{"data":{"id":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-53a-175","jurisdiction":"us-ct","citation":"Conn. Gen. Stat. § 53a-175","heading":"Riot in the first degree: Class A misdemeanor.","body":"(a) A person is guilty of riot in the first degree when simultaneously with six or more other persons he engages in tumultuous and violent conduct and thereby intentionally or recklessly causes or creates a grave risk of causing public alarm, and in the course of and as a result of such conduct, a person other than one of the participants suffers physical injury or substantial property damage occurs.\n(b) Riot in the first degree is a class A misdemeanor.","path":["TITLE 53a. PENAL CODE","CHAPTER 952*. PENAL CODE: OFFENSES","PART XIII. RIOT AND RELATED OFFENSES"],"source_url":"https://www.cga.ct.gov/current/pub/chap_952.htm#sec_53a-175","current_through":"Revised to January 1, 2026 (2026 Supplement to the General Statutes of Connecticut, applied over the base revision of January 1, 2025)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T19:07:19Z","sha256":"99509c2e6c1f527f1b8d8953bbb75de102b9b834921acbb3efe4a436020687c8","source_id":"us-ct","stale":false,"prev":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-53a-174b","next":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-53a-176"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}