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Conn. Gen. Stat. § 53a-179a (2026)

Inciting injury to persons or property: Class C felony

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(a) A person is guilty of inciting injury to persons or property when, in public or private, orally, in writing, in printing or in any other manner, he advocates, encourages, justifies, praises, incites or solicits the unlawful burning, injury to or destruction of any public or private property or advocates, encourages, justifies, praises, incites or solicits any assault upon any organization of the armed forces of the United States, as defined in section 27-103, or of this state, as defined in section 27-2, or the police force of this or any other state or upon any officer or member thereof or the organized police or fire departments of any municipality or any officer or member thereof, or the killing or injuring of any class or body of persons, or of any individual.

(b) Inciting injury to persons or property is a class C felony.

(1971, P.A. 871, S. 52; P.A. 18-72, S. 15.)

History: P.A. 18-72 made technical changes in Subsec. (a).

Cited. 234 C. 78.

Cited. 36 CA 821. Section not void for vagueness and overbreadth. 48 CA 148. Provisions codified common law distinction between solicitation an attempt and solicitation not an attempt under Sec. 53a-49(a)(1). 65 CA 145.

Subsec. (a):

Statute not unconstitutionally void for vagueness and overbreadth; requirement of intent that must be read into statute preserves it from constitutional demise under first amendment. 41 CS 525. Cited. 43 CS 46.

