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Chapter 938 - Offenses Against the Sovereignty of the State (Repealed)
Section 53-1 to 53-8. - Offenses against the sovereignty of the state. - Sections 53-1 to 53-8, inclusive, are repealed. (1949 Rev., S....
Chapter 939 - Offenses Against the Person
Section 53-9 and 53-10. - Degrees of murder; trial. First degree murder, other homicides; death penalty or life imprisonment. - Sections 53-9 and 53-10 are repealed. (1949 Rev., S. 8350,...
Section 53-10a. - Persons sentenced to life imprisonment prior to October 1, 1963. - Any person imprisoned in any correctional institution who, prior to...
Section 53-11 to 53-19. - Homicide or injuries to person punishable by imprisonment for life. Assault with intent to murder. Manslaughter. Maiming with intent to disfigure; robbery with violence; armed robbery. Assault with acid or other burning subs... - Sections 53-11 to 53-19, inclusive, are repealed. (1949 Rev., S....
Section 53-20. - Cruelty to persons. - (a)(1) Any person who intentionally tortures, torments or cruelly or...
Section 53-21. - Injury or risk of injury to, or impairing morals of, children. Sale of children. - (a) Any person who (1) wilfully or unlawfully causes or...
Section 53-21a. - Leaving child unsupervised in place of public accommodation or motor vehicle. Failure to report disappearance of a child. - (a) Any parent, guardian or person having custody or control,...
Section 53-22. - Psychiatric examinations. - The court may order any person convicted under section 53-20...
Section 53-23. - Abandonment of child under the age of six years. - (a) Any person having the charge of any child under...
Section 53-23a. - Hazing. - (a) For purposes of this section: (1) “Hazing” means any...
Section 53-24 to 53-33. - Taking or enticing away a child. Unlawful exhibition or employment of child. Abduction of child by either parent. Kidnapping. Assault with intent to rob. Attempt to procure miscarriage or abortion. Abortion or miscarriage: F... - Sections 53-24 to 53-33, inclusive, are repealed. (1949 Rev., S....
Section 53-34a. - Deprivation of rights of physically disabled and blind; class C misdemeanor. - Section 53-34a is repealed. (P.A. 73-279, S. 2; P.A. 77-278,...
Section 53-34b. - Deprivation of the right to breast-feed one's child. - No person may restrict or limit the right of a...
Section 53-35b and 53-36. - Posting of notices. Complaint to Commission on Human Rights and Opportunities; commission may issue complaint; damages. - Sections 53-35b and 53-36 are repealed. (1949, 1955, S. 3268d;...
Section 53-36c. - Counsel for commission. - Section 53-36c is repealed. (February, 1965, P.A. 543, S. 4;...
Section 53-37. - Ridicule on account of creed, religion, color, denomination, nationality or race. - Any person who, by his advertisement, ridicules or holds up...
Section 53-37a. - Deprivation of a person's civil rights by person wearing mask or hood: Class D felony. - Any person who, with the intent to subject, or cause...
Section 53-37b. - Deprivation of a person's equal rights and privileges by force or threat. - Any person who, acting alone or in conspiracy with another,...
Section 53-38. - Fictitious notice of birth, marriage or death. - Section 53-38 is repealed. (1949 Rev., S. 8377; 1969, P.A....
Section 53-39. - Malicious prosecution. - Any person who falsely prosecutes another for any criminal charge,...
Section 53-39a. - Indemnification of law enforcement unit members, certain special police and inspectors in the Division of Criminal Justice. - Whenever, in any prosecution of any member of a law...
Section 53-40. - Blackmail. - Section 53-40 is repealed. (1949 Rev., S. 8379; 1969, P.A....
Section 53-41. - Tattooing of persons restricted. - Section 53-41 is repealed, effective May 23, 1994. (1953, S....
Section 53-41a. - Surveillance devices in dressing rooms prohibited. - No department or clothing store shall install or in any...
Section 53-41b. - Ear piercing. - Section 53-41b is repealed, effective May 23, 1994. (1969, P.A....
Chapter 940 - Offenses Against Public Property (Repealed)
Section 53-42 to 53-55. - Offenses against public property. - Sections 53-42 to 53-55, inclusive, are repealed. (1949 Rev., S....
Chapter 941 - Offenses Against Private Property
Section 53-56 to 53-80. - Theft from the person. Theft of motor vehicle, bicycle or livestock. Shoplifting. Theft, counterfeiting or embezzlement of passage tickets. Receiving stolen goods. Robbery, burglary, breaking and entering, generally. Use of... - Sections 53-56 to 53-80, inclusive, are repealed. (1949 Rev., S....
