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Conn. Gen. Stat. § 53a-180c (2026)

Falsely reporting an incident in the second degree: Class A misdemeanor or Class E felony

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(a) A person is guilty of falsely reporting an incident in the second degree when, knowing the information reported, conveyed or circulated to be false or baseless, such person gratuitously reports to a law enforcement officer or agency (1) the alleged occurrence of an offense or incident which did not in fact occur, (2) an allegedly impending occurrence of an offense or incident which in fact is not about to occur, (3) false information relating to an actual offense or incident or to the alleged implication of some person therein, or (4) violates subdivision (1), (2) or (3) of this subsection with specific intent to falsely report another person or group of persons because of the actual or perceived race, religion, ethnicity, disability, sex, sexual orientation or gender identity or expression of such other person or group of persons.

(b) Falsely reporting an incident in the second degree is a (1) class A misdemeanor for a violation of subdivision (1), (2) or (3) of subsection (a) of this section, or (2) class E felony for a violation of subdivision (4) of subsection (a) of this section.

(Nov. 15 Sp. Sess. P.A. 01-2, S. 2, 9; July Sp. Sess. P.A. 20-1, S. 27.)

History: Nov. 15 Sp. Sess. P.A. 01-2 effective January 1, 2002; July Sp. Sess. P.A. 20-1 amended Subsec. (a) by adding Subdiv. (4) re a violation of Subdiv. (1), (2) or (3) and amended Subsec. (b) by designating existing provision re class A misdemeanor as Subdiv. (1), adding reference to violation of Subsec. (a)(1), (a)(2) or (a)(3) and adding Subdiv. (2) re class E felony for violation of Subsec. (a)(4).

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Notes of Decisions
Cited in 14 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 2003–2021 · leading case: State v. Mungroo, 935 A.2d 229 (Conn. App. Ct. 2007).
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State v. Mungroo, 935 A.2d 229 (Conn. App. Ct. 2007). · cites it 4× “The defendant, Nazra Mungroo, appeals from the judgment of conviction, rendered after a jury trial, of larceny in the first degree in violation of General Statutes § 53a-122'(a) (2) and falsely reporting an incident in the second degree in violation of General Statutes §…”
State v. Mungroo, 11 A.3d 132 (Conn. 2011). · cites it 4× “[3] For her role in the robbery, the defendant was convicted of larceny in the first degree in violation of General Statutes § 53a-122 (a)(2) and falsely reporting an incident in the second degree in violation of General Statutes § 53a-180c (a)(3).”
Murtha v. City of Hartford, 35 A.3d 177 (Conn. 2011). · cites it 2× “On February 25, 2003, the plain *5 tiff was arrested and charged in connection with the shooting with assault in the first degree in violation of General Statutes § 53a-59 (a) (5), one count of falsely reporting an incident in violation of General Statutes § 53a-180c (a) (3),…”
State v. Winter, 979 A.2d 608 (Conn. App. Ct. 2009). · cites it 3× “” 9 General Statutes § 53a-180c (a) provides: “A person is guilty of falsely reporting an incident in the second degree when, knowing the information reported, conveyed or circulated to be false or baseless, such person gratuitously reports to a law enforcement officer or agency…”
State v. Bethea, 202 A.3d 429 (Conn. App. Ct. 2019). · cites it 3× “Bethea, appeals from the judgment of conviction that was rendered against him, upon the verdict of a jury, on the charge of falsely reporting an incident in the second degree in violation of General Statutes § 53a-180c (a) (1). The defendant was tried under an amended…”
Nyenhuis v. Metro. Dist. Comm'n, 22 A.3d 1181 (Conn. 2011). · cites it 2× “tigation into the matter and, on June 14, 2006, the West Hartford police arrested the plaintiff in relation to the Atkins incident and charged her with assault in the third degree in violation of General Statutes § 53a-61, reckless endangerment in the second degree in violation…”
Crocco v. Advance Stores Co. Inc., 421 F. Supp. 2d 485 (D. Conn. 2006). · cites it 2× “The sole argument that Crocco makes in her memorandum in opposition to summary judgment on the intentional infliction of emotional distress claim, on which issue she cites no case law, is that Logue and Glorioso made a false report to the police in violation of Conn. Gen.Stat. §…”
State v. Mungroo, 962 A.2d 797 (Conn. App. Ct. 2008). · cites it 2× “1 The defendant was convicted of larceny in the first degree in violation of General Statutes § 53a-122 (a) (2) and falsely reporting an incident in the second degree in violation of General Statutes § 53a-180c (a) (3) for participating in a staged robbery at the hotel on March…”
Nyenhuis v. Metro. Dist. Comm'n, 604 F. Supp. 2d 377 (D. Conn. 2009). · cites it 2× “§ 53a-64, and one count of Falsely Reporting an Incident in the Second Degree in violation of Conn. Gen. Stat. § 53a-180c. Nyenhuis claims that, around this time, the office photocopier and office supplies were used to distribute newspaper articles about her arrest around the…”
State v. Stephenson, 187 A.3d 528 (Conn. App. Ct. 2018). · cites it 3× “of conviction, rendered after a jury trial, on charges of failure to appear in the first degree in violation of General Statutes § 53a-172 (a) (1) ; possession of narcotics in violation of General Statutes § 21a-279 (a) ; engaging police in a motor vehicle pursuit in violation…”
Mayo v. New Britain (D. Conn. 2021). · cites it 4× “The police applied for a warrant the next day to arrest Mayo on a charge of false reporting in violation of Conn. Gen. Stat. § 53a-180c. The arrest warrant affidavit detailed the facts as outlined above.”
Lewis v. S. Connecticut State Univ. (D. Conn. 2020). · cites it 2× “§ 53a-180c; the federal misprision statute, 18 U.”
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— Conn. Gen. Stat. § 53a-180c(a) — 1 case
Mayo v. New Britain (D. Conn. 2021). “The police applied for a warrant the next day to arrest Mayo on a charge of false reporting in violation of Conn. Gen. Stat. § 53a-180c. The arrest warrant affidavit detailed the facts as outlined above.”
— Conn. Gen. Stat. § 53a-180c(a)(l) — 1 case
Crocco v. Advance Stores Co. Inc., 421 F. Supp. 2d 485 (D. Conn. 2006). “The sole argument that Crocco makes in her memorandum in opposition to summary judgment on the intentional infliction of emotional distress claim, on which issue she cites no case law, is that Logue and Glorioso made a false report to the police in violation of Conn. Gen.Stat. §…”
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