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CT Gen Stat § 53-344a (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 53 - Crimes|Chapter 946 - Offenses Against Public Policy|Section 53-344a - Sale of cigarettes or tobacco products. Proof of age.

 Each retailer of cigarettes or tobacco products or agent, employee or representative of such retailer shall require a person who is purchasing or attempting to purchase cigarettes or tobacco products, who appears to be under the age of thirty, to exhibit proper proof of age. If a person fails to provide such proof of age, such retailer or agent, employee or representative shall not sell cigarettes or tobacco products to the person. As used in this section, “proper proof” means a motor vehicle operator's license, a valid passport or an identity card issued in accordance with the provisions of section 1-1h.(P.A. 92-66, S. 5; P.A. 19-13, S. 15.)History: P.A. 19-13 added references to agent and representative and replaced “whose age is in question” with “who appears to be under the age of thirty”.
CT Gen Stat § 53-345 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 53 - Crimes|Chapter 946 - Offenses Against Public Policy|Section 53-345 - Soliciting for philanthropic purposes.

 Section 53-345 is repealed.(1949 Rev., S. 8606; 1953, S. 3301d; 1959, P.A. 659; 1963, P.A. 551, S. 15.)
CT Gen Stat § 53-345a (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 53 - Crimes|Chapter 946 - Offenses Against Public Policy|Section 53-345a - Nitrous oxide containers; sale to or purchase by minors prohibited. Proof of age.

 (a) Any person who sells, gives or delivers to any minor under eighteen years of age any container exclusively containing nitrous oxide, unless the minor is delivering or accepting delivery in his capacity as an employee, shall be fined not more than two hundred dollars for the first offense, not more than three hundred fifty dollars for a second offense within an eighteen-month period and not more than five hundred dollars for each subsequent offense within an eighteen-month period.(b) Any person under eighteen years of age who purchases or misrepresents his age to purchase any container exclusively containing nitrous oxide shall be fined not more than fifty dollars for the first offense and not less than fifty dollars nor more than one hundred dollars for each subsequent offense.(c) Each retailer of containers exclusively containing nitrous oxide or employee of such retailer shall require a person who is purchasing or attempting to purchase a container exclusively containing nitrous oxide, whose age is in question, to exhibit proper proof of age. If a person fails to provide such proof of age, such retailer or employee shall not sell any container exclusively containing nitrous oxide to the person. As used in this section, “proper proof” means a motor vehicle operator's license, a valid passport or an identity card issued in accordance with the provisions of section 1-1h.(P.A. 98-17.)
CT Gen Stat § 53-368 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 53 - Crimes|Chapter 948 - Frauds and False Pretenses|Section 53-368 - Falsely certifying as to administration of oath.

 Any person authorized by the laws of this state to administer oaths and affirmations, who falsely certifies that an oath or affirmation has been administered by him to any person in any matter where an oath or affirmation is by law required or falsely certifies that any affidavit, deposition or written statement of any kind required by law to be made upon oath or affirmation has been sworn or affirmed to before him by the person making such affidavit, deposition or written statement in any case where the same is required by law to be made, shall be guilty of a class E felony.(1949 Rev., S. 8706; P.A. 13-258, S. 31.)History: P.A. 13-258 changed penalty from fine of not more than $1,000 or imprisonment of not more than 3 years to a class E felony.See Sec. 1-24 re officers empowered to administer oaths.Statute not void for vagueness; it is sufficiently explicit to guide persons of ordinary intelligence; “false” imports requirement of specific intent to deceive. 175 C. 279.Cited. 5 CA 616.
CT Gen Stat § 53-369 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 53 - Crimes|Chapter 948 - Frauds and False Pretenses|Section 53-369 - False pretenses as to pedigree of animal.