Section 53-80a. - Manufacture of bombs. - Any person, other than one engaged in the manufacture of...
Section 53-81 to 53-129. - Wilful injury to private building. Damage to materials of construction project. Arson, generally. Illegal burning and dumping. Injury to or obstruction of railroads or navigation. Trespass, generally. Other offenses. - Sections 53-81 to 53-129, inclusive, are repealed. (1949 Rev., S....
Section 53-129a. - Defrauding secured party. - (a) As used in this section: (1) “Collateral” has the...
Section 53-129b. - Concealment or conveyance of leased property. - Section 53-129b is repealed. (1967, P.A. 817; P.A. 85-339, S....
Section 53-130. - Concealing or destroying attached property. - Any person who, with intent to place personal property, attached...
Section 53-131. - Removal of identifying marks on electrical devices. - Any person who, with intent to defraud another, wilfully removes,...
Section 53-132. - Sale of equipment with defective identification marks. - Any person who, with intent to defraud, knowingly, for himself...
Section 53-132a. - Altering manufacturer's serial number. - (a) For the purposes of this section, a manufacturer's serial...
Section 53-133. - Unlawful alteration or disposal of rental electric storage batteries. - Any person other than the owner who removes, defaces, alters...
Section 53-134. - Possession of outboard motor having defaced factory or engine number. - (a) No person shall have in his possession any outboard...
Section 53-135 to 53-142. - Unlawful appropriation of electric current. Fraudulent diversion or use of water. Defrauding gas companies or public hospitals. Unauthorized performance of certain compositions. Tapping telegraph or telephone wires. Unlawf... - Sections 53-135 to 53-142, inclusive, are repealed. (1949 Rev., S....
Section 53-142a. - Illegal sale or possession of master car key. - Any person who makes and sells to anyone other than...
Section 53-142b. - Transferral, sale or use of records, tapes, film, cassettes or discs without owner's consent, or supplying machinery for reproduction thereof, prohibited. Exceptions. - (a) As used in this section, “owner” means the person...
Section 53-142c. - Manufacture, sale or distribution of records, tapes, cassettes or discs without identification marks prohibited. - (a) No person shall manufacture or knowingly sell, distribute, advertise...
Section 53-142d. - Penalties for violations of sections 53-142b, 53-142c. - Section 53-142d is repealed. (P.A. 74-160, S. 3; P.A. 94-140,...
Section 53-142f. - Possession of unauthorized recordings prohibited. - (a) No person shall knowingly possess one hundred or more...
Section 53-142j. (Formerly Sec. 53-142e). - Destruction, delay or opening of letters and packages by private messenger or courier service prohibited. - (a) No person who is an agent or employee of...
Section 53-142k. - Organized retail theft. - (a) As used in this section: (1) “Retail property” means...
Chapter 942 - Offenses Against Public Justice
Section 53-143 to 53-150. - Perjury and subornation of perjury. Attempt to influence jurors. Conversation with or by jurors. Bribery: Generally; of witness; of executive or legislative officer. Attempt to improperly influence legislation. - Sections 53-143 to 53-150, inclusive, are repealed. (1949 Rev., S....
Section 53-153. - Unlawful removal or alteration of records. Counterfeiting seals. - Any person who, wilfully and corruptly, takes away, alters, mutilates...
Section 53-154 to 53-163. - Failure to appear according to promise or bond. Escape from custody, generally. Conveying of unauthorized items into a correctional institution. Intoxication and possession of intoxicating beverages on property of, or unde... - Sections 53-154 to 53-163, inclusive, are repealed. (1949 Rev., S....
Section 53-164. - Escape from certain institutions. - Section 53-164 is repealed, effective May 31, 2017. (1949 Rev.,...
Section 53-165 to 53-168. - Resisting, hindering or endangering officer. Aiding escape of mentally ill persons and dipsomaniacs. Breaking lockups. Rioting or inciting to riot at state correctional institution. Possession of weapons by inmates of corr... - Sections 53-165 to 53-168, inclusive, are repealed. (1949 Rev., S....
Chapter 943 - Offenses Against Public Peace and Safety
Section 53-169 to 53-180. - Dispersion of riotous assembly. Disturbance of meetings and elections. Refusal to assist public officer. Breach of the peace; intimidation; libel. Indecent or harassing telephone calls. Disorderly conduct. False informatio... - Sections 53-169 to 53-180, inclusive, are repealed. (1949 Rev., S....
Section 53-181. - Soliciting rides in motor vehicles. - Any person who, while on or within the limits of...
