Conn. Gen. Stat. § 53a-107

Current with legislation from the 2023 Regular and Special Sessions.
Section 53a-107 - Criminal trespass in the first degree: Class A misdemeanor
(a) A person is guilty of criminal trespass in the first degree when:
(1) Knowing that such person is not licensed or privileged to do so, such person enters or remains in a building or any other premises after an order to leave or not to enter personally communicated to such person by the owner of the premises or other authorized person; or
(2) such person enters or remains in a building or any other premises in violation of a restraining order issued pursuant to section 46b-15 or a protective order issued pursuant to section 46b-16a, 46b-38c, 54-1k or 54-82r by the Superior Court; or
(3) such person enters or remains in a building or any other premises in violation of a foreign order of protection, as defined in section 46b-15a, that has been issued against such person in a case involving the use, attempted use or threatened use of physical force against another person; or
(4) knowing that such person is not licensed or privileged to do so, such person enters or remains on public land after an order to leave or not to enter personally communicated to such person by an authorized official of the state or a municipality, as the case may be.
(b) Criminal trespass in the first degree is a class A misdemeanor.

Conn. Gen. Stat. § 53a-107

(1969, P.A. 828, S. 109; P.A. 80-58; P.A. 91-381, S. 2; P.A. 92-260, S. 43; P.A. 95-214, S. 4; P.A. 99-240, S. 5; P.A. 03-98, S. 3; P.A. 05-147, S. 3; 05-234, S. 1; P.A. 14-217, S. 188.)

Amended by P.A. 14-0217, S. 188 of the Connecticut Acts of the 2014 Regular Session, eff. 1/1/2015.

Cited. 203 Conn. 466; Id., 624; 204 C. 441. Cited. 12 Conn.App. 172; 18 Conn.App. 303; 19 Conn.App. 245; 20 CA 599; 24 Conn.App. 195; 35 Conn.App. 714; 43 Conn.App. 1. Conviction reversed; evidence was insufficient to convict defendant under section. 55 CA 475. Word "owner" must be given broad meaning so statute serves its legislative purpose to protect any possessor of land from unwanted intrusions; proof of title not essential element. 35 Conn.Supp. 555. Cited. 37 Conn.Supp. 853. Subsec. (a): Cited. 216 Conn. 647; 236 Conn. 342. Cited. 11 Conn.App. 24; 12 CA 258; 30 CA 45; 35 Conn.App. 262; 36 Conn.App. 448; judgment reversed, see 236 Conn. 342. Subdiv. (2): Conviction under this section and Sec. 53a-223(a) did not violate constitutional protection against double jeopardy because legislature intended multiple punishments for offense of trespassing in violation of a protective order. 97 CA 72.

See Sec. 53a-44a re surcharge on fine for trespass on public land.