Title 53 — Title 53: Crimes

Sec. 53-340a. Solicitation of clients, patients or customers for persons or entities providing legal or health care services. (a) For the purposes of this section: (1) “Provider” means an attorney, a health care professional, as defined in section 19a-12a, a person who owns or op…

Sec. 53-341. Use of words “physician”, “surgeon”, “medical doctor”, “osteopath” or “doctor”, or initials “M.D.”, “D.O.” or “Dr.”. Exceptions. Penalties. (a) Except as otherwise permitted by chapters 369 to 388, inclusive, and subsection (b) of this section, no person engaged in t…

Sec. 53-341a. Sale of badge or shield of specific governmental official or employee. No person, firm or corporation may sell or offer for sale a badge or shield that identifies the wearer as holding a specific office, title or position with a state or local government or the fede…

Sec. 53-341b. Sale or delivery of body armor restricted. (a) No person, firm or corporation shall sell or deliver body armor to another person unless the transferee (1) meets in person with the transferor to accomplish the sale or delivery, and (2) possesses a permit or certifica…

Sec. 53-341c. Unauthorized taking or transmission by first responders of images of crime or accident victims. Any peace officer or firefighter, as those terms are defined in section 53a-3, or any ambulance driver, emergency medical responder, emergency medical technician or param…

Secs. 53-342 and 53-343. Attendance of children at places of amusement. Unauthorized credit to minor student. Sections 53-342 and 53-343 are repealed. (1949 Rev., S. 8677, 8678; 1967, P.A. 287; 1969, P.A. 828, S. 214.)

Sec. 53-343a. Presence of persons under twenty-one years of age in class III gaming facilities prohibited. Wagering and misrepresentation of age by such persons prohibited. (a) For the purposes of this section: (1) “Gaming facility” means any room in which class III gaming, as le…

Sec. 53-344. Sale or delivery of cigarettes or tobacco products to persons under age twenty-one. Misrepresentation of age. Presentation of driver's license or identity card to establish age. Transaction scans. Affirmative defense. (a) As used in this section: (1) “Cardholder” mea…

Sec. 53-344a. Sale of cigarettes or tobacco products. Proof of age. Each retailer of cigarettes or tobacco products or agent, employee or representative of such retailer shall require a person who is purchasing or attempting to purchase cigarettes or tobacco products, who appears…

Sec. 53-344b. Sale or delivery of electronic nicotine delivery systems or vapor products to persons under twenty-one years of age. Misrepresentation of age by persons under twenty-one years of age. Transaction scans. Affirmative defense. (a) As used in this section: (1) “Electron…

Sec. 53-345. Soliciting for philanthropic purposes. Section 53-345 is repealed. (1949 Rev., S. 8606; 1953, S. 3301d; 1959, P.A. 659; 1963, P.A. 551, S. 15.)

Sec. 53-345a. Nitrous oxide containers; sale to or purchase by minors prohibited. Proof of age. (a) Any person who sells, gives or delivers to any minor under eighteen years of age any container exclusively containing nitrous oxide, unless the minor is delivering or accepting del…

Secs. 53-346 and 53-347. Forgery. Forging or counterfeiting stamps or labels. Sections 53-346 and 53-347 are repealed. (1949 Rev., S. 8684, 8685; 1963, P.A. 51, S. 14; 1969, P.A. 828, S. 214.)

Sec. 53-347a. Prohibited acts relative to stamps, labels, trademarks, service marks, collective marks and certification marks. (a) Any person who uses, forges or counterfeits the individual stamp or label of any mechanic or manufacturer, with intent to defraud another, or vends o…

Secs. 53-348 to 53-353. Counterfeiting, generally. Sections 53-348 to 53-353, inclusive, are repealed. (1949 Rev., S. 8686–8691; 1961, P.A. 517, S. 114; 1963, P.A. 652, S. 10; 1969, P.A. 828, S. 214.)