Section 53-182. - Use of highways by pedestrians. - Any pedestrian who uses any street or highway negligently or...
Section 53-183 to 53-189. - Animals on highway, generally. Transportation of wild animals. Signal lights and exhausts or mufflers on motor boats. Reckless operation of motor boats. - Sections 53-183 to 53-189, inclusive, are repealed. (1949 Rev., S....
Section 53-190. - Power boats on Killingly Pond, Alexander's Lake or Lake Wononscopomuc. - Any person who operates a boat propelled in whole or...
Section 53-191. - Motorboats on Bolton Ponds and Gardner's Lake. - (a) Any person who operates a boat having a motor...
Section 53-192 and 53-193. - Speed of boats in Wethersfield Cove. Lights on boats on Highland Lake. - Sections 53-192 and 53-193 are repealed. (1949 Rev., S. 4155;...
Section 53-194. - Preservation of Bantam Lake. - Any person who, by himself or his agent, draws off...
Section 53-195 to 53-197. - Abandonment or obstruction of engines or cars. Hindering street railway company in use of its tracks. Neglect to close gates and bars at railroad crossings; protection at ferry docks. - Sections 53-195 to 53-197, inclusive, are repealed. (1949 Rev., S....
Section 53-198. - Smoking in motor buses, railroad cars and school buses. - No passenger while traveling upon, and no employee while engaged...
Section 53-199. - Theaters and moving picture shows; seating capacity; standing room. - No person owning, managing or conducting any place where any...
Section 53-200. - Prize fighting. - Any person who is principal or second in any prize...
Section 53-201. - Witnessing or aiding prize fights. - Any person who is present at any prize fight, to...
Section 53-202. - Machine guns. - (a) As used in this section: (1) “Machine gun” shall...
Section 53-202a. - Assault weapons: Definitions. - As used in this section and sections 53-202b to 53-202k,...
Section 53-202aa. - Firearms trafficking: Class C or B felony. - (a) A person is guilty of firearms trafficking if such...
Section 53-202b. - Sale or transfer of assault weapon prohibited. Exemptions. Olympic pistols. Regulations. Class C felony. - (a)(1) Any person who, within this state, distributes, transports or...
Section 53-202c. - Possession of assault weapon prohibited. Exemptions. Class D felony. - (a) Except as provided in section 53-202e, any person who,...
Section 53-202d. - Certificate of possession of assault weapon. Certificate of transfer of assault weapon to gun dealer. Circumstances where possession of assault weapon authorized. - (a)(1)(A) Except as provided in subparagraph (B) of this subdivision,...
Section 53-202e. - Relinquishment of assault weapon to law enforcement agency. - Any individual may arrange in advance to relinquish an assault...
Section 53-202f. - Transportation and transfer of assault weapon. Authorized actions of gun dealer, manufacturer, pawnbroker or consignment shop operator. - (a) While transporting an assault weapon between any of the...
Section 53-202g. - Report of loss or theft of assault weapon or other firearm. Penalty. - (a) Any person who lawfully possesses an assault weapon under...
Section 53-202h. - Temporary transfer or possession of assault weapon for transport to out-of-state event. - The provisions of subsection (a) of section 53-202b and subsection...
Section 53-202i. - Circumstances in which manufacture, transportation or temporary transfer of assault weapons not prohibited. - Nothing in sections 53-202a to 53-202k, inclusive, shall be construed...
Section 53-202j. - Commission of a class A, B or C felony with an assault weapon: Eight-year nonsuspendable sentence. - Any person who commits any class A, B or C...
Section 53-202k. - Commission of a class A, B or C felony with a firearm: Five-year nonsuspendable sentence. - Any person who commits any class A, B or C...
Section 53-202l. - Armor piercing and incendiary .50 caliber ammunition: Definition. Sale or transfer prohibited. Class D felony. - (a) For the purposes of this section: (1) “Armor piercing...
Section 53-202m. - Circumstances when assault weapons exempt from limitations on transfers and registration requirements. - Notwithstanding any provision of the general statutes, sections 53-202a to...
Section 53-202n. - Possession of specified assault weapon permitted under certain circumstances. Notice requirement. - (a) For the purposes of subsection (a) of section 53-202c,...
Section 53-202o. - Affirmative defense in prosecution for possession of specified assault weapon. - (a) In any prosecution for a violation of section 53-202c...
Section 53-202w. - Large capacity magazines. Definitions. Sale, transfer or possession prohibited. Exceptions. - (a) As used in this section and section 53-202x: (1)...
