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Conn. Gen. Stat. § 53a-182b (2026)

Harassment in the first degree: Class D felony

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(a) A person is guilty of harassment in the first degree when, with the intent to harass, annoy, alarm or terrorize another person, he threatens to kill or physically injure that person or any other person, and communicates such threat by telephone, or by telegraph, mail, computer network, as defined in section 53a-250, or any other form of written communication, in a manner likely to cause annoyance or alarm and has been convicted of a capital felony under the provisions of section 53a-54b in effect prior to April 25, 2012, a class A felony, a class B felony, except a conviction under section 53a-86 or 53a-122, a class C felony, except a conviction under section 53a-87, 53a-152 or 53a-153, or a class D felony under sections 53a-60 to 53a-60c, inclusive, 53a-72a, 53a-72b, 53a-95, 53a-103, 53a-103a, 53a-114, 53a-136 or 53a-216. For the purposes of this section, “convicted” means having a judgment of conviction entered by a court of competent jurisdiction.

(b) For the purposes of this section, such offense may be deemed to have been committed either at the place where the communication originated or at the place where it was received.

(c) The court may order any person convicted under this section to be examined by one or more psychiatrists.

(d) Harassment in the first degree is a class D felony.

(P.A. 90-282, S. 1; P.A. 95-143, S. 1; P.A. 12-5, S. 22; P.A. 14-233, S. 4; 14-234, S. 2.)

History: P.A. 95-143 amended Subsec. (a) to include communication of the threat by computer network; P.A. 12-5 amended Subsec. (a) to add reference to provisions of Sec. 53a-54b in effect prior to April 25, 2012, re conviction of a capital felony, effective April 25, 2012; P.A. 14-233 amended Subsec. (b) to replace “telephone call was made or” with “communication originated or at the place” and make a technical change; P.A. 14-234 made identical changes as P.A. 14-233.

Cited. 45 CA 408.

Cited. 43 CS 46.

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Notes of Decisions
Cited in 9 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1993–2024 · leading case: State v. Culmo, 642 A.2d 90 (Conn. Super. Ct. 1993).
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State v. Culmo, 642 A.2d 90 (Conn. Super. Ct. 1993). · cites it 4× “Luby, a principal sponsor, asserted that the proposed legislation “fills a gap” existing between the harassment statutes; General Statutes §§ 53a-182b and 53a-183; the breach of peace statute; General Statutes § 53a-181; and the threatening statute; General Statutes § 53a-62;…”
Sastrom v. Mullaney, 945 A.2d 442 (Conn. 2008). · cites it 3× “The petitioner subsequently was charged in two substitute informations with four counts of harassment in the first degree in violation of General Statutes § 53a-182b (a), four counts of threatening in violation of General Statutes (Rev.”
Sastrom v. Psychiatric Sec. Review Bd., 968 A.2d 396 (Conn. 2009). · cites it 2× “Sastrom, the plaintiff in the first case, was committed on July 11, 1994, “to the jurisdiction of the [board] for a period of time not to exceed forty years after he was acquitted by reason of mental disease or defect of the charges of two counts of harassment *311 in the first…”
Roy Sastrom v. Psychiatric Sec. Review Bd., 918 A.2d 902 (Conn. App. Ct. 2007). · cites it 2× “On July 11, 1994, the plaintiff was committed to the jurisdiction of the defendant for a period of time not to exceed forty years after he was acquitted by reason of mental disease or defect of the charges of two counts of harassment in the first degree in violation of General…”
State v. Hall, 991 A.2d 598 (Conn. App. Ct. 2010). · cites it 2× “See General Statutes §§ 53a-182b and 53a-183 (harassment); and General Statutes §§ 53a-180aa and 53a-181 (breach of the peace).”
S. a. v. D. G., 198 Conn. App. 170 (Conn. App. Ct. 2020). · cites it 2× “10 Protective orders are also authorized upon an arrest for a violation of General Statutes § 53a-182b or 53a-183 provided that the court also finds that ‘‘such violation caused the victim to reasonably fear for his or her physical safety.”
McKain v. Est. of Rhymer, 166 F. Supp. 3d 197 (D. Conn. 2015). · cites it 2× “See Conn. Gen. Stat. § 53a-181c (stalking); Conn.”
State v. Banks, 696 A.2d 1013 (Conn. App. Ct. 1997). · cites it 5× “The defendant appeals from the judgment of conviction, following a jury trial, of four counts of harassment in the first degree in violation of General Statutes § 53a-182b (a). 1 He claims that the trial court improperly denied his motion to bifurcate the trial.”
Schroder v. Columbia Volunteer Fire Dep't, Inc. (D. Conn. 2024). “…of imprisonment. See Conn. Gen. Stat. §§ 53a-61aa and 53a-62 (threatening); §§ 53a-181c through 53a-181e (stalking); §§ 53a-182b & 53a-183 (harassment). The court first addresses Defendant Messier’s allegation that John “made obscene gestures toward [her] using his middle…”
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