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Conn. Gen. Stat. § 53a-64 (2026)

Reckless endangerment in the second degree: Class B misdemeanor

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(a) A person is guilty of reckless endangerment in the second degree when he recklessly engages in conduct which creates a risk of physical injury to another person.

(b) Reckless endangerment in the second degree is a class B misdemeanor.

(1969, P.A. 828, S. 65.)

Cited. 194 C. 408; 223 C. 618.

Cited. 3 CA 166; 8 CA 342; 14 CA 6; Id., 10; Id., 804; 23 CA 123; 24 CA 662; judgment reversed, see 223 C. 618; 31 CA 497.

Cited. 35 CS 570; 37 CS 661; 38 CS 619; 40 CA 643. Defendant's recklessly placing his hands around victim's throat and causing her to lose consciousness for a brief period of time constituted “serious physical injury” in violation of statute. 46 CS 130.

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Secs. 53a-64a to 53a-64z. Reserved for future use.

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Cited in 65 cases (6 in the last 5 years), 1978–2026 · leading case: State v. Flynn, 539 A.2d 1005 (Conn. App. Ct. 1988).
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State v. Flynn, 539 A.2d 1005 (Conn. App. Ct. 1988). · cites it 8× “The defendant appeals from the judgment of conviction, after a jury trial, of the crimes of assault on a peace officer in violation of General Statutes § 53a-167c, reckless endangerment in the second degree in violation of General Statutes § 53a-64, breach of the peace in…”
State v. Fernando a., 981 A.2d 427 (Conn. 2009). · cites it 4× “" [5] The defendant was charged with one count each of the crimes of assault in the third degree in violation of General Statutes § 53a-61, disorderly conduct in violation of General Statutes § 53a-182, and reckless endangerment in the second degree in violation of General…”
State v. Spillane, 770 A.2d 898 (Conn. 2001). · cites it 4× “95-142, § 1, of the 1995 Public Acts 4 and one count of reckless endangerment in the second degree in violation of General Statutes § 53a-64 5 for an incident that occurred on October 1, 1996.”
State v. Fuller, 744 A.2d 931 (Conn. App. Ct. 2000). · cites it 5× “I The defendant claims first that the trial court improperly refused to instruct the jury on her two requested lesser included offense charges of reckless endangerment in the second degree pursuant to General Statutes § 53a-64 and attempted assault in the third degree pursuant…”
State v. Young, 779 A.2d 112 (Conn. 2001). · cites it 4× “95-214, § 5, 1 and one count each of breach of the peace in violation of *82 General Statutes § 53a-181 (a) (2), 2 disorderly conduct in violation of General Statutes § 53a-182 (a) (l), 3 reckless endangerment in the second degree in violation of General Statutes § 53a-64 4 and…”
State v. Milner, 155 A.3d 730 (Conn. 2017). · cites it 2× “In addition to the four counts of which he was convicted, the state charged the defendant with one count each of the crimes of reckless endangerment in the second degree in violation of General Statutes § 53a-64 (a) and disorderly conduct in violation of § 53a-182 (a) (1).”
In re Egypt E., 175 A.3d 21 (Conn. 2018). · cites it 2× “In evidence were telephone logs and computer disks memorializing more than 700 telephone conversations between Morsy and Natasha during his period of incarceration, which, at the time of trial, he was yet to complete.”
State v. McCahill, 811 A.2d 667 (Conn. 2002). · cites it 2× “nvolve the use of physical force against another person but also may be appropriately punished by imposition of a fine, rather than a term of imprisonment: cruelty to persons (General Statutes § 53-20); hazing (General Statutes § 53-23a); assault in the third degree (General…”
State v. Pentland, 994 A.2d 147 (Conn. 2010). · cites it 4× “On January 19, 2005, the defendant *308 pleaded guilty under the Alford doctrine 3 to two counts of reckless endangerment in the second degree in violation of General Statutes § 53a-64 4 and one count of unlawful restraint in the second degree in violation of General Statutes §…”
State v. Rudd, 773 A.2d 370 (Conn. App. Ct. 2001). · cites it 5× “4 The defendant was acquitted on a charge of reckless endangerment in the second degree in violation of General Statutes § 53a-64. The defendant claims that the trial court improperly refused (1) to instruct the jury on creating a public disturbance as a lesser included offense…”
State v. Walczyk, 818 A.2d 868 (Conn. App. Ct. 2003). · cites it 4× “to 1999) § 53a-182 (a) (2) 4 and reckless endangerment under General Statutes § 53a-64. 5 Although the jury found him guilty of those charges, the state now concedes it produced insufficient evidence to support the *172 conviction on those charges.”
State v. Battista, 626 A.2d 769 (Conn. App. Ct. 1993). · cites it 4× “The defendant appeals from a judgment of conviction, rendered after a jury trial, of sexual assault in a spousal or cohabiting relationship in violation of General Statutes § 53a-70b, unlawful restraint in the second degree in violation of General Statutes § 53a-96, reckless…”
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— Conn. Gen. Stat. § 53a-64(a) — 1 case
Anderson v. Quiros (D. Conn. 2022).
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