Charges and penalties
How offenses are graded, jail ranges, fines, and repeat offense steps.
18 sections
- How Long They Have to Charge YouConn. Gen. Stat. § 54-193 — five years for a crime punishable by more than a year, one year for the rest
- Bail After an ArrestConn. Gen. Stat. § 54-64a — the court orders the first condition enough to bring the person back to court
- What an Offense Level MeansConn. Gen. Stat. §§ 53a-35a and 53a-36 — from a class D misdemeanor, 30 days, to a class A felony, ten to 25 years
- AssaultConn. Gen. Stat. §§ 53a-59 to 53a-61 — third degree a class A misdemeanor, first degree a class B felony
- Harassment and StalkingConn. Gen. Stat. §§ 53a-181d and 53a-183 — a course of conduct is two or more acts, online ones included
- Disorderly Conduct and Breach of the PeaceConn. Gen. Stat. §§ 53a-181 and 53a-182 — a class B and a class C misdemeanor
- TrespassConn. Gen. Stat. §§ 53a-107 to 53a-110a — from an infraction to a class A misdemeanor after an order to leave
- The Larceny LadderConn. Gen. Stat. §§ 53a-122 to 53a-125b — $500 or less is sixth degree, over $20,000 first degree
- Shoplifting and the Store's Civil ClaimConn. Gen. Stat. § 52-564a — the store may sue for its costs, the value, and up to $1,000 more, within two years
- Clearing a Criminal RecordConn. Gen. Stat. § 54-142a — erased automatically seven years after a misdemeanor conviction and ten after a lower felony
- Damaging PropertyConn. Gen. Stat. §§ 53a-115 to 53a-117 — over $250 is a class A misdemeanor, over $1,500 a class D felony
- Writing a Bad CheckConn. Gen. Stat. § 53a-128 — eight days to make it good after notice before the law presumes the writer knew
- Leaving a Child UnsupervisedConn. Gen. Stat. § 53-21a — a class A misdemeanor under twelve, a class C felony at night, and independent play is not the crime
- Hate CrimesConn. Gen. Stat. § 53a-181j — rewritten by Public Act 26-77 from 1 October 2026, with minimum fines
- The Age of ConsentConn. Gen. Stat. § 53a-71 — sixteen, when the older person is more than three years older
- Interfering with an OfficerConn. Gen. Stat. § 53a-167a — a class A misdemeanor, a class D felony when it causes a death or serious injuryalso here
- When Someone Uses Your NameConn. Gen. Stat. § 52-571h — $1,000 or treble damages, whichever is greater, from the person who did italso here
- LitteringConn. Gen. Stat. § 22a-250 — a fine of up to $500, and half again in a state parkalso here
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