Section 53-202x. - Declaration of possession of large capacity magazine. Regulations. - (a)(1) Except as provided in subdivision (2) of this subsection,...
Section 53-203. - Unlawful discharge of firearms. - Any person who intentionally, negligently or carelessly discharges any firearm...
Section 53-204. - Hunting or discharging firearm from public highway. - Any person who hunts or discharges any firearm from any...
Section 53-205. - Loaded shotguns, rifles and muzzleloaders prohibited in vehicles and snowmobiles. - (a) No person shall carry or possess in any vehicle...
Section 53-206. - Carrying of dangerous weapons prohibited. - (a) Any person who carries upon his or her person...
Section 53-206a. - Application for permit. Notice of decision to applicant. - Section 53-206a is repealed, effective October 1, 1999. (1963, P.A....
Section 53-206b. - Unlawful training in use of firearms, explosive or incendiary devices or techniques capable of causing injury. Class C felony. - (a) As used in this section: (1) “Civil disorder” means...
Section 53-206c. - Sale, carrying and brandishing of facsimile firearms prohibited. Class B misdemeanor. - (a) For the purposes of this section: (1) “Facsimile of...
Section 53-206d. - Carrying a firearm or hunting while under the influence of intoxicating liquor or drug prohibited. - (a)(1) No person shall carry a pistol, revolver, machine gun,...
Section 53-206e. - Limitation on sale and use of laser pointers. - (a) As used in this section, “laser pointer” means a...
Section 53-206f. - Failure of parent or guardian to halt illegal possession of firearm by minor child. - Any parent or guardian of a minor child who, knowing...
Section 53-206g. - Sale, possession, use or manufacture of bump stocks or other rates of fire enhancement prohibited. Class D felony or Class D misdemeanor. - (a) Except as provided in subsection (e) of this section,...
Section 53-206h. - Bump stocks or other rates of fire enhancement prohibition. Notice. - (a) Not later than thirty days after May 31, 2018,...
Section 53-206i. - Manufacture of firearm from polymer plastic without detectable security exemplar. Prohibited. Penalty. - (a) No person shall manufacture any firearm from polymer plastic...
Section 53-206j. - Sale, delivery or transfer of unfinished frame or lower receiver. Prohibited. Exceptions. Penalty. - (a) No person shall purchase or receive or sell, deliver...
Section 53-206k. - Conditions for sale or transfer of electronic defense weapons. Penalty. - Any person who sells or transfers an electronic defense weapon,...
Section 53-207 to 53-209. - Carrying of knife or razor with intent to assault. Removal of danger signal. Abuse of public utility employees. - Sections 53-207 to 53-209, inclusive, are repealed. (1949 Rev., S....
Section 53-209a. - Manufacture of chemical, biological or radioactive weapon. - Any person who fabricates, in any manner, (1) a weapon...
Section 53-210. - Refusal to relinquish telephone party line. - No person shall wilfully refuse to relinquish a party line...
Section 53-211. - Use of white canes by others than blind persons prohibited. Vehicles to reduce speed, grant right-of-way. - Section 53-211 is repealed, effective October 1, 2008. (1949 Rev.,...
Section 53-212. - Use of Roentgen-rays, x-rays and radium. - (a) No person, unless such person holds a license to...
Section 53-212a. - Use of fluoroscopic x-ray shoe-fitting devices prohibited. - Any person, partnership, association or corporation which operates or maintains...
Section 53-212b to 53-214. - Use of machinery in proximity to high voltage conductors. Spitting in public places. Pollution of drinking utensils. - Sections 53-212b to 53-214, inclusive, are repealed. (1949 Rev., S....
Section 53-215. - Abandonment of refrigerator. - Any person who discards or abandons, or knowingly permits to...
Section 53-215a. - Manufacture or sale of defective recapped tires. - Any person who manufactures, sells or offers for sale any...
Chapter 944 - (Offenses Against Chastity) Concealment of Delivery of Child
Section 53-216 to 53-237. - Offenses against chastity, generally. - Sections 53-216 to 53-237, inclusive, are repealed. (1949 Rev., S....
Section 53-237a. - Concealment of delivery: Class A misdemeanor. - (a) A person is guilty of concealment of delivery who...
Section 53-238 to 53-241. - Rape. Assault with intent to commit rape; with intent to carnally know female child. Examination for venereal disease of persons accused of violations of chapter. - Sections 53-238 to 53-241, inclusive, are repealed. (1949 Rev., S....
