Connecticut

Connecticut General Statutes — Title 53a, Penal Code

419 sections, each with the official text and a plain-English explanation of what it means for you.

• § 13b-38i — Cited
• § 18-100c — See Sec
• § 53-21 — 186 C
• § 53a-1 — Short title: Penal Code
• § 53a-10 — Defense
• § 53a-100 — Definitions
• § 53a-101 — Burglary in the first degree: Class B felony
• § 53a-102 — Burglary in the second degree: Class C felony
• § 53a-102a — Burglary in the second degree with a firearm: Class C felony: One year not suspendable
• § 53a-103 — Burglary in the third degree: Class D felony
• § 53a-103a — Burglary in the third degree with a firearm: Class D felony: One year not suspendable
• § 53a-104 — Affirmative defense to burglary
• § 53a-105 — Conviction for burglary and other offense authorized, when
• § 53a-106 — Manufacturing or possession of burglar's tools: Class A misdemeanor
• § 53a-107 — Criminal trespass in the first degree: Class A misdemeanor
• § 53a-108 — Criminal trespass in the second degree: Class B misdemeanor
• § 53a-109 — Criminal trespass in the third degree: Class C or class B misdemeanor
• § 53a-11 — Criminal liability of individual for conduct in name of or on behalf of corporation or limited liability company
• § 53a-110 — Affirmative defenses to criminal trespass
• § 53a-110a — Simple trespass: Infraction
• § 53a-110d — Simple trespass of railroad property: Infraction
• § 53a-110e — Simple trespass of watershed land: Infraction
• § 53a-111 — Arson in the first degree: Class A felony
• § 53a-112 — Arson in the second degree: Class B felony
• § 53a-113 — Arson in the third degree: Class C felony
• § 53a-114 — Reckless burning: Class D felony
• § 53a-115 — Criminal mischief in the first degree: Class D felony
• § 53a-116 — Criminal mischief in the second degree: Class A misdemeanor
• § 53a-117 — Criminal mischief in the third degree: Class B misdemeanor
• § 53a-117a — Criminal mischief in the fourth degree: Class C misdemeanor
• § 53a-117e — Criminal damage of a landlord's property in the first degree: Class D felony
• § 53a-117f — Criminal damage of a landlord's property in the second degree: Class A misdemeanor
• § 53a-117g — Criminal damage of a landlord's property in the third degree: Class B misdemeanor
• § 53a-117k — Damage to railroad property in the first degree: Class D felony
• § 53a-117l — Damage to railroad property in the second degree: Class A misdemeanor
• § 53a-117m — Damage to railroad property in the third degree: Class B misdemeanor
• § 53a-118 — Definitions generally
• § 53a-119 — Larceny defined
• § 53a-119a — Shoplifting and library theft; detention, questioning, presumption of crime
• § 53a-119b — Using motor vehicle or vessel without owner's permission
• § 53a-119c — Larceny of a motor vehicle: Class E felony, first offense; class D felony, second offense; class B felony, subsequent offense
• § 53a-12 — Defenses; burden of proof
• § 53a-120 — Theft of services; service and credit card defined
• § 53a-121 — Value of property or services
• § 53a-122 — Larceny in the first degree: Class B felony
• § 53a-123 — Larceny in the second degree: Class C felony
• § 53a-124 — Larceny in the third degree: Class D felony
• § 53a-125 — Larceny in the fourth degree: Class A misdemeanor
• § 53a-125a — Larceny in the fifth degree: Class B misdemeanor
• § 53a-125b — Larceny in the sixth degree: Class C misdemeanor
• § 53a-125c — Telephone fraud in the first degree: Class B felony
• § 53a-125d — Telephone fraud in the second degree: Class C felony
• § 53a-125e — Telephone fraud in the third degree: Class D felony
• § 53a-125f — Telephone fraud in the fourth degree: Class A misdemeanor
• § 53a-125g — Telephone fraud in the fifth degree: Class B misdemeanor
• § 53a-125h — Telephone fraud in the sixth degree: Class C misdemeanor
• § 53a-126 — Larceny by receiving stolen property
• § 53a-126a — Criminal trover in the first degree: Class D felony, first offense; class C felony, subsequent offense
• § 53a-126b — Criminal trover in the second degree: Class A misdemeanor
• § 53a-127 — Diversion from state of benefit of labor of employees: Class A misdemeanor
• § 53a-127a — Unlawful entry into coin machine; possession of key to enter: Class A misdemeanor
• § 53a-127b — Fraudulent use of an automated teller machine: Class A misdemeanor
