(a) A person is guilty of failure to assist a peace officer or firefighter when, commanded by a peace officer or firefighter authorized to command assistance, such person refuses to assist such peace officer or firefighter in the execution of such peace officer's or firefighter's duties.
(b) Failure to assist a peace officer or firefighter is a class A misdemeanor.
(1971, P.A. 871, S. 51; P.A. 01-84, S. 12, 26; P.A. 05-180, S. 5; P.A. 08-150, S. 53; P.A. 10-36, S. 23; 10-110, S. 52; P.A. 19-108, S. 7; P.A. 22-117, S. 13.)
History: P.A. 01-84 replaced “fireman” with “firefighter” and made other technical changes for purposes of gender neutrality, effective July 1, 2001; P.A. 05-180 changed the name of the offense from “failure to assist a peace officer or firefighter” to “failure to assist a peace officer, special policeman or firefighter” and included a special policeman appointed under Sec. 29-18b within purview of section; P.A. 08-150 included Department of Motor Vehicles inspector appointed under Sec. 14-8 and certified pursuant to Sec. 7-294d within purview of section and changed name of offense from “failure to assist a peace officer, special policeman or firefighter” to “failure to assist a peace officer, special policeman, motor vehicle inspector or firefighter”; P.A. 10-36 amended Subsec. (a) to replace “Department of Motor Vehicles inspector appointed” with “motor vehicle inspector designated”, add “motor vehicle inspector's” re execution of duties and make technical changes, effective July 1, 2010; P.A. 10-110 made a technical change in Subsec. (a); P.A. 19-108 deleted references to motor vehicle inspector; P.A. 22-117 deleted references to special policeman appointed under Sec. 29-18b, effective May 27, 2022.
Cited. 216 C. 820. Section not facially unconstitutional under fourth or fourteenth amendments. 217 C. 73. Cited. 218 C. 483.
Cited. 22 CA 683; 31 CA 443.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in
6
cases, 1990–2003 · leading case:
State v. Floyd, 584 A.2d 1157 (Conn. 1991).
State v. Floyd, 584 A.2d 1157 (Conn. 1991).
· cites it 24× “These consolidated appeals concern the constitutionality of General Statutes § 53a-167b, 1 which makes it a class A misdemeanor for any person to refuse to assist a peace officer or fireman authorized to command assistance in the execution of his duties.”
State v. Rizzo, 833 A.2d 363 (Conn. 2003).
· cites it 2× “to 1991) § 53a-167b was capable of a narrow construction that passed constitutional muster and, therefore, declined to decide whether a broader reading of that provision would render it constitutionally infirm.”
State v. Santiago, 590 A.2d 434 (Conn. 1991).
· cites it 9× “The defendant was convicted of two counts of failure to assist a peace officer in violation of General Statutes § 53a-167b after a jury trial.”
State v. Torres, 625 A.2d 239 (Conn. App. Ct. 1993).
· cites it 2× “2d 434 (1991) (challenge to the constitutionality of General Statutes § 53a-167b as applied); State v.”
State v. Santiago, 578 A.2d 668 (Conn. App. Ct. 1990).
· cites it 8× “The defendant appeals from his conviction after a jury trial on two counts of failure to assist a peace officer in violation of General Statutes § 53a-167b (a). He claims (1) that he was deprived of a fair trial when the trial court allowed the state to amend its information on…”
State v. Santiago, 581 A.2d 1057 (Conn. 1990).
· cites it 2× “683 , is granted, limited to the following issue: “May the defendant belatedly raise the constitutionality of General Statutes § 53a-167b? Is the statute constitutional?” Denise Berza, special public defender, in support of the petition.”
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