Secs. 53-354 to 53-364. Embezzlement by public or corporation officer or fiduciary. Embezzlement, generally. Obtaining valuable thing or service by false pretenses. Fraudulent issue of checks or drafts. Procuring property or credit by false statement. Fraudulent warehouse receipt…

Sec. 53-365. Transferred to Chapter 736, Sec. 42-115a.

Secs. 53-366 and 53-367. Diversion from state of benefit of labor of employees. Unlawful removal of vessel by master. Sections 53-366 and 53-367 are repealed. (1949 Rev., S. 8704, 8705; 1969, P.A. 828, S. 214.)

Sec. 53-368. Falsely certifying as to administration of oath. Any person authorized by the laws of this state to administer oaths and affirmations, who falsely certifies that an oath or affirmation has been administered by him to any person in any matter where an oath or affirmat…

Sec. 53-369. False pretenses as to pedigree of animal. Any person who, by any false pretense, device or representation, obtains from any club, association, society or company for improving the breed of cattle, horses, sheep, swine or other domestic animals the registration of any…

Sec. 53-370. Fraudulent sale of liquid fuels or lubricating oils. No person, firm or corporation, or any member or employee thereof, shall store, expose for sale or sell any liquid fuels, lubricating oils, greases or similar products in such manner as to deceive as to identity, n…

Secs. 53-371 to 53-376. Defrauding keeper of hotel, restaurant or boarding house. Evasion of fares. Fraudulent issue and use of transfer ticket upon public conveyance. False statement by hirer of horse; by hirer of boat. Conversion of money by court officer. Sections 53-371 to 53…

Sec. 53-377. Fraudulent uses of badges or insignia. Any person who copies, imitates or simulates the insignia, flag, ribbon, badge, rosette, seal, button or emblem of any society, association, labor union or incorporated club, registered under the provisions of section 35-18c, or…

Sec. 53-378. Wearing of armed forces uniform. False representation of award of armed forces decoration, medal, badge, ribbon, button or rosette. (a) Any person, other than an officer or enlisted man or woman of the armed forces, as defined in section 27-103, or any reserve compon…

Sec. 53-378a. Solicitation of contributions for veterans' charitable organization with intent to defraud. (a) No person, firm or corporation that holds itself out as a representative of a veterans' charitable organization shall, with intent to defraud, solicit a contribution for …

Sec. 53-379. False representations to dispensaries. Section 53-379 is repealed. (1949 Rev., S. 8720; 1969, P.A. 828, S. 214.)

Sec. 53-379a. Residential mortgage fraud. Penalties. Definitions. (a) A person commits residential mortgage fraud when, for financial gain and with the intent to defraud, such person: (1) Knowingly makes any material written misstatement, misrepresentation or omission during the …

Sec. 53-379b. Judgment liens in residential mortgage fraud. Restitution. (a) All real and personal property of every kind used or intended for use in the course of, derived from or realized through an act of residential mortgage fraud may be subject to a judgment lien in favor of…

Secs. 53-380 to 53-388. Credit card crimes. Sections 53-380 to 53-388, inclusive, are repealed. (1969, P.A. 750, S. 1–9; 1971, P.A. 871, S. 129.)

Sec. 53-388a. Unlawful use or possession of scanning device or reencoder. Civil action by Attorney General. Penalties. (a) As used in this section: (1) “Scanning device” means a scanner, reader or any other electronic device that is used to access, read, scan, obtain, memorize or…

Sec. 53-389. Definitions. (a) As used in this chapter: (1) “To extend credit” means to make or renew any loans, or to enter into any agreement, tacit or express, whereby the repayment or satisfaction of any debt or claim, whether acknowledged or disputed, valid or invalid, and ho…

Sec. 53-390. Extortionate extension of credit. Conspiracy. (a) Any person who makes any extortionate extension of credit, or conspires to do so, shall be guilty of a class B felony. (b) In any prosecution under this section, if it is shown that all of the following factors were p…

Sec. 53-391. Advances of money or property to be used in extortionate extension of credit. Any person who wilfully advances money or property, whether as a gift, as a loan, as an investment, pursuant to a partnership or profit sharing agreement, or otherwise, to any person, with …