Chapter 945 - (Offenses Against Humanity and Morality) Cruelty to Animals
Section 53-242 to 53-246. - Blasphemy. Obscenity. Intoxication. - Sections 53-242 to 53-246, inclusive, are repealed. (1949 Rev., S....
Section 53-247. - Cruelty to animals. Animals engaged in exhibition of fighting. Intentional injury or killing of police animals or dogs in volunteer canine search and rescue teams. - (a) Any person who overdrives, drives when overloaded, overworks, tortures,...
Section 53-247a. - Provision of cannabis to domesticated animals. - Any person who provides cannabis, as defined in section 21a-420,...
Section 53-248. - Sale or treatment of animals unable to work. - Any person who sells, offers for sale, trades or gives...
Section 53-249. - Cruelty to poultry. - Any crate or other container used for the purpose of...
Section 53-249a. - Sale or gift of dyed fowl or rabbits prohibited. - Any person who sells or offers for sale at retail...
Section 53-250. - Use of animals, reptiles and birds. - Any person who uses any animal, reptile or bird for...
Section 53-251. - Docking of horses' tails. - (a) Any person who cuts the bone of the tail...
Section 53-252. - Transportation of animals on railroads. - No railroad company, in transporting animals, shall permit them to...
Section 53-253. - Notice of arrest of offender to be given. - Any person making an arrest for a violation of the...
Section 53-254. - Causing dependency or delinquency of children. - Section 53-254 is repealed. (1949 Rev., S. 8579; 1969, P.A....
Chapter 946 - Offenses Against Public Policy
Section 53-255 to 53-258. - Misuse of the flag. Merchandise not to have representation of flag. Exceptions. Display of mutilated United States flag. - Sections 53-255 to 53-258, inclusive, are repealed. (1949 Rev., S....
Section 53-258a. - Misuse or mutilation of the flag. - Any person who, in any manner for exhibition or display,...
Section 53-259 to 53-263. - Display of foreign or international flags. Public officers to receive only their fixed salaries. Commission to public agents. Unlawful taking of fees and commissions. Furnishing of supplies by officer to state-aided instit... - Sections 53-259 to 53-263, inclusive, are repealed. (1949 Rev., S....
Section 53-264. - Maintenance. - Each attorney, state marshal or constable, who, with intent to...
Section 53-265 to 53-278. - Impersonation of policeman. Corruption of agents and employees. Betrayal of employer's correspondence, books or accounts. Corrupt influences; court proceedings; evidence. Unlawful payment of naturalization fees. Fortune te... - Sections 53-265 to 53-278, inclusive, are repealed. (1949 Rev., S....
Section 53-278a. - Gambling: Definitions. - As used in sections 53-278a to 53-278g, inclusive: (1) “Gain”...
Section 53-278b. - Gambling; professional gambling; penalties. - (a) Any person who engages in gambling, or solicits or...
Section 53-278c. - Seizure of gambling devices. Penalties for possession, sale, etc., of gambling devices or records. Exceptions. - (a) All gambling devices are common nuisances and, if found...
Section 53-278d. - Transmission of gambling information. - (a) Any person who knowingly transmits or receives gambling information...
Section 53-278e. - Gambling premises as nuisance. - (a) All gambling premises are common nuisances and shall be...
Section 53-278f. - Persistent offenders. - Any person who has been convicted of a violation of...
Section 53-278g. - Gambling: Excepted activities. - (a) Nothing in sections 53-278a to 53-278f, inclusive, shall be...
Section 53-280. - Billiard and pool rooms; permits. - The first selectman of any town, the chief of police...
Section 53-281 to 53-288. - Billiard and pool rooms; closing. Loitering by minors under eighteen. Keeping place where fowls or animals are fought. Penalty for attending fight of fowl or animals. Unlawful exhibition of sports or animals for gain. Unla... - Sections 53-281 to 53-288, inclusive, are repealed. (1949 Rev., S....
Section 53-289. - Ticket scalping. - Section 53-289 is repealed, effective October 1, 2007. (1949 Rev.,...
Section 53-289a. - Disclosure in advertisements of service charge on tickets. - No person shall advertise the prices of tickets to any...
Section 53-289b. - Ticket resellers. Conditions. Refunds. Penalty. - (a) Any person who resells a ticket to an entertainment...
Section 53-289c. - Unauthorized ticket resale in proximity to event prohibited. Exemptions. Penalty. - (a) No person shall resell, offer to resell or solicit...
Section 53-289d. - Entertainment event ticketing sales systems. Prohibitions. Paperless ticketing systems. Denial of admission to entertainment events. Exclusions. Unfair or deceptive act or practice. - (a)(1) No person shall employ an entertainment event ticketing sales...