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Cited in 21 cases, 1982–2020 · leading case: State v. Daniel B., 201 A.3d 989 (Conn. 2019).
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State v. Daniel B., 201 A.3d 989 (Conn. 2019). · cites it 12× “3 General Statutes § 53a-179a provides in relevant part: ‘‘(a) A person is guilty of inciting injury to persons or property when, in public or private, orally, in writing, in printing or in any other manner, he advocates, encour- ages, justifies, praises, incites or solicits the…”
State v. Ryan, 709 A.2d 21 (Conn. App. Ct. 1998). · cites it 26× “The defendant, Leonora Ryan, appeals from the judgment of conviction, rendered after a jury trial, of inciting injury to persons in violation of General Statutes § 53a-179a. 1 The defendant claims that (1) § 53a-179a is both vague on its face in violation of the due process…”
State v. Damato, 937 A.2d 1232 (Conn. App. Ct. 2008). · cites it 14× “Damato, appeals from the judgment of conviction, rendered after a jury trial, of inciting injury to persons in violation of General Statutes § 53a-179a (a), 1 attempt to assault a prosecutor in violation of General Statutes §§ 53a-49 (a) (2) 2 and 53a-167d (a), 3 and attempt to…”
State v. O'neil, 782 A.2d 209 (Conn. App. Ct. 2001). · cites it 9× “General Statutes § 53a-179a (a) provides in relevant part: “A person is guilty of inciting injury to persons or property when, in public or private, orally, in writing, in printing or in any other manner, he advocates, encourages, justifies, praises, incites or solicits .”
State v. Culmo, 642 A.2d 90 (Conn. Super. Ct. 1993). · cites it 4× “2d 494 (1989) (facial void for vagueness analysis applied to General Statutes § 53a-179a, “Inciting injury to persons or property: Class C felony”); see also State v.”
State v. Spears, 662 A.2d 80 (Conn. 1995). · cites it 2× “Subsequent to his arrest, the defendant was charged in an information in the Superior Court with two counts of assault of an officer in violation of General Statutes § 53a-167c, and one count each of inciting injury to persons or property in violation of General Statutes §…”
State v. Shin, 193 Conn. App. 348 (Conn. App. Ct. 2019). · cites it 2× “The defendant originally was charged with breach of the peace in the second degree in violation of General Statutes § 53a-181 and inciting injury to persons or prop- erty in violation of General Statutes § 53a-179a.”
State v. Santaniello, 902 A.2d 1 (Conn. App. Ct. 2006). · cites it 2× “rom the judgments of conviction, rendered following a jury trial, of sexual assault in the first degree in violation of General Statutes § 53a-70 (a) (1), kidnapping in the first degree in violation of General Statutes § 53a-92 (a) (2) (A), attempt to commit murder in violation…”
Turner v. Boyle, 116 F. Supp. 3d 58 (D. Conn. 2015). “The complaint alleged that there was probable cause that Turner had violated Connecticut General Statutes *71 section 53a-179a(a) (“Inciting Injury to Persons”), and the warrant application alleged that Turner was a “Fugitive from Justice.”
State v. Mills, 748 A.2d 891 (Conn. App. Ct. 2000). · cites it 2× “robbery in the first degree in violation of General Statutes §§ 53a-48 (a) and 53a-134 (a) (4), attempt to commit robbery in the first degree in violation of General Statutes §§ 53a-49 (a) (2) and 53a-134 (a) (4), attempt to commit larceny in the second degree in violation of…”
Benitez v. Comm'r of Corr., 197 Conn. App. 344 (Conn. App. Ct. 2020). · cites it 2× “Those offenses included arson in the first degree as an accessory in violation of General Statutes §§ 53a-8 and 53a-111 (a) (4), conspir- acy to commit arson in the second degree in violation of General Statutes §§ 53a-48 (a) and 53a-112 (a) (1) (A), criminal mischief in the…”
State v. Benitez, 998 A.2d 844 (Conn. App. Ct. 2010). · cites it 2× “ommit arson in the second degree in violation of General Statutes §§ 53a-48 (a) and 53a-112 (a) (1) (A), criminal mischief in the first degree in violation of General Statutes §§ 53a-8 and 53a-115 (a) (1), conspiracy to commit criminal mischief in the first degree in violation…”
State v. Riddle, 654 A.2d 784 (Conn. App. Ct. 1995). · cites it 4× “The defendant appeals from the judgment of conviction, rendered after a jury trial, of inciting injury to persons or property in violation of General Statutes § 53a-179a. 1 He received a sentence of four years incarceration, execution of that sentence suspended after two years,…”
State v. Leary, 590 A.2d 494 (Conn. Super. Ct. 1989). · cites it 7× “1 General Statutes § 53a-179a provides: “inciting injury to persons or property: class c felony, (a) A person is guilty of inciting injury to persons or property when, in public or private, orally, in writing, in printing or in any other manner, he advocates, encourages,…”
People v. Shafou, 330 N.W.2d 647 (Mich. 1982). “…Utah, Washington, West Virginia, and Wyoming. 46 Cal Penal Code § 653f (6-year maximum for solicitation of a felony); Conn Gen Stat § 53a-179a (10-year maximum); Del Code Ann tit 11, §§ 501-503, 541 (10-year maximum); Iowa Code §§ 705.1-705.2 (5-year maximum); La Rev Stat Ann…”
State v. Garlington, 998 A.2d 1197 (Conn. App. Ct. 2010). · cites it 4× “The defendant, Ernest Garlington, appeals from the judgment of conviction, rendered after a jury trial, of conspiracy to commit assault in the first degree in violation of General Statutes §§ 53a-48 (a) and 53a-59 (a) (1), two counts of inciting injury to a person in violation…”
State v. Taupier, 197 Conn. App. 784 (Conn. App. Ct. 2020). · cites it 3× “With respect to those statements, on August 10, 2017, the state obtained a warrant charging the defendant with five counts of inciting injury to person or property in violation of General Statutes § 53a-179a and five counts of threatening in the second degree in violation of §…”
State v. Henderson, 60 A.3d 294 (Conn. App. Ct. 2013). ““(6) Violations of the inciting injury to persons or property law under section 53a-179a. “(7) Maintaining a motor vehicle chop shop under section 14-149a.”
State v. Daniel B. (Conn. 2019). · cites it 5× “3 General Statutes § 53a-179a provides in relevant part: ‘‘(a) A person is guilty of inciting injury to persons or property when, in public or private, orally, in writing, in printing or in any other manner, he advocates, encour- ages, justifies, praises, incites or solicits the…”
Damato v. Murphy, 641 F. Supp. 2d 143 (D. Conn. 2009). · cites it 2× “Insufficient Evidence on Charge of Inciting Injury Damato also challenges his conviction for inciting injury to another person on the ground of insufficiency of the evidence.”
Santaniello v. Comm'r of Corr. (Conn. App. Ct. 2014). · cites it 2× “This court affirmed his convictions on direct appeal.”
— Conn. Gen. Stat. § 53a-179a(a) — 2 cases
Turner v. Boyle, 116 F. Supp. 3d 58 (D. Conn. 2015). “The complaint alleged that there was probable cause that Turner had violated Connecticut General Statutes *71 section 53a-179a(a) (“Inciting Injury to Persons”), and the warrant application alleged that Turner was a “Fugitive from Justice.”
State v. O'neil, 782 A.2d 209 (Conn. App. Ct. 2001). “General Statutes § 53a-179a (a) provides in relevant part: “A person is guilty of inciting injury to persons or property when, in public or private, orally, in writing, in printing or in any other manner, he advocates, encourages, justifies, praises, incites or solicits .”
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