Conn. Gen. Stat. § 53a-123

Current with legislation from the 2023 Regular and Special Sessions.

Section 53a-123 - Larceny in the second degree: Class C felony

(a) A person is guilty of larceny in the second degree when such person commits larceny, as defined in section 53a-119, and:

(1) The value of the property or service exceeds ten thousand dollars,

(2) the property, regardless of its nature or value, is taken from the person of another,

(3) the property is obtained by defrauding a public community, and the value of such property is two thousand dollars or less,

(4) the property, regardless of its nature or value, is obtained by embezzlement, false pretenses or false promise and the victim of such larceny is sixty years of age or older, or is a conserved person, as defined in section 45a-644, or is blind or physically disabled, as defined in section 1-1f, or

(5) the property, regardless of its value, consists of wire, cable or other equipment used in the provision of telecommunications service and the taking of such property causes an interruption in the provision of emergency telecommunications service.

(b) Larceny in the second degree is a class C felony.

Conn. Gen. Stat. § 53a-123

(1969, P.A. 828, S. 125; 1971, P.A. 871, S. 26; P.A. 73-639, S. 8; P.A. 81-248, S. 2; 81-263, S. 2; 81-351, S. 4; 81-472, S. 152, 159; P.A. 82-271, S. 2; P.A. 86-275, S. 2; P.A. 97-180 ; P.A. 00-103 , S. 2 ; P.A. 09-138 , S. 2 ; 09-243 , S. 1 ; P.A. 17-87 , S. 5 .)

Amended by P.A. 22-0115, S. 9 of the Connecticut Acts of the 2022 Regular Session, eff. 10/1/2022.

Amended by P.A. 17-0087, S. 5 of the Connecticut Acts of the 2017 Regular Session, eff. 10/1/2017.

Amended by P.A. 09-0243, S. 1 of the the 2009 Regular Session, eff. 10/1/2009.

Amended by P.A. 09-0138, S. 2 of the the 2009 Regular Session, eff. 10/1/2009.