 Any person who, by any false pretense, device or representation, obtains from any club, association, society or company for improving the breed of cattle, horses, sheep, swine or other domestic animals the registration of any animal in the herd register or other register of any such club, association, society or company or the transfer of any such registration or who knowingly gives a false pedigree of any such animal shall be imprisoned not more than one year or fined not more than five hundred dollars or both. The person who wrongfully obtains a registration or the transfer of a registration, as aforesaid, may be tried therefor either in the venue where the false pretense, device or representation was made or practiced or where such registration or transfer was made.(1949 Rev., S. 8709.)
CT Gen Stat § 53-370 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 53 - Crimes|Chapter 948 - Frauds and False Pretenses|Section 53-370 - Fraudulent sale of liquid fuels or lubricating oils.

 No person, firm or corporation, or any member or employee thereof, shall store, expose for sale or sell any liquid fuels, lubricating oils, greases or similar products in such manner as to deceive as to identity, nature or quality; or use any container for storage with the trademark or symbol of any manufacturer or distributor except that of the manufacturer or distributor of the product contained therein; or imitate the design, trademark or symbol of any manufacturer on any container, buildings or equipment with intent to deceive purchasers as to the nature, source or quality of the commodity sold; or mix, blend or compound any of such products of one manufacturer or distributor with that of another and sell the same as the product of either, provided any owner may sell such compound under his own trademark; or aid, assist or abet any person in the violation of the above provisions by depositing or delivering such products in any container other than that of the manufacturer or distributor of such product. Any person who violates any of the provisions of this section shall be guilty of a class D misdemeanor.(1949 Rev., S. 8710; P.A. 12-80, S. 108.)History: P.A. 12-80 replaced penalty of a fine of not more than $200 or imprisonment of not more than 30 days or both with a class D misdemeanor.
CT Gen Stat § 53-377 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 53 - Crimes|Chapter 948 - Frauds and False Pretenses|Section 53-377 - Fraudulent uses of badges or insignia.

 Any person who copies, imitates or simulates the insignia, flag, ribbon, badge, rosette, seal, button or emblem of any society, association, labor union or incorporated club, registered under the provisions of section 35-18c, or of any society, association, labor union or incorporated club which has been in existence continuously since May 23, 1898, or any person who wears the button, badge or insignia of the Grand Army of the Republic, the American Legion or Italian American War Veterans of the United States, Incorporated, or the insignia, rosette, badge or other indicia of membership of any fraternal or beneficial order or society or of any historical, naval or military organization or uses the same to obtain aid or assistance, or uses the name of any such society, organization or order or the title of any of its officers or its rituals or ceremonies unless such person is entitled to do so under the constitution, bylaws or rules and regulations of such order or society, or falsely claims to be a member thereof, shall be fined not more than five hundred dollars.(1949 Rev., S. 8718; 1961, P.A. 240; P.A. 74-338, S. 43, 94.)History: 1961 act added Italian American War Veterans of the United States, Incorporated; P.A. 74-338 substituted reference to Sec. 35-18c for reference to Sec. 35-14.See Sec. 53-341a re sale of badge or shield of governmental official or employee.
CT Gen Stat § 53-378 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 53 - Crimes|Chapter 948 - Frauds and False Pretenses|Section 53-378 - Wearing of armed forces uniform. False representation of award of armed forces decoration, medal, badge, ribbon, button or rosette.