• § 53a-127c — Theft of electric, gas, water, steam, telecommunications, wireless radio communications or community antenna television service for profit or economic gain: Class D felony
• § 53a-127d — Cheating: Class D felony or class B misdemeanor
• § 53a-127e — Possession of a cheating device: Class D felony
• § 53a-127f — Possession of a shoplifting device: Class A misdemeanor
• § 53a-127g — Unlawful possession of a personal identifying information access device: Class A misdemeanor
• § 53a-128 — Issuing a bad check
• § 53a-128a — Credit and debit card crimes
• § 53a-128b — False statement to procure issuance or loading of payment card
• § 53a-128c — Payment card theft
• § 53a-128d — Illegal use of payment card
• § 53a-128e — Illegal furnishing of money, goods or services on payment card
• § 53a-128f — Unlawful completion or reproduction of payment card
• § 53a-128g — Receipt of money, goods or services obtained by illegal use of credit card
• § 53a-128h — Certain defenses denied
• § 53a-128i — Penalties for credit card crimes
• § 53a-129 — Misapplication of property: Class A misdemeanor
• § 53a-129a — Identity theft defined
• § 53a-129b — Identity theft in the first degree: Class B felony
• § 53a-129c — Identity theft in the second degree: Class C felony
• § 53a-129d — Identity theft in the third degree: Class D felony
• § 53a-129e — Trafficking in personal identifying information: Class D felony
• § 53a-13 — Lack of capacity due to mental disease or defect as affirmative defense
• § 53a-130 — Criminal impersonation: Class A misdemeanor
• § 53a-130a — Impersonation of a police officer: Class D felony
• § 53a-131 — Unlawfully concealing a will: Class A misdemeanor
• § 53a-132 — False entry by an officer or agent of a public community: Class A misdemeanor
• § 53a-133 — Robbery defined
• § 53a-134 — Robbery in the first degree: Class B felony
• § 53a-135 — Robbery in the second degree: Class C felony
• § 53a-136 — Robbery in the third degree: Class D felony
• § 53a-136a — Robbery involving occupied motor vehicle
• § 53a-137 — Definitions
• § 53a-138 — Forgery in the first degree: Class C felony
• § 53a-139 — Forgery in the second degree: Class D felony
• § 53a-14 — Duress as defense
• § 53a-140 — Forgery in the third degree: Class B misdemeanor
• § 53a-141 — Criminal simulation: Class D felony
• § 53a-142 — Forgery of symbols: Class A misdemeanor
• § 53a-142a — Filing a false record: Class D felony
• § 53a-143 — Unlawfully using slugs: Definitions
• § 53a-144 — Unlawfully using slugs in the first degree: Class B misdemeanor
• § 53a-145 — Unlawfully using slugs in the second degree: Class C misdemeanor
• § 53a-146 — Definitions
• § 53a-147 — Bribery: Class C felony
• § 53a-148 — Bribe receiving: Class C felony
• § 53a-148a — Failure to report bribery: Class A misdemeanor
• § 53a-149 — Bribery of a witness: Class C felony
• § 53a-15 — Entrapment as defense
• § 53a-150 — Bribe receiving by a witness: Class C felony
• § 53a-151 — Tampering with a witness: Class C felony
• § 53a-151a — Intimidating a witness: Class B felony
• § 53a-152 — Bribery of a juror: Class C felony
• § 53a-153 — Bribe receiving by a juror: Class C felony
• § 53a-154 — Tampering with a juror: Class D felony
• § 53a-155 — Tampering with or fabricating physical evidence: Class D felony
• § 53a-156 — Perjury: Class D felony
• § 53a-157a — False statement on a certified payroll: Class D felony
• § 53a-157b — (Formerly Sec
• § 53a-158 — Bribery of a labor official: Class D felony
• § 53a-159 — Bribe receiving by a labor official: Class D felony
• § 53a-16 — Justification as defense
• § 53a-160 — Commercial bribery: Class D felony
• § 53a-161 — Receiving a commercial bribe: Class D felony
• § 53a-161a — Bid rigging: Class D felony
• § 53a-161b — Disclosure of bid or proposal: Class A misdemeanor
• § 53a-161c — Receiving kickbacks: Class D felony
• § 53a-161d — Paying a kickback: Class D felony
• § 53a-162 — Rigging: Class D felony
• § 53a-163 — Soliciting or accepting benefit for rigging: Class A misdemeanor
• § 53a-164 — Participation in a rigged contest: Class A misdemeanor
• § 53a-165 — Hindering prosecution defined
• § 53a-166 — Hindering prosecution in the second degree: Class C felony
• § 53a-167 — Hindering prosecution in the third degree: Class D felony
• § 53a-167a — Interfering with an officer: Class A misdemeanor or class D felony
