Connecticut General Statutes
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 53-37b (2025)
Deprivation of a person's equal rights and privileges by force or threat
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Any person who, acting alone or in conspiracy with another, for the purpose of depriving any person or class of persons of the equal protection of the laws of this state or the United States, or of equal privileges and immunities under the laws of this state or the United States, engages in the use of force or threat, as provided in section 53a-62, shall be guilty of a class A misdemeanor, except that if bodily injury results such person shall be guilty of a class C felony or if death results such person shall be guilty of a class B felony.
(P.A. 93-412, S. 1.)
See Sec. 52-571a re action for damages and other relief for violation of this section.
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Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2
cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1999–2021 · leading case: Presnick v. Delaney, 110 F. Supp. 2d 74 (D. Conn. 1999).
Presnick v. Delaney, 110 F. Supp. 2d 74 (D. Conn. 1999). “2 Plaintiff also claims Delaney violated § 53-37b of the Connecticut General Statutes.”
Gawlik v. Semple, No. 3:20-cv-00564, 2021 WL 4430601 (D. Conn. Sept. 27, 2021). “34 Connecticut General Statutes Section 52–571a provides in relevant part: “[a]ny person aggrieved by a violation of section 53-37b may apply to the Superior Court for injunctive relief, recovery of damages and such other relief as the court deems just and equitable.”
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