 (a) Any person, other than an officer or enlisted man or woman of the armed forces, as defined in section 27-103, or any reserve component thereof, or of the state, as defined in section 27-2, or a member of a school or college military or naval organization, organized, uniformed and drilling as such, or a resident of any veterans' or soldiers' home, or a police officer, who, at any time, wears the uniform, or any part of the uniform, of any of said armed forces, reserve components or organizations, within the state, shall be fined not less than five hundred dollars or more than one thousand dollars or imprisoned not more than six months, or both, provided nothing in this section shall be construed as prohibiting any person having been honorably discharged from any of said armed forces, reserve components or organizations from wearing the person's uniform in accordance with the laws of the United States or the state and the regulations governing any of said armed forces, reserve components or organizations, or any person taking part in any play, opera, theater or other entertainment from wearing such uniform while actually engaged in such entertainment.(b) Any person who, with the intent to obtain money, property or other tangible benefit, falsely represents himself or herself, orally or in writing, to have been awarded any decoration or medal authorized by the United States Congress for the armed forces, as defined in section 27-103, or any of the service medals or badges awarded to the members of such armed forces, or the ribbon, button or rosette of any such decoration, medal or badge, or any colorable imitation thereof, shall be fined not less than five hundred dollars or more than one thousand dollars or imprisoned not more than six months, or both.(1949 Rev., S. 8719; 1951, S, 3318d; 1957, P.A. 163, S. 46; P.A. 07-128, S. 1; P.A. 14-56, S. 1.)History: P.A. 07-128 designated existing provisions as Subsec. (a) and amended same to increase penalty range from $100 to $500 to $500 to $1,000, substitute “armed forces, reserve components or organizations” for “units or services” and make technical changes, and added Subsec. (b) re false oral or written representation of being awarded any decoration, medal, badge, ribbon, button or rosette of the armed forces; P.A. 14-56 amended Subsec. (b) to add “, with the intent to obtain money, property or other tangible benefit,” re false representation.See Sec. 53a-130a re impersonation of police officer.
CT Gen Stat § 53-378a (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 53 - Crimes|Chapter 948 - Frauds and False Pretenses|Section 53-378a - Solicitation of contributions for veterans' charitable organization with intent to defraud.

 (a) No person, firm or corporation that holds itself out as a representative of a veterans' charitable organization shall, with intent to defraud, solicit a contribution for such veterans' charitable organization that inures or is intended to inure to the benefit of any person, firm or corporation other than such veterans' charitable organization. For the purposes of this section, “veterans' charitable organization” means any person, firm or corporation that is or purports to be established for any benevolent, educational, philanthropic, humane, scientific, patriotic, social welfare or advocacy purpose relating to or on behalf of veterans, and “veteran” has the same meaning as provided in subsection (a) of section 27-103.(b) Any person, firm or corporation that violates any provision of subsection (a) of this section shall be guilty of a class C misdemeanor.(P.A. 12-195, S. 2.)
CT Gen Stat § 53-379 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 53 - Crimes|Chapter 948 - Frauds and False Pretenses|Section 53-379 - False representations to dispensaries.

 Section 53-379 is repealed.(1949 Rev., S. 8720; 1969, P.A. 828, S. 214.)
CT Gen Stat § 53-379b (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 53 - Crimes|Chapter 948 - Frauds and False Pretenses|Section 53-379b - Judgment liens in residential mortgage fraud. Restitution.

 (a) All real and personal property of every kind used or intended for use in the course of, derived from or realized through an act of residential mortgage fraud may be subject to a judgment lien in favor of the state to secure any fine levied against a person convicted of mortgage fraud. Such judgment lien shall comply with the provisions of section 52-380a or 52-355a and shall be subordinate to any security interest in the property recorded prior to the date on which such lien is recorded.(b) In addition to the penalty prescribed under section 53-379a, courts may order restitution to any person that has suffered a financial loss due to any act or acts constituting residential mortgage fraud.(c) In the absence of fraud, bad faith or malice, a person shall not be subject to an action for civil liability for filing reports or furnishing other information regarding suspected residential mortgage fraud under section 53-379a to a regulatory or law enforcement agency.(P.A. 09-207, S. 2.)
CT Gen Stat § 53-388a (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 53 - Crimes|Chapter 949 - Crimes Involving Credit Cards, Scanning Devices or Reencoders|Section 53-388a - Unlawful use or possession of scanning device or reencoder. Civil action by Attorney General. Penalties.

