Connecticut General Statutes

Conn. Gen. Stat. § 53a-192 (2026)

Coercion: Class A misdemeanor or class D felony

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(a) A person is guilty of coercion when he compels or induces another person to engage in conduct which such other person has a legal right to abstain from engaging in, or to abstain from engaging in conduct in which such other person has a legal right to engage, by means of instilling in such other person a fear that, if the demand is not complied with, the actor or another will: (1) Commit any criminal offense; or (2) accuse any person of a criminal offense; or (3) expose any secret tending to subject any person to hatred, contempt or ridicule, or to impair any person's credit or business repute; or (4) take or withhold action as an official, or cause an official to take or withhold action.

(b) It shall be an affirmative defense to prosecution based on subdivision (2), (3) or (4) of subsection (a) of this section that the actor believed the accusation or secret to be true or the proposed official action justified and that his purpose was limited to compelling the other person to behave in a way reasonably related to the circumstances which were the subject of the accusation, exposure or proposed official action, as by desisting from further misbehavior or making good a wrong done.

(1969, P.A. 828, S. 194; 1971, P.A. 871, S. 48; P.A. 92-260, S. 75.)

History: 1971 act referred simply to coercion rather than to “criminal” coercion in Subsec. (c); P.A. 92-260 made technical changes.

Cited. 240 C. 766.

Cited. 8 CA 351; 18 CA 694; 40 CA 1.

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Notes of Decisions

Cited in 12 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 1986–2025 · leading case: State v. Payne, 695 A.2d 525 (Conn. 1997).

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State v. Payne, 695 A.2d 525 (Conn. 1997). · cites it 4× “to 1993) § 53-21 1 and misdemeanor coercion in violation of General Statutes § 53a-192. 2 The Appellate Court affirmed the judgment of conviction, and we granted the defendant’s petition for certification limited to review of the following questions: “(1) Did the Appellate Court…”

State v. Reynolds, 983 A.2d 874 (Conn. App. Ct. 2009). · cites it 4× “The defendant, Mark Reynolds, appeals from the judgment of conviction, rendered after a jury trial, of sexual assault in the first degree in violation of General Statutes § 53a-70 (a) (1), coercion in violation of General Statutes § 53a-192 (a) (3) and unlawful restraint in the…”

State v. Turner, 37 A.3d 183 (Conn. App. Ct. 2012). · cites it 4× “6 In addition to his sixth amendment claim, the defendant alleges that the court’s various statements throughout the course of the trial encouraging him to retain Davila as his counsel instead of proceeding as a self-represented party rose to the level of the criminal offense of…”

Martinez v. Dep't of Pub. Saf., 784 A.2d 347 (Conn. 2001). · cites it 2× “” General Statutes § 53a-192 (a) provides in relevant part: “A person is guilty of coercion when he compels or induces another person to engage in conduct which such other person has alegal right to abstain from engaging in, or to abstain from engaging in conduct in which such…”

State v. Linarte, 944 A.2d 369 (Conn. App. Ct. 2008). · cites it 2× “In a letter, submitted after trial and before sentencing, Novelly depicted the defendant as having “a congenital and severe impairment in [ljanguage [processing 6 We need not address the defendant’s claim that the allegedly coercive conduct of Riley and Giles and the court’s…”

State v. Perez, 80 A.3d 103 (Conn. App. Ct. 2013). · cites it 2× “3 million higher than USA Contractors. The federal government provided funding in the amount of $4.”

State v. Gagnon, 561 A.2d 129 (Conn. App. Ct. 1989). · cites it 2× “The defendant also was charged with one count of coercion in violation of General Statutes § 53a-192 (4). Prior to jury deliberations, the court granted the defendant’s motion for judgment of acquittal on that count.”

State v. Payne, 669 A.2d 582 (Conn. App. Ct. 1995). · cites it 8× “The defendant appeals from the judgment of conviction, rendered after a jury trial, of risk of iryury to a child in violation of General Statutes § 53-21 1 and of misdemeanor coercion in violation of General Statutes § 53a-192. 2 On appeal, the defendant claims *3 that the trial…”

State v. Bemer, 340 Conn. 804 (Conn. 2021). “(B) fraud, or (C) coercion, as provided in section 53a-192 . . . .’’ In order for the state to prove that the defendant patronized a trafficked individual, it was necessary for the state to show that the defendant knew or should have known that King compelled or induced the men…”

State v. Nicoletti, 512 A.2d 235 (Conn. App. Ct. 1986). “” Section 53a-192 provides in pertinent part: “(a) A person is guilty of coercion when he compels or induces a person to engage in conduct which the latter has a legal right to abstain from engaging in .”

Harris v. Comm'r of Corr., 234 Conn. App. 686 (Conn. App. Ct. 2025). · cites it 2× “On November 15, 2018, the petitioner pleaded guilty to burglary in the first degree in violation of General Statutes § 53a-101 (a) (2), assault in the second degree in violation of General Statutes § 53a- 60 (a) (2), criminal mischief in the second degree in violation of General…”

Shaw v. McCusker, 14 F. Supp. 2d 227 (D. Conn. 1998). “Police Chief Faughnan was investigating a possible violation of Connecticut General Statute § 53a-192 which provides: Coercion: Class A misdemeanor or class D felony (a) A person is guilty of coercion when he compels or induces another person to engage in conduct which such…”

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