Title 53a, Title 53a: Penal Code

Sec. 53a-188. Tampering with private communications: Class A misdemeanor. (a) A person is guilty of tampering with private communications when: (1) Knowing that he does not have the consent of the sender or receiver, he obtains from an employee, officer or representative of a tel…

Sec. 53a-189. Eavesdropping: Class D felony. (a) A person is guilty of eavesdropping when he unlawfully engages in wiretapping or mechanical overhearing of a conversation. (b) Eavesdropping is a class D felony. (1969, P.A. 828, S. 191.) See Sec. 52-570d re prohibition on recordin…

Sec. 53a-189a. Voyeurism: Class D or C felony. (a) A person is guilty of voyeurism when, (1) with malice, such person knowingly photographs, films, videotapes or otherwise records the image of another person (A) without the knowledge and consent of such other person, (B) while su…

Sec. 53a-189b. Disseminating voyeuristic material: Class D felony. (a) A person is guilty of disseminating voyeuristic material when such person disseminates a photograph, film, videotape or other recorded image of another person without the consent of such other person and knowi…

Sec. 53a-189c. Unlawful dissemination of an intimate image: Class A misdemeanor or class D felony. (a) A person is guilty of unlawful dissemination of an intimate image when (1) such person intentionally disseminates by electronic or other means a photograph, film, videotape or o…

Sec. 53a-190. Bigamy: Class D felony. (a) A person is guilty of bigamy when he marries or purports to marry another person in this state if either is lawfully married; or so marries or purports to marry another person in any other state or country in violation of the laws thereof…

Sec. 53a-191. Incest: Class D felony. (a) A person is guilty of incest when he marries a person whom he knows to be related to him within any of the degrees of kindred specified in section 46b-21. (b) Incest is a class D felony. (1969, P.A. 828, S. 193; P.A. 80-346, S. 2; P.A. 92…

Sec. 53a-192. Coercion: Class A misdemeanor or class D felony. (a) A person is guilty of coercion when he compels or induces another person to engage in conduct which such other person has a legal right to abstain from engaging in, or to abstain from engaging in conduct in which …

Sec. 53a-192a. Trafficking in persons: Class A felony. (a) A person is guilty of trafficking in persons when such person (1) knowingly compels or induces another person to engage in conduct involving sexual contact with one or more third persons, or provide labor or services that…

Sec. 53a-193. Definitions. The following definitions are applicable to this section and sections 53a-194 to 53a-210, inclusive: (1) Any material or performance is “obscene” if, (A) taken as a whole, it predominantly appeals to the prurient interest, (B) it depicts or describes in…

Sec. 53a-194. Obscenity: Class B misdemeanor. (a) A person is guilty of obscenity when, knowing its content and character, he promotes, or possesses with intent to promote, any obscene material or performance. (b) Obscenity is a class B misdemeanor. (1969, P.A. 828, S. 196.) Stat…

Sec. 53a-195. Defense. 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 j…

Sec. 53a-196. Obscenity as to minors: Class D felony. (a) A person is guilty of obscenity as to minors when he knowingly promotes to a minor, for monetary consideration, any material or performance which is obscene as to minors. (b) For purposes of this section, “knowingly” means…

Sec. 53a-196a. Employing a minor in an obscene performance: Class A felony. (a) A person is guilty of employing a minor in an obscene performance when such person (1) employs any minor, whether or not such minor receives any consideration, for the purpose of promoting any materia…

Sec. 53a-196b. Promoting a minor in an obscene performance: Class B felony. (a) A person is guilty of promoting a minor in an obscene performance when he knowingly promotes any material or performance in which a minor is employed, whether or not such minor receives any considerat…

Sec. 53a-196c. Importing child sexual abuse material: Class B felony. (a) A person is guilty of importing child sexual abuse material when, with intent to promote child sexual abuse material, such person knowingly imports or causes to be imported into the state three or more visu…

Sec. 53a-196d. Possessing child sexual abuse material in the first degree: Class B felony. (a) A person is guilty of possessing child sexual abuse material in the first degree when such person knowingly possesses (1) fifty or more visual depictions of child sexual abuse material,…

Sec. 53a-196e. Possessing child sexual abuse material in the second degree: Class C felony. (a) A person is guilty of possessing child sexual abuse material in the second degree when such person knowingly possesses (1) twenty or more but fewer than fifty visual depictions of chil…

Sec. 53a-196f. Possessing child sexual abuse material in the third degree: Class D felony. (a) A person is guilty of possessing child sexual abuse material in the third degree when such person knowingly possesses (1) fewer than twenty visual depictions of child sexual abuse mater…

Sec. 53a-196g. Possessing child sexual abuse material: Affirmative defenses. In any prosecution for a violation of section 53a-196d, 53a-196e, 53a-196f or 53a-196h, it shall be an affirmative defense that (1) the defendant (A) possessed fewer than three visual depictions, other t…

Sec. 53a-196h. Possessing or transmitting child sexual abuse material by minor: Class A misdemeanor. (a)(1) No person who is under eighteen years of age may knowingly possess any visual depiction of child sexual abuse material that the subject of such visual depiction knowingly a…

Sec. 53a-196i. Commercial sexual exploitation of a minor: Class C felony. (a) For the purposes of this section: (1) “Advertisement for a commercial sex act” or “advertisement” means any advertisement or offer in electronic or print media which includes an explicit or implicit off…

Sec. 53a-196j. Harmful communication with a minor: Class A misdemeanor. (a) As used in this section: (1) “Minor” means any person under eighteen years of age, or who the actor reasonably believes to be under eighteen years of age; (2) “Interactive computer service” has the same m…

Secs. 53a-197 and 53a-198. Disseminating indecent comic books: Class A misdemeanor. Failing to identify a comic book publication: Violation. Sections 53a-197 and 53a-198 are repealed, effective October 1, 2004. (1969, P.A. 828, S. 199, 200; P.A. 92-260, S. 81; P.A. 04-139, S. 14.…

Sec. 53a-199. Injunction against promoting any obscene material or performance. An injunction may be granted against the promoting of any material or performance that is obscene or obscene as to minors or the possessing with intent to promote any such material. (1969, P.A. 828, S…

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…