 (a) As used in this section:(1) “Scanning device” means a scanner, reader or any other electronic device that is used to access, read, scan, obtain, memorize or temporarily or permanently store information encoded on a computer chip or a magnetic strip or stripe of a payment card.(2) “Reencoder” means an electronic device that places encoded information from a computer chip or a magnetic strip or stripe of a payment card onto a computer chip or a magnetic strip or stripe of a different payment card or any electronic medium that allows an authorized transaction to occur.(3) “Payment card” means a credit card, charge card, debit card or any other card that is issued to an authorized card user and that allows the user to obtain, purchase or receive goods, services, money or anything else of value from a merchant.(4) “Merchant” means a person who receives, from an authorized user of a payment card or from someone the person reasonably believes to be such an authorized user, a payment card or information from a payment card or what the person reasonably believes to be a payment card or information from a payment card, as an instrument for obtaining, purchasing or receiving goods, services, money or anything else of value from the person.(b) No person shall use a scanning device to access, read, obtain, memorize or temporarily or permanently store information encoded on a computer chip or a magnetic strip or stripe of a payment card without the permission of the authorized user of the payment card and with the intent to defraud the authorized user, the issuer of the authorized user's payment card or a merchant.(c) No person shall use a reencoder to place information encoded on a computer chip or a magnetic strip or stripe of a payment card onto a computer chip or a magnetic strip or stripe of a different card without the permission of the authorized user of the card from which the information is being reencoded and with the intent to defraud the authorized user, the issuer of the authorized user's payment card or a merchant.(d) The Attorney General may institute a civil proceeding in Superior Court against any person who violates subsection (b) or (c) of this section.(e) Any person who violates the provisions of subsection (b) or (c) of this section shall be fined not more than ten thousand dollars and imprisoned not less than one year or more than ten years, or both.(f) No person shall possess a scanning device or reencoder under circumstances manifesting an intent to use the same in the commission of a violation of subsection (b) or (c) of this section.(g) Any person who violates subsection (f) of this section shall be guilty of a class A misdemeanor.(P.A. 06-60, S. 1.)
CT Gen Stat § 53-389 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 53 - Crimes|Chapter 949a - Extortionate Credit Transactions|Section 53-389 - Definitions.

 (a) As used in this chapter:(1) “To extend credit” means to make or renew any loans, or to enter into any agreement, tacit or express, whereby the repayment or satisfaction of any debt or claim, whether acknowledged or disputed, valid or invalid, and however arising, may or will be deferred;(2) “Creditor”, with reference to any given extension of credit, refers to any person making such extension of credit, or to any person claiming by, under or through such person;(3) “Debtor”, with reference to any given extension of credit, refers to any person to whom such extension of credit is made, or to any person who guarantees the repayment of that extension of credit, or in any manner undertakes to indemnify the creditor against loss resulting from the failure of any person to whom that extension of credit is made to repay the same;(4) “Repayment” of any extension of credit includes the repayment, satisfaction or discharge, in whole or in part, of any debt or claim, acknowledged or disputed, valid or invalid, resulting from or in connection with such extension of credit;(5) “To collect an extension of credit” means to induce in any way any person to make repayment thereof;(6) An “extortionate extension of credit” is any extension of credit with respect to which it is the understanding of the creditor and the debtor, at the time such extension of credit is made, that delay in making repayment or failure to make repayment could result in the use of violence or other criminal means to cause harm to the person, reputation or property of any person;(7) An “extortionate means” is any means which involves the use, or an express or implicit threat of use, of violence or other criminal means to cause harm to the person, reputation or property of any person.(b) State law, including conflict of laws rules, governing the enforceability through civil judicial processes of repayment of any extension of credit or the performance of any promise given in consideration thereof, shall be judicially noticed. This subsection shall not impair any authority which any court would otherwise have to take judicial notice of any matter of state law.(1971, P.A. 239, S. 1; May 25 Sp. Sess. P.A. 94-1, S. 97, 130.)History: May 25 Sp. Sess. P.A. 94-1 made technical change, effective July 1, 1994.
CT Gen Stat § 53-390 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 53 - Crimes|Chapter 949a - Extortionate Credit Transactions|Section 53-390 - Extortionate extension of credit. Conspiracy.