• § 53a-167b — Failure to assist peace officer or firefighter: Class A misdemeanor
• § 53a-167c — Assault of public safety, emergency medical, public transit or health care personnel: Class C felony
• § 53a-167d — Assault of a prosecutor: Class C felony
• § 53a-167e — Aggravated assault of a public transit employee: Class C felony
• § 53a-167f — Abuse of an oath document: Class D Felony
• § 53a-168 — Escape: Definitions
• § 53a-169 — Escape in the first degree: Class C felony
• § 53a-16a — Affirmative defense in certain situations involving firearms; exceptions
• § 53a-16b — Affirmative defense of coparticipant to offense with firearm
• § 53a-17 — Conduct required or authorized by law or judicial decree
• § 53a-170 — Escape in the second degree: Class D felony
• § 53a-171 — Escape from custody: Class C felony or class A misdemeanor
• § 53a-171a — Aiding escape from hospital or sanatorium: Class A misdemeanor
• § 53a-172 — Failure to appear in the first degree: Class D felony
• § 53a-173 — Failure to appear in the second degree: Class A misdemeanor
• § 53a-174 — Unauthorized conveyance of items into correctional or humane institution or to inmate: Class D felony
• § 53a-174a — Possession of weapon or dangerous instrument in correctional institution: Class B felony
• § 53a-174b — Conveyance or use of electronic wireless communication device in correctional institution: Class A misdemeanor
• § 53a-175 — Riot in the first degree: Class A misdemeanor
• § 53a-176 — Riot in the second degree: Class B misdemeanor
• § 53a-177 — Unlawful assembly: Class B misdemeanor
• § 53a-178 — Inciting to riot: Class A misdemeanor
• § 53a-179 — Criminal advocacy: Class D felony
• § 53a-179a — 65 CA 145
• § 53a-179b — Rioting at correctional institution: Class B felony
• § 53a-179c — Inciting to riot at correctional institution: Class C felony
• § 53a-18 — Use of reasonable physical force or deadly physical force generally
• § 53a-180 — Falsely reporting an incident in the first degree: Class D or C felony
• § 53a-180a — Falsely reporting an incident resulting in serious physical injury or death: Class C or B felony
• § 53a-180b — Falsely reporting an incident concerning serious physical injury or death: Class D or C felony
• § 53a-180c — Falsely reporting an incident in the second degree: Class A misdemeanor or Class E felony
• § 53a-180d — Misuse of the emergency 9-1-1 system: Class B or A misdemeanor
• § 53a-181 — Breach of the peace in the second degree: Class B misdemeanor
• § 53a-181a — Creating a public disturbance: Infraction
• § 53a-181b — Intimidation based on bigotry or bias: Class D felony
• § 53a-181c — Stalking in the first degree: Class D felony
• § 53a-181d — Stalking in the second degree: Class A misdemeanor
• § 53a-181e — Stalking in the third degree: Class B misdemeanor
• § 53a-181f — Electronic stalking: Class D felony
• § 53a-181i — Intimidation based on bigotry or bias: Definitions
• § 53a-181j — Intimidation based on bigotry or bias in the first degree: Class C felony
• § 53a-181k — Intimidation based on bigotry or bias in the second degree: Class D felony
• § 53a-181l — Intimidation based on bigotry or bias in the third degree: Class E felony
• § 53a-182 — Disorderly conduct: Class C misdemeanor
• § 53a-182a — Obstructing free passage: Class C misdemeanor
• § 53a-182b — Harassment in the first degree: Class D felony
• § 53a-183 — Harassment in the second degree: Class C misdemeanor
• § 53a-183a — Obstructing or interfering with the lawful taking of wildlife: Class C misdemeanor
• § 53a-183b — Interfering with an emergency call: Class A misdemeanor
• § 53a-183c — Disruption of a funeral: Class A misdemeanor
• § 53a-185 — Loitering on school grounds: Class C misdemeanor
• § 53a-186 — Public indecency: Class B misdemeanor
• § 53a-187 — Definitions
• § 53a-188 — Tampering with private communications: Class A misdemeanor
• § 53a-189 — Eavesdropping: Class D felony
• § 53a-189a — Voyeurism: Class D or C felony
• § 53a-189b — Disseminating voyeuristic material: Class D felony
• § 53a-189c — Unlawful dissemination of an intimate image: Class A misdemeanor or class D felony
• § 53a-19 — Use of physical force in defense of person
• § 53a-190 — Bigamy: Class D felony
• § 53a-191 — Incest: Class D felony
• § 53a-192 — Coercion: Class A misdemeanor or class D felony
• § 53a-192a — Trafficking in persons: Class A felony
• § 53a-193 — Definitions