How you carry yourself
Silence, counsel, complying now and contesting later.
13 sections
- Self DefenseConn. Gen. Stat. § 53a-19 — reasonable force against force, deadly force only against deadly force or great bodily harm
- HazingConn. Gen. Stat. § 53-23a — up to $1,500 for the organization and $1,000 for a member, and consent is no defense
- Where Nobody May SmokeConn. Gen. Stat. § 19a-342 — tobacco, cannabis or hemp, in public buildings, stores and restaurants
- LitteringConn. Gen. Stat. § 22a-250 — a fine of up to $500, and half again in a state park
- Odd Laws Still on the BooksA registered cat breed, honking at a horse and the full traffic fines on horseback: real Connecticut sections
- AssaultConn. Gen. Stat. §§ 53a-59 to 53a-61 — third degree a class A misdemeanor, first degree a class B felonyalso here
- Harassment and StalkingConn. Gen. Stat. §§ 53a-181d and 53a-183 — a course of conduct is two or more acts, online ones includedalso here
- Disorderly Conduct and Breach of the PeaceConn. Gen. Stat. §§ 53a-181 and 53a-182 — a class B and a class C misdemeanoralso here
- TrespassConn. Gen. Stat. §§ 53a-107 to 53a-110a — from an infraction to a class A misdemeanor after an order to leavealso here
- Underage DrinkingConn. Gen. Stat. § 30-89 — an infraction the first time, then a fine of $200 to $500also here
- Damaging PropertyConn. Gen. Stat. §§ 53a-115 to 53a-117 — over $250 is a class A misdemeanor, over $1,500 a class D felonyalso here
- 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 crimealso here
- Hate CrimesConn. Gen. Stat. § 53a-181j — rewritten by Public Act 26-77 from 1 October 2026, with minimum finesalso here
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