Title 53a — Title 53a: Penal Code

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 …

Sec. 53a-254. Computer crime in the third degree: Class D felony. (a) A person is guilty of computer crime in the third degree when he commits computer crime as defined in section 53a-251 and (1) the damage to or the value of the property or computer services exceeds one thousand…

Sec. 53a-255. Computer crime in the fourth degree: Class A misdemeanor. (a) A person is guilty of computer crime in the fourth 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 hund…

Sec. 53a-256. Computer crime in the fifth degree: Class B misdemeanor. (a) A person is guilty of computer crime in the fifth 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, if any, is five hu…

Sec. 53a-257. Alternative fine based on defendant's gain. If a person has gained money, property or services or other consideration through the commission of any offense under section 53a-251, upon conviction thereof the court, in lieu of imposing a fine, may sentence the defenda…

Sec. 53a-258. Determination of degree of crime. Amounts included in violations of section 53a-251 committed pursuant to one scheme or course of conduct, whether from the same person or several persons, may be aggregated in determining the degree of the crime. (P.A. 84-206, S. 9.)…

Sec. 53a-259. Value of property or computer services. (a) For the purposes of this part and section 52-570b, the value of property or computer services shall be: (1) The market value of the property or computer services at the time of the violation; or (2) if the property or comp…

Sec. 53a-26. Misdemeanor: Definition, classification, designation. (a) An offense for which a person may be sentenced to a term of imprisonment of not more than one year is a misdemeanor. (b) Misdemeanors are classified for the purposes of sentence as follows: (1) Class A, (2) cl…

Sec. 53a-260. Location of offense. (a) In any prosecution for a violation of section 53a-251, the offense shall be deemed to have been committed in the town in which the act occurred or in which the computer system or part thereof involved in the violation was located. (b) In any…

Sec. 53a-261. Jurisdiction. If any act performed in furtherance of the offenses set out in section 53a-251 occurs in this state or if any computer system or part thereof accessed in violation of section 53a-251 is located in this state, the offense shall be deemed to have occurre…

Sec. 53a-261a. Location of computer communication transmission-related offenses. Any offense committed by means of communication transmitted by use of an interactive computer service, as defined in section 53a-90a, computer network, as defined in section 53a-250, telecommunicatio…

Sec. 53a-262. Computer extortion by use of ransomware: Class E felony. (a) A person is guilty of computer extortion by use of ransomware, when such person (1) introduces ransomware into any computer, computer system or computer network, and (2) demands payment of money or other c…

Secs. 53a-263 to 53a-274. Reserved for future use. PART XXIII MONEY LAUNDERING

Sec. 53a-27. Violation: Definition, designation. (a) An offense, for which the only sentence authorized is a fine, is a violation unless expressly designated an infraction. (b) Every violation defined in this chapter is expressly designated as such. Any offense defined in any oth…

Sec. 53a-275. Money laundering. Definitions. For the purposes of this section and sections 53a-276 to 53a-282, inclusive: (1) “Monetary instrument” means coin or currency of the United States or of any other country, travelers' checks, personal checks, bank checks, money orders, …

Sec. 53a-276. Money laundering in the first degree: Class B felony. (a) A person is guilty of money laundering in the first degree when he exchanges or receives in exchange, in one or more transactions, one or more monetary instruments derived from criminal conduct constituting a…

Sec. 53a-277. Money laundering in the second degree: Class C felony. (a) A person is guilty of money laundering in the second degree when he exchanges or receives in exchange, in one or more transactions, one or more monetary instruments derived from criminal conduct constituting…

Sec. 53a-278. Money laundering in the third degree: Class D felony. (a) A person is guilty of money laundering in the third degree when he exchanges or receives in exchange, in one or more transactions, one or more monetary instruments derived from criminal conduct constituting a…

Sec. 53a-279. Money laundering in the fourth degree: Class A misdemeanor. (a) A person is guilty of money laundering in the fourth degree when he exchanges or receives in exchange, in one or more transactions, one or more monetary instruments derived from criminal conduct constit…