Connecticut § 53a-224 Recruiting a member of a criminal gang: Class A misdemeanor.

Connecticut Statutes

§ 53a-224 — Recruiting a member of a criminal gang: Class A misdemeanor.

Connecticut § 53a-224

Title 53aPenal Code

Ch. 952Penal Code: Offenses

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Conn. Gen. Stat. § 53a-224 (2026).

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(a)For the purposes of this section:

(1)“Criminal gang” means a formal or informal organization, association or group of three or more persons that has:

(A)As one of its primary activities the commission of one or more criminal acts;

(B)members who individually or collectively engage in or have engaged in one or more criminal acts; and (C) an identifying name, sign or symbol, or an identifiable leadership or hierarchy; and (2) “criminal act” means conduct constituting a felony, as defined in section 53a-25, or a misdemeanor, as defined in section 53a-26, other than a violation of this section.

(b)A person is guilty of recruiting a member of a criminal gang when, with knowledge that membership or continued membership in such criminal gang is conditioned upon the commission of a crimina

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(a) For the purposes of this section: (1) “Criminal gang” means a formal or informal organization, association or group of three or more persons that has: (A) As one of its primary activities the commission of one or more criminal acts; (B) members who individually or collectively engage in or have engaged in one or more criminal acts; and (C) an identifying name, sign or symbol, or an identifiable leadership or hierarchy; and (2) “criminal act” means conduct constituting a felony, as defined in section 53a-25, or a misdemeanor, as defined in section 53a-26, other than a violation of this section. (b) A person is guilty of recruiting a member of a criminal gang when, with knowledge that membership or continued membership in such criminal gang is conditioned upon the commission of a criminal act, or with intent to facilitate the criminal acts of such criminal gang, such person knowingly causes, encourages, solicits, recruits, intimidates or coerces a person under eighteen years of age to join, participate in or remain a member of such criminal gang. (c) Recruiting a member of a criminal gang is a class A misdemeanor.