Cited. 173 Conn. 545 ; 182 Conn. 176 ; 183 C. 386 ; 188 Conn. 542 ; 190 C. 559; 194 C. 438 ; Id., 650; 196 Conn. 305 ; Id., 567; 197 C. 166 ; Id., 201; Id., 247; Id., 309; 198 C. 1 ; 199 Conn. 30 ; Id., 308; Id., 462; 200 Conn. 113 ; 202 Conn. 615 ; 203 Conn. 484 ; 209 Conn. 23 ; 213 Conn. 233 ; 216 Conn. 273 ; 235 Conn. 679 ; 241 Conn. 439 . Cited. 2 Conn.App. 537 ; 5 Conn.App. 113 ; 7 CA 326 ; 8 CA 125 ; Id., 478; 9 Conn.App. 349 ; 13 Conn.App. 420 ; Id., 576; Id., 596; 14 Conn.App. 272 ; Id., 472; 16 CA 433 ; 1 7 CA 46 0; 19 CA 495 ; 20 Conn.App. 27 1; Id., 369; 21 Conn.App. 248 ; 29 Conn.App. 843 ; 35 Conn.App. 566 ; Id., 714; 39 Conn.App. 810 ; 44 Conn.App. 187 ; Id., 294; 46 Conn.App. 691 . Since statute's language includes both taking of property and subsequent retention of the stolen property, to charge defendant with two counts of larceny is improper; they are not separately punishable and to so charge violates defendant's constitutional guarantee against double jeopardy. 100 CA 565 . Requisites for accepting plea of guilty. 31 Conn.Supp. 501 . Cited. 32 Conn.Supp. 650 ; 35 Conn.Supp. 531 ; 38 CS 549 . Subsec. (a): Cited. 169 C. 247 ; 174 C. 129 ; Id., 129; 178 Conn. 427 ; Id., 689; 181 Conn. 299 ; 182 C. 476 ; 186 Conn. 426 ; 187 Conn. 264 ; 188 Conn. 325 ; Id., 671; 190 Conn. 191 ; 191 Conn. 180 ; 195 Conn. 421 ; 196 Conn. 36 ; Id., 115; 198 C. 203 ; Id., 490; 200 Conn. 9 ; 201 Conn. 462 ; 206 Conn. 657 ; 207 Conn. 118 ; 208 Conn. 365 ; 210 Conn. 652 ; 211 Conn. 1 01; 212 C. 223 ; 213 Conn. 422 ; 215 Conn. 716 ; 219 Conn. 16 0; 220 Conn. 487 ; 223 Conn. 243 ; 232 Conn. 455 ; 233 Conn. 552 ; 235 C. 67 ; 238 Conn. 784 ; 239 Conn. 235 ; 240 Conn. 317 . Subdiv. (3): Rational basis exists for legislature to classify larceny from the person as a more serious offense than simple robbery and therefore the classification did not violate defendant's right to equal protection of the laws. 246 C. 132 . For defendant to be found guilty of larceny in the third degree, state must prove that defendant committed larceny by defrauding a public community. 252 C. 229 . P.A. 09-138 , which increased the minimum value element from $5,000 to $10,000, did not have retroactive effect. 314 C. 529 . Cited. 1 Conn.App. 270 ; Id., 378, 379. Subdiv. (3): Larceny from the person requires an actual trespass to the person of the victim and therefore taking a radio which was in the vicinity of the victim, but not on the victim's person, did not constitute larceny under section. Id., 642. Cited. 3 CA 126 ; 8 Conn.App. 491 ; 11 Conn.App. 102 ; 12 Conn.App. 239 ; Id., 408; Id., 685; 13 Conn.App. 12 ; Id., 554; 14 Conn.App. 1 69; Id., 493; 20 Conn.App. 513 ; 2 4 CA 69 7; 26 Conn.App. 52 ; Id., 114; Id., 279; 28 Conn.App. 306 ; 30 Conn.App. 606 ; 31 Conn.App. 47 ; Id., 94; Id., 312; 32 CA 21 ; 33 Conn.App. 468 ; 34 Conn.App. 250 ; Id., 610; Id., 699; 35 Conn.App. 740 ; 38 Conn.App. 643 ; 39 Conn.App. 579 ; Id., 840; 40 CA 21 ; 41 Conn.App. 391 ; Id., 584; Id., 817; 42 Conn.App. 810 ; 46 CA 414 ; Id., 616. Court found that money was "taken from the person of the victim" in case in which victim was tricked into turning over her money to defendant. 56 CA 428 . Subdiv. (3): Wrongfully taking property from the person of another constitutes a trespass of the person, and such a taking from the person constitutes larceny in the second degree. 95 Conn.App. 248 . Larceny in second degree under section is not ordinarily lesser included offense of robbery for purposes of double jeopardy. 109 CA 74 . Subdiv. (5): Section not unconstitutionally void for vagueness and provided sufficient notice that embezzlement from an estate is prohibited even if conduct occurred after separate conservator of estate was appointed. 121 CA 190; judgment affirmed, see 307 C. 592 . Subsec., as amended by P.A. 09-138 to increase the value of property taken for the commission of larceny in the second degree, does not apply retroactively to defendant's case; legislature stated that the provision was effective October 1, 2009, without any express language referring to retroactivity and the legislative history does not indicate a clear or unequivocal intent for it to apply retroactively. 136 CA 427; judgment affirmed, see 314 C. 570 . Subdiv. (3): Defendant's conviction of and sentencing under this Subdiv. and Secs. 53a-48(a) and 53a-124(a)(2) constitute multiple punishments for the same offense and violate defendant's right against double jeopardy. 176 Conn.App. 687 . Cited. 36 Conn.Supp. 603 ; 37 Conn.Supp. 527 .