Sec. 53a-180aa. Breach of the peace in the first degree: Class D felony. (a) A person is guilty of breach of the peace in the first degree when, with intent to cause inconvenience, annoyance or alarm, or recklessly creating a risk thereof, such person places a nonfunctional imita…

Sec. 53a-180b. Falsely reporting an incident concerning serious physical injury or death: Class D or C felony. (a) A person is guilty of falsely reporting an incident concerning serious physical injury or death when such person commits the crime of falsely reporting an incident i…

Sec. 53a-180c. Falsely reporting an incident in the second degree: Class A misdemeanor or Class E felony. (a) A person is guilty of falsely reporting an incident in the second degree when, knowing the information reported, conveyed or circulated to be false or baseless, such pers…

Sec. 53a-180d. Misuse of the emergency 9-1-1 system: Class B or A misdemeanor. (a) A person is guilty of misuse of the emergency 9-1-1 system when such person (1) dials or otherwise causes E 9-1-1 to be called for the purpose of making a false alarm or complaint, (2) purposely re…

Secs. 53a-180e to 53a-180z. Reserved for future use. PART XIV BREACH OF THE PEACE, HARASSMENT AND RELATED OFFENSES

Sec. 53a-181. Breach of the peace in the second degree: Class B misdemeanor. (a) A person is guilty of breach of the peace in the second degree when, with intent to cause inconvenience, annoyance or alarm, or recklessly creating a risk thereof, such person: (1) Engages in fightin…

Sec. 53a-181a. Creating a public disturbance: Infraction. (a) A person is guilty of creating a public disturbance when, with intent to cause inconvenience, annoyance or alarm, or recklessly creating a risk thereof, he (1) engages in fighting or in violent, tumultuous or threateni…

Sec. 53a-181b. Intimidation based on bigotry or bias: Class D felony. Section 53a-181b is repealed, effective October 1, 2000. (P.A. 90-137, S. 1, 3; P.A. 00-72, S. 11.)

Sec. 53a-181c. Stalking in the first degree: Class D felony. (a) A person is guilty of stalking in the first degree when such person commits stalking in the second degree as provided in section 53a-181d, and (1) such person has previously been convicted of a violation of section …

Sec. 53a-181d. Stalking in the second degree: Class A misdemeanor. (a) For the purposes of this section: (1) “Course of conduct” means two or more acts, including, but not limited to, acts in which a person directly, indirectly or through a third party, by any action, method, dev…

Sec. 53a-181e. Stalking in the third degree: Class B misdemeanor. (a) A person is guilty of stalking in the third degree when such person recklessly causes another person to reasonably (1) fear for his or her physical safety, or (2) suffer emotional distress, as defined in sectio…

Sec. 53a-181f. Electronic stalking: Class D felony. (a) A person is guilty of electronic stalking when such person, with the intent to kill, injure, harass or intimidate, uses any interactive computer service or electronic communication service, electronic communication system or…

Secs. 53a-181g and 53a-181h. Reserved for future use.

Sec. 53a-181i. Intimidation based on bigotry or bias: Definitions. For the purposes of sections 53a-181j to 53a-181l, inclusive: (1) “Disability” means physical disability, mental disability or intellectual disability; (2) “Gender identity or expression” means a person's gender-r…

Sec. 53a-181j. Intimidation based on bigotry or bias in the first degree: Class C felony. (a) A person is guilty of intimidation based on bigotry or bias in the first degree when such person maliciously, and with specific intent to intimidate or harass another person motivated in…

Sec. 53a-181k. Intimidation based on bigotry or bias in the second degree: Class D felony. (a) A person is guilty of intimidation based on bigotry or bias in the second degree when such person maliciously, and with specific intent to intimidate or harass another person or group o…

Sec. 53a-181l. Intimidation based on bigotry or bias in the third degree: Class E felony. (a) A person is guilty of intimidation based on bigotry or bias in the third degree when such person, with specific intent to intimidate or harass another person or group of persons motivate…