{"data":{"id":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-53a-179","jurisdiction":"us-ct","citation":"Conn. Gen. Stat. § 53a-179","heading":"Criminal advocacy: Class D felony.","body":"(a) A person is guilty of criminal advocacy when (1) he advocates the overthrow of the existing form of government of this state or any subdivision thereof by imminent dangerous action, or (2) with knowledge of its contents, he publishes, sells or distributes any document which advocates such imminent dangerous action.\n(b) Criminal advocacy is a class D felony.","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-179","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":"cb0a98029f2b9f655da15b219db0d777b876996881cfe7be0ca3cf619450e54f","source_id":"us-ct","stale":false,"prev":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-53a-178","next":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-53a-179a"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}