Conn. Gen. Stat. § 53a-181a

Current with legislation from the 2023 Regular and Special Sessions.

Section 53a-181a - Creating a public disturbance: Infraction

(a) A person is guilty of creating a public disturbance when, with intent to cause inconvenience, annoyance or alarm, or recklessly creating a risk thereof, he (1) engages in fighting or in violent, tumultuous or threatening behavior; or (2) annoys or interferes with another person by offensive conduct; or (3) makes unreasonable noise.

(b) Creating a public disturbance is an infraction.

Conn. Gen. Stat. § 53a-181a

(P.A. 83-276, S. 2; P.A. 92-260, S. 69.)

Cited. 228 Conn. 795; 243 Conn. 115. No right to jury trial. 9 Conn.App. 255. Cited. 12 Conn.App. 258; 24 Conn.App. 195; Id., 541; 28 Conn.App. 344; 32 Conn.App. 656; judgment reversed in part, see 232 Conn. 345. Classification by legislature of infractions as noncriminal acts payable by fine operates as a presumption that infractions do not constitute criminal offenses for purposes of double jeopardy analysis, albeit one that is rebuttable by clear proof to the contrary; protections afforded by federal double jeopardy clause were not implicated by trial court's erroneous sua sponte dismissal of charge against defendant when trial court plainly did not evaluate the state's evidence and failed to make a determination that the evidence was legally insufficient to sustain a conviction. 134 CA 346. Subsec. (a): Cited. 237 Conn. 613. "Offensive conduct" defined; legislative intent to proscribe conduct which actually involves physical violence or portends imminent physical violence. 12 Conn.App. 481. Cited. 36 Conn.App. 625; judgment reversed, see 237 Conn. 613. Language in Subdivs. (1) and (2) is similar to that of disorderly conduct statute in Sec. 53a-182, and therefore, based on prior court interpretations of Sec. 53a-182, is not facially vague. 134 Conn.App. 175.