 (a) Any person who makes any extortionate extension of credit, or conspires to do so, shall be guilty of a class B felony.(b) In any prosecution under this section, if it is shown that all of the following factors were present in connection with the extension of credit in question, there is prima facie evidence that the extension of credit was extortionate; but this subsection is nonexclusive and in no way limits the effect or applicability of subsection (a): (1) The repayment of the extension of credit, or the performance of any promise given in consideration thereof, would be unenforceable, through civil judicial processes against the debtor (A) in the jurisdiction within which the debtor, if a natural person, resided or (B) in every jurisdiction within which the debtor, if other than a natural person, was incorporated or qualified to do business at the time the extension of credit was made; (2) the extension of credit was made at a rate of interest in excess of the rate permitted under title 37 calculated according to the actuarial method of allocating payments made on a debt between principal and interest, pursuant to which a payment is applied first to the accumulated interest and the balance is applied to the unpaid principal; (3) at the time the extension of credit was made, the debtor reasonably believed that either (A) one or more extensions of credit by the creditor had been collected or attempted to be collected by extortionate means, or the nonrepayment thereof had been punished by extortionate means; or (B) the creditor had a reputation for the use of extortionate means to collect extensions of credit or to punish the nonrepayment thereof; (4) upon the making of the extension of credit, the total of the extensions of credit by the creditor to the debtor then outstanding, including any unpaid interest or similar charges, exceeded ten dollars.(c) In any prosecution under this section, if evidence has been introduced tending to show the existence of any of the circumstances described in subdivision (1) or (2) of subsection (b), and direct evidence of the actual belief of the debtor as to the creditor's collection practices is not available, then, for the purpose of showing the understanding of the debtor and the creditor at the time the extension of credit was made, the court may, in its discretion, allow evidence to be introduced tending to show the reputation as to collection practices of the creditor in any community of which the debtor was a member at the time of the extension.(1971, P.A. 239, S. 2.)
CT Gen Stat § 53-391 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 53 - Crimes|Chapter 949a - Extortionate Credit Transactions|Section 53-391 - Advances of money or property to be used in extortionate extension of credit.

 Any person who wilfully advances money or property, whether as a gift, as a loan, as an investment, pursuant to a partnership or profit sharing agreement, or otherwise, to any person, with reasonable grounds to believe that it is the intention of such person to use the money or property so advanced directly or indirectly for the purpose of making extortionate extensions of credit, shall be guilty of a class B felony and fined not more than ten thousand dollars or an amount not exceeding twice the value of the money or property so advanced, whichever is greater, or shall be imprisoned not more than twenty years, or both.(1971, P.A. 239, S. 3.)
CT Gen Stat § 53-392 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 53 - Crimes|Chapter 949a - Extortionate Credit Transactions|Section 53-392 - Participation or conspiracy in use of extortionate means. Evidence.

 (a) Any person who knowingly participates in any way, or conspires to do so, in the use of any extortionate means (1) to collect or attempt to collect any extension of credit, or (2) to punish any person for the nonrepayment thereof, shall be guilty of a class B felony.(b) In any prosecution under this section, for the purpose of showing an implicit threat as a means of collection, evidence may be introduced tending to show that one or more extensions of credit by the creditor were, to the knowledge of the person against whom the implicit threat was alleged to have been made, collected or attempted to be collected by extortionate means or that the nonrepayment thereof was punished by extortionate means.(c) In any prosecution under this section, if evidence has been introduced tending to show the existence, at the time the extension of credit was made, of the circumstances described in subdivision (b)(1) or (b)(2) of section 53-390, and direct evidence of the actual belief of the debtor as to the creditor's collection practices is not available, then, for the purpose of showing that words or other means of communication, shown to have been employed as a means of collection, in fact carried an express or implicit threat, the court may in its discretion allow evidence to be introduced tending to show the reputation of the defendant in any community of which the person against whom the alleged threat was made was a member at the time of the collection or attempt at collection.(1971, P.A. 239, S. 4.)