Connecticut General Statutes

Conn. Gen. Stat. § 53a-185 (2026)

Loitering on school grounds: Class C misdemeanor

✓ current as of May 2026

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(a) A person is guilty of loitering on school grounds when he loiters or remains in or about a school building or grounds, not having any reason or relationship involving custody of or responsibility for a pupil or any other license or privilege to be there.

(b) Loitering on school grounds is a class C misdemeanor.

(1969, P.A. 828, S. 187; P.A. 92-260, S. 71.)

History: P.A. 92-260 amended Subsec. (b) to make a technical change in the name of the offense.

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Cited in 1 case, 1987–1987 · leading case: State v. Rouleau, 528 A.2d 343 (Conn. 1987).

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State v. Rouleau, 528 A.2d 343 (Conn. 1987). · cites it 2× “…in the first degree with a firearm, General Statutes §§ 53a-92a, 53a-8; and (3) conspiracy to commit murder, General Statutes §§ 53a-54a, 53a-48. 14 A new trial is ordered as to these three crimes because the error in the jury charge impacted on these three crimes. No…”

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