Section 53-289e. - Automated ticket purchasing software. Prohibitions. Unfair or deceptive act or practice. - (a) No person shall utilize automated ticket purchasing software to...
Section 53-290. - Lotteries prohibited; publication of promotional drawing. - Section 53-290 is repealed. (1949 Rev., S. 8667; 1955, S....
Section 53-290a. - Disclosures re promotional drawings. - Any person who operates a promotional drawing which is authorized...
Section 53-291 to 53-300. - Sale of property by lottery. Property disposed of by hazard. Lottery tickets not to be sold. Drawing a lottery. Pool selling. Sporting contest pools. Policy playing; gaming by use of lottery slips or tickets. Possession of... - Sections 53-291 to 53-300, inclusive, are repealed. (1949 Rev., S....
Section 53-300a. - Sunday real estate contracts valid. - No provision of section 53-302a shall be construed to render...
Section 53-301. - Dealing in automobiles on Sunday. - Section 53-301 is repealed, effective October 1, 2002. (1949 Rev.,...
Section 53-302. - Employment of labor on Sunday. - Section 53-302 is repealed. (1949 Rev., S. 8608; 1967, P.A....
Section 53-302a. - Employment of labor on Sunday prohibited; exceptions. Sunday sales. - No person, firm or corporation shall engage in work, labor...
Section 53-303. - Persons who observe Saturday excepted from Sunday law. - No person who conscientiously believes that the seventh day of...
Section 53-303a. - Retail sales on certain holidays. - Section 53-303a is repealed. (1961, P.A. 421; 1963, P.A. 384;...
Section 53-303b. - Employment of labor and retail sales on certain holidays. - (a) The provisions of section 53-302a shall apply to Thanksgiving...
Section 53-303c. - Penalties. - Any person, firm or corporation who violates any provision of...
Section 53-303d. - Injunction. - Any of the following may petition the superior court for...
Section 53-303e. - More than six days employment in calendar week prohibited. Employee remedies. - (a) No employer shall compel any employee engaged in any...
Section 53-303f. - Lease provisions requiring Sunday openings prohibited. - Section 53-303f is repealed. (P.A. 78-329, S. 5; P.A. 79-415,...
Section 53-304. - Nonsupport. Support orders and agreements. Administration of oaths by family relations counselors and support enforcement officers. - (a) Any person who neglects or refuses to furnish reasonably...
Section 53-305. - Bond on appeal. - If the accused appeals, such court, in addition to requiring...
Section 53-306. - Failure to comply with terms or make payment. - If any person convicted under section 53-304 fails to comply...
Section 53-307. - Jurisdiction. - Section 53-307 is repealed. (1949 Rev., S. 8589; 1959, P.A....
Section 53-308. - Forfeited bonds in nonsupport cases. - When any bond or recognizance conditioned for the appearance of...
Section 53-309 to 53-311. - Abandonment. Combination to increase price of necessities. Issuing currency; bills of credit. - Sections 53-309 to 53-311, inclusive, are repealed. (1949 Rev., S....
Section 53-311a. - Distribution of unsolicited credit cards, charge plates. - (a) No person, company, partnership or corporation shall engage in...
Section 53-312. - False statements of the value of stocks, bonds and other property. - Section 53-312 is repealed. (1949 Rev., S. 8613; 1969, P.A....
Section 53-313. - “Bucket shop”; definition. - A bucket shop, within the meaning of this section and...
Section 53-314. - Keeping bucket shop. - No corporation, association, copartnership or person shall keep or cause...
Section 53-315. - Keeping bucket shop; accessory. - Any corporation, association, copartnership or person who communicates, receives, exhibits...
Section 53-316. - Information to be furnished to customers. - Each commission merchant, copartnership, association, corporation, person or broker engaged...
Section 53-317. - Fraudulent sale of kosher meat, meat products and other food. - Section 53-317 is repealed, effective July 1, 2016. (1949 Rev.,...
Section 53-318. - Sale, use or exposure of diseased horses and other animals. - Section 53-318 is repealed. (1949 Rev., S. 8619; P.A. 80-159.)
Section 53-319. - Sale or shipment of diseased flesh. - (a) Carcasses of young calves, pigs, kids and lambs are...
Section 53-320. - Distribution of noxious seeds or poisons. - No person shall spread, distribute, sow, have in his possession...
Section 53-321. - Sale of thistle seed in grass seed. - Any person who vends any grass seed, in which he...
Section 53-322. - Sale of clams by the barrel or bushel. - Any person who sells clams usually known as quahogs, cherry...