Sec. 53-392. Participation or conspiracy in use of extortionate means. Evidence. (a) Any person who knowingly participates in any way, or conspires to do so, in the use of any extortionate means (1) to collect or attempt to collect any extension of credit, or (2) to punish any pe…

Sec. 53-392a. Definitions. As used in this chapter: “Person” means any individual, partnership, corporation, limited liability company or association; “assignment” means any specific written, recorded, pictorial, artistic or other academic task that is intended for submission to …

Sec. 53-392b. Preparation of assignments for students attending educational institutions prohibited. (a) No person shall prepare, offer to prepare, cause to be prepared, sell or offer for sale any term paper, thesis, dissertation, essay, report or other written, recorded, pictori…

Sec. 53-392c. Excepted actions. Nothing contained in this chapter shall prevent any person from selling or offering for sale a publication or other written material which shall have been registered under the United States laws of copyright, provided the owner of such copyright sh…

Sec. 53-392d. Enforcement by the Attorney General. Whenever the Attorney General, or his deputy, has reason to believe that any person has violated any of the provisions of this chapter, he may bring an action in the superior court for the judicial district of Hartford to enjoin …

Sec. 53-392e. Unlawful preparation of academic assignments: Class B misdemeanor. Any person who violates any provision of this chapter shall be guilty of a class B misdemeanor. Any court of competent jurisdiction may grant such further relief as is necessary to enforce the provis…

Sec. 53-393. Short title: Corrupt Organizations and Racketeering Activity Act. This chapter shall be known as the “Corrupt Organizations and Racketeering Activity Act” and may be cited as “CORA”. (P.A. 82-343, S. 1.)

Sec. 53-394. Definitions. (a) “Racketeering activity” means to commit, to attempt to commit, to conspire to commit, or to intentionally aid, solicit, coerce or intimidate another person to commit any crime which, at the time of its commission, was a felony chargeable by indictmen…

Sec. 53-395. Prohibited activities. (a) It is unlawful for any person who has knowingly received any proceeds derived, directly or indirectly, from a pattern of racketeering activity or through the collection of an unlawful debt to use or invest, whether directly or indirectly, a…

Sec. 53-396. Charging of incidents of racketeering activity. Sentencing on separately charged offense. (a) In any information charging a violation of this chapter, the state shall allege the existence of a pattern of racketeering activity based upon at least two incidents of rack…

Sec. 53-397. Penalty. Forfeiture of property. Disposition of seized property. Appointment of receiver. (a) A person who violates any provision of this chapter shall be imprisoned for a definite term of not less than one year nor more than twenty years or may be fined not more tha…

Sec. 53-398. Court orders. (a) At any time in any prosecution under this chapter, the Superior Court shall have jurisdiction to render and may render the following orders: (1) An order prohibiting the defendant from transferring, depleting or otherwise alienating or diminishing a…

Sec. 53-399. Lien notice. Lien in favor of state. (a) At the commencement of or during any prosecution under this chapter, any state's attorney or his designee may file or cause to be filed in the official records of any town clerk or other appropriate official within this state …

Sec. 53-400. Duration of lien notice. Release, discharge or modification of lien notice. (a) A CORA lien notice shall be effective during the pendency of any criminal prosecution commenced under this chapter and all appellate proceedings related thereto; provided that where a jud…

Sec. 53-401. Appeal of orders. Stay of execution. Filing of orders. (a) Any order rendered as provided in section 53-398 or 53-400 shall be deemed a final judgment for the purpose of appeal, which, notwithstanding section 54-96, may be taken by the state or the defendant. (b) No …

Sec. 53-402. Judgment of conviction and forfeiture. Title of the state to forfeited property. (a) Upon the entry of a final judgment of conviction and forfeiture in any criminal prosecution under this chapter from which the defendant does not appeal within the period of time perm…

Sec. 53-403. Limitation on prosecutions. Severability. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a criminal prosecution under this chapter may be commenced at any time within five years after the conduct in violation of a provision of this chapter terminates. (b) The determ…