{"data":{"id":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-53a-182","jurisdiction":"us-ct","citation":"Conn. Gen. Stat. § 53a-182","heading":"Disorderly conduct: Class C misdemeanor.","body":"(a) A person is guilty of disorderly conduct when, with intent to cause inconvenience, annoyance or alarm, or recklessly creating a risk thereof, such person: (1) Engages in fighting or in violent, tumultuous or threatening behavior; or (2) by offensive or disorderly conduct, annoys or interferes with another person; or (3) makes unreasonable noise; or (4) without lawful authority, disturbs any lawful assembly or meeting of persons; or (5) obstructs vehicular or pedestrian traffic; or (6) congregates with other persons in a public place and refuses to comply with a reasonable official request or order to disperse; or (7) commits simple trespass, as provided in section 53a-110a, and observes, in other than a casual or cursory manner, another person (A) without the knowledge or consent of such other person, (B) while such other person is inside a dwelling, as defined in section 53a-100, and not in plain view, and (C) under circumstances where such other person has a reasonable expectation of privacy.\n(b) Disorderly conduct is a class C misdemeanor.","path":["TITLE 53a. PENAL CODE","CHAPTER 952*. PENAL CODE: OFFENSES","PART XIV. BREACH OF THE PEACE, HARASSMENT AND RELATED OFFENSES"],"source_url":"https://www.cga.ct.gov/current/pub/chap_952.htm#sec_53a-182","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":"07a8730f1104bbc2ee7768c0261a4e754bc6494a77cf7b8c448453a56a3e2e8d","source_id":"us-ct","stale":false,"prev":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-53a-181l","next":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-53a-182a"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}