Connecticut § 53a-64cc Strangulation or suffocation in the third degree: Class A misdemeanor.

Connecticut Statutes

§ 53a-64cc — Strangulation or suffocation in the third degree: Class A misdemeanor.

Connecticut § 53a-64cc

Title 53aPenal Code

Ch. 952Penal Code: Offenses

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Bluebook

Conn. Gen. Stat. § 53a-64cc (2026).

Text

(a)A person is guilty of strangulation or suffocation in the third degree when such person recklessly restrains another person by the neck or throat or obstructs such other person's nose or mouth and impedes the ability of such other person to breathe or restricts blood circulation of such other person.

(b)No person shall be found guilty of strangulation or suffocation in the third degree and unlawful restraint or assault upon the same incident, but such person may be charged and prosecuted for all three offenses upon the same information. For the purposes of this section, “unlawful restraint” means a violation of section 53a-95 or 53a-96 , and “assault” means a violation of section 53a-59 , 53a-59a , 53a-59b , 53a-59c , 53a-60 , 53a-60a , 53a-60b , 53a-60c , 53a-61 or 53a-61a .

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(a) A person is guilty of strangulation or suffocation in the third degree when such person recklessly restrains another person by the neck or throat or obstructs such other person's nose or mouth and impedes the ability of such other person to breathe or restricts blood circulation of such other person. (b) No person shall be found guilty of strangulation or suffocation in the third degree and unlawful restraint or assault upon the same incident, but such person may be charged and prosecuted for all three offenses upon the same information. For the purposes of this section, “unlawful restraint” means a violation of section 53a-95 or 53a-96 , and “assault” means a violation of section 53a-59 , 53a-59a , 53a-59b , 53a-59c , 53a-60 , 53a-60a , 53a-60b , 53a-60c , 53a-61 or 53a-61a . (c) Strangulation or suffocation in the third degree is a class A misdemeanor. *Cited. 192 C. 154; 202 C. 333; 230 C. 43. Cited. 35 CA 173.

Legislative History

(P.A. 07-123, S. 10; P.A. 17-31, S. 5.) History: P.A. 17-31 amended Subsec. (a) to add provision re obstruction of nose or mouth and added references to suffocation.