Section 53-323. - Coercion in placing of insurance on real or personal property. Payment for inspection of damaged property. Time limit for inspection. - No person, firm or corporation selling real or personal property...
Section 53-324. - Articles purporting to be made of gold to be marked. - Any article represented to be of gold, which is made...
Section 53-325. - Articles made of gold or alloy; false representations. - Any manufacturer or dealer who makes for sale, sells or...
Section 53-326. - Sterling silver defined. Penalty. - Any manufacturer or dealer who makes for sale, sells or...
Section 53-327. - Coin silver defined. Penalty. - Any manufacturer or dealer who makes for sale, sells or...
Section 53-328. - Manufacture and sale of gold and silver articles. - Any manufacturer of or dealer in articles constructed in part...
Section 53-329. - Products of prison labor. Proceeds from sales credited to industrial fund. - No person, firm or corporation shall possess, use, distribute, exchange,...
Section 53-330. - Admission to public performances. - As used in this section, “places of public entertainment and...
Section 53-330a. - Access to public transportation and places of public accommodation for volunteer canine search and rescue teams. - (a) Any individual who is an active member of a...
Section 53-331. - Use of arsenic in embalming. - Any person who injects into the body of any deceased...
Section 53-332. - Burials; proximity to dwelling. - Section 53-332 is repealed, effective October 1, 2012. (1949 Rev.,...
Section 53-333. - Depth of burial. - Section 53-333 is repealed. (1949 Rev., S. 8634; 1959, P.A....
Section 53-333a. - Depth of burial. - Section 53-333a is repealed, effective October 1, 2012. (1959, P.A....
Section 53-334. - Unlawful disinterment. - Any person who opens the grave or tomb where any...
Section 53-335 to 53-340. - Malicious injury to property in cemeteries. Tramps. Wilful injury by tramps; carrying firearms. Officer may arrest without warrant. Exceptions. Vagrants and common drunkards. - Sections 53-335 to 53-340, inclusive, are repealed. (1949 Rev., S....
Section 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...
Section 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,...
Section 53-341a. - Sale of badge or shield of specific governmental official or employee. - No person, firm or corporation may sell or offer for...
Section 53-341b. - Sale or delivery of body armor restricted. - (a) No person, firm or corporation shall sell or deliver...
Section 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...
Section 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,...
Section 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”...
Section 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” means any...
Section 53-344a. - Sale of cigarettes or tobacco products. Proof of age. - Each retailer of cigarettes or tobacco products or agent, employee...
Section 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) “Electronic nicotine delivery...
Section 53-345. - Soliciting for philanthropic purposes. - Section 53-345 is repealed. (1949 Rev., S. 8606; 1953, S....
Section 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...
Chapter 947 - Forgery and Counterfeiting
Section 53-346 and 53-347. - Forgery. Forging or counterfeiting stamps or labels. - Sections 53-346 and 53-347 are repealed. (1949 Rev., S. 8684,...
Section 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...
Section 53-348 to 53-353. - Counterfeiting, generally. - Sections 53-348 to 53-353, inclusive, are repealed. (1949 Rev., S....
Chapter 948 - Frauds and False Pretenses
Section 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 state... - Sections 53-354 to 53-364, inclusive, are repealed. (1949 Rev., S....
Section 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,...
Section 53-368. - Falsely certifying as to administration of oath. - Any person authorized by the laws of this state to...
Section 53-369. - False pretenses as to pedigree of animal. - Any person who, by any false pretense, device or representation,...
Section 53-370. - Fraudulent sale of liquid fuels or lubricating oils. - No person, firm or corporation, or any member or employee...
Section 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 co... - Sections 53-371 to 53-376, inclusive, are repealed. (1949 Rev., S....
Section 53-377. - Fraudulent uses of badges or insignia. - Any person who copies, imitates or simulates the insignia, flag,...
Section 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...
Section 53-378a. - Solicitation of contributions for veterans' charitable organization with intent to defraud. - (a) No person, firm or corporation that holds itself out...
Section 53-379. - False representations to dispensaries. - Section 53-379 is repealed. (1949 Rev., S. 8720; 1969, P.A....
Section 53-379a. - Residential mortgage fraud. Penalties. Definitions. - (a) A person commits residential mortgage fraud when, for financial...
Section 53-379b. - Judgment liens in residential mortgage fraud. Restitution. - (a) All real and personal property of every kind used...
Chapter 949 - Crimes Involving Credit Cards, Scanning Devices or Reencoders
Section 53-380 to 53-388. - Credit card crimes. - Sections 53-380 to 53-388, inclusive, are repealed. (1969, P.A. 750,...
