Connecticut § 53a-181c Stalking in the first degree: Class D felony.

Connecticut Statutes

§ 53a-181c — Stalking in the first degree: Class D felony.

Connecticut § 53a-181c

Title 53aPenal Code

Ch. 952Penal Code: Offenses

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Bluebook

Conn. Gen. Stat. § 53a-181c (2026).

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(a)A person is guilty of stalking in the first degree when such person commits stalking in the second degree as provided in section 53a-181d, and (1) such person has previously been convicted of a violation of section 53a-181d, (2) such conduct violates a court order in effect at the time of the offense, (3) such person is twenty-two years of age or older and the other person is under sixteen years of age, or (4) such person intentionally directs such conduct at the other person, in whole or in part, because of the actual or perceived race, religion, ethnicity, disability, sex, sexual orientation or gender identity or expression of such other person.

(b)Stalking in the first degree is a class D felony. See chapter 968a re address confidentiality program. See Sec. 54-1k re issuance of pro

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(a) A person is guilty of stalking in the first degree when such person commits stalking in the second degree as provided in section 53a-181d, and (1) such person has previously been convicted of a violation of section 53a-181d, (2) such conduct violates a court order in effect at the time of the offense, (3) such person is twenty-two years of age or older and the other person is under sixteen years of age, or (4) such person intentionally directs such conduct at the other person, in whole or in part, because of the actual or perceived race, religion, ethnicity, disability, sex, sexual orientation or gender identity or expression of such other person. (b) Stalking in the first degree is a class D felony. See chapter 968a re address confidentiality program. See Sec. 54-1k re issuance of protective order in stalking cases.

Legislative History

(P.A. 92-237, S. 1; P.A. 12-114, S. 11; P.A. 21-56, S. 1.) History: P.A. 12-114 amended Subsec. (a) to delete “this section or” re previous conviction in Subdiv. (1) and make technical changes; P.A. 21-56 amended Subsec. (a) to make technical changes, add language re person 22 years of age or older in Subdiv. (3) and add Subdiv. (4) re conduct due to perceived race, religion, ethnicity, disability, sex, sexual orientation or gender identity or expression of such other person; P.A. 21-56 amended Subsec. (a) to make technical changes, add language re person 22 years of age or older in Subdiv. (3) and add Subdiv. (4) re conduct due to perceived race, religion, ethnicity, disability, sex, sexual orientation or gender identity or expression of such other person. State was required to prove beyond reasonable doubt that defendant knowingly engaged in a course of conduct directed at a specific person that would reasonably cause fear or emotional distress; course of conduct means two or more acts and there was sufficient evidence that defendant committed two acts with the intent to follow, lie in wait for, monitor, surveil or observe. 346 C. 432. Cited. 46 CA 661. Cited. 43 CS 46.