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Conn. Gen. Stat. § 53a-191 (2026)

Incest: Class D felony

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(a) A person is guilty of incest when he marries a person whom he knows to be related to him within any of the degrees of kindred specified in section 46b-21.

(b) Incest is a class D felony.

(1969, P.A. 828, S. 193; P.A. 80-346, S. 2; P.A. 92-260, S. 74.)

History: P.A. 80-346 substituted “such person” for “he” or “him”, eliminating unnecessary distinctions based on sex and removed reference to engaging in sexual intercourse with relative as incest; P.A. 92-260 made technical changes in Subsec. (a) by replacing “such person” with “he” or “him” as appropriate.

Cited. 189 C. 321; 210 C. 244. Relationship as half-uncle and half-niece is void. 213 C. 637.

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PART XIX

COERCION

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 7 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1983–2021 · leading case: State v. Snook, 555 A.2d 390 (Conn. 1989).
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State v. Snook, 555 A.2d 390 (Conn. 1989). · cites it 4× “Prior to 1980, the prohi *247 bition against sexual intercourse by a person within the specified degrees of kindred of the other appeared in General Statutes § 53a-191. In 1980, the legislature amended these statutes to add subsection (2) to § 53a-72a (a).”
Singh v. Singh, 569 A.2d 1112 (Conn. 1990). · cites it 5× “” General Statutes § 53a-191 provides: “incest: class d felony, (a) A person is guilty of incest when such person marries a person whom such person knows to be related to such person within any of the degrees of kindred specified in section 46b-21.”
Dep't of Pub. Saf. v. Freedom of Info. Comm'n, 6 A.3d 763 (Conn. 2010). · cites it 2× “” General Statutes § 53a-191 provides in relevant part: “(a) Aperson is guilty of incest when he marries a person whom he knows to be related to him within any of the degrees of kindred specified in section 46b-21.”
State v. Burney, 455 A.2d 1335 (Conn. 1983). · cites it 4× “The defendant was charged with sexual assault in the second degree in violation of General Statutes § 53a-71 (a) (3), [1] and with incest, in violation of General Statutes § 53a-191 (a). [2] Tried before a jury in November, 1980, the defendant was acquitted of the crime of…”
State v. Joseph V., 196 Conn. App. 712 (Conn. App. Ct. 2020). · cites it 2× “’’ 32 General Statutes § 53a-191 (a) provides: ‘‘A person is guilty of incest when he marries a person whom he knows to be related to him within any of the degrees of kindred specified in [General Statutes §] 46b-21.”
Commonwealth v. Rahim, 805 N.E.2d 13 (Mass. 2004). “§ 18-6-301 (LexisNexis2003); Conn. Gen. Stat. § 53a-191 and § 46b-21 (2003); Del.”
Alvarez v. New Britain (D. Conn. 2021). · cites it 2× “Alvarez was arrested pursuant to a warrant and charged with two counts of assault of public safety personnel in violation of Conn. Gen. Stat. § 53a-167(c) and one count of breach of peace in the second degree in violation of Conn.”
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