Section 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...
Chapter 949a - Extortionate Credit Transactions
Section 53-389. - Definitions. - (a) As used in this chapter: (1) “To extend credit”...
Section 53-390. - Extortionate extension of credit. Conspiracy. - (a) Any person who makes any extortionate extension of credit,...
Section 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...
Section 53-392. - Participation or conspiracy in use of extortionate means. Evidence. - (a) Any person who knowingly participates in any way, or...
Chapter 949b - Academic Crimes
Section 53-392a. - Definitions. - As used in this chapter: “Person” means any individual, partnership,...
Section 53-392b. - Preparation of assignments for students attending educational institutions prohibited. - (a) No person shall prepare, offer to prepare, cause to...
Section 53-392c. - Excepted actions. - Nothing contained in this chapter shall prevent any person from...
Section 53-392d. - Enforcement by the Attorney General. - Whenever the Attorney General, or his deputy, has reason to...
Section 53-392e. - Unlawful preparation of academic assignments: Class B misdemeanor. - Any person who violates any provision of this chapter shall...
Chapter 949c - Corrupt Organizations and Racketeering Activity Act
Section 53-393. - Short title: Corrupt Organizations and Racketeering Activity Act. - This chapter shall be known as the “Corrupt Organizations and...
Section 53-394. - Definitions. - (a) “Racketeering activity” means to commit, to attempt to commit,...
Section 53-395. - Prohibited activities. - (a) It is unlawful for any person who has knowingly...
Section 53-396. - Charging of incidents of racketeering activity. Sentencing on separately charged offense. - (a) In any information charging a violation of this chapter,...
Section 53-397. - Penalty. Forfeiture of property. Disposition of seized property. Appointment of receiver. - (a) A person who violates any provision of this chapter...
Section 53-398. - Court orders. - (a) At any time in any prosecution under this chapter,...
Section 53-399. - Lien notice. Lien in favor of state. - (a) At the commencement of or during any prosecution under...
Section 53-400. - Duration of lien notice. Release, discharge or modification of lien notice. - (a) A CORA lien notice shall be effective during the...
Section 53-401. - Appeal of orders. Stay of execution. Filing of orders. - (a) Any order rendered as provided in section 53-398 or...
Section 53-402. - Judgment of conviction and forfeiture. Title of the state to forfeited property. - (a) Upon the entry of a final judgment of conviction...
Section 53-403. - Limitation on prosecutions. Severability. - (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a criminal prosecution...
Chapter 949d - Communications Consumer Privacy Act
Section 53-420. - Short title: Communications Consumer Privacy Act. - This chapter shall be cited as the “Communications Consumer Privacy...
Section 53-421. - Definitions. - As used in this chapter, “communications company” means any person...
Section 53-422. - Prohibited activities. Penalty. Recovery of damages. - (a) It shall be unlawful for a communications company to:...
Chapter 949e - Health Insurance Fraud Act
Section 53-440. - Short title: “Health Insurance Fraud Act”. - Sections 53-440 to 53-443, inclusive, shall be known and may...
Section 53-441. - Definitions. - As used in sections 53-440 to 53-443, inclusive: (a) “Statement”...
Section 53-442. - Health insurance fraud. - A person is guilty of health insurance fraud when he,...
Section 53-443. - Penalty. Order of restitution. Attorneys' fees and investigation costs included in restitution. - Any person who violates any provision of sections 53-440 to...
Section 53-444. - Cause of action, when. - Any insurer, as defined in subsection (c) of section 53-441,...
Section 53-445. - Knowledge of health insurance fraud, report to Insurance Commissioner. Independent investigation conducted. Subject to civil liability, when. - (a) Any person, including an insurer, as defined in subsection...
Chapter 949f - Videotape Rental and Privacy
Section 53-450. - Confidentiality of videotape rental information. Cause of action. Penalty. - (a) All personally identifiable information contained in the circulation records...
Chapter 949g - Computer Crimes
Section 53-451. - Computer crimes. - (a) Definitions. As used in sections 53-451 to 53-453, inclusive,...
Section 53-452. - Civil actions. Recovery of attorney's fees and costs. Damages. Statute of limitations. - (a) Any person whose property or person is injured by...
Section 53-453. - Civil enforcement by Attorney General. - The Attorney General, acting on behalf of the state of...
Section 53-454. - Misrepresentation as on-line Internet business. Civil enforcement by Attorney General or aggrieved person. Damages. Exclusions. Penalty. - (a) For purposes of this section: (1) “Electronic mail message”...