{"data":{"id":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-53a-300","jurisdiction":"us-ct","citation":"Conn. Gen. Stat. § 53a-300","heading":"Act of terrorism. Enhanced sentence.","body":"(a) A person is guilty of an act of terrorism when such person, with intent to intimidate or coerce the civilian population or a unit of government, commits a felony involving the unlawful use or threatened use of physical force or violence.\n(b) When any person has been found guilty of an act of terrorism, the court shall, in lieu of imposing the sentence authorized for the crime under section 53a-35a, impose the sentence of imprisonment authorized by said section for the next more serious degree of felony.","path":["TITLE 53a. PENAL CODE","CHAPTER 952*. PENAL CODE: OFFENSES","PART XXV. TERRORISM"],"source_url":"https://www.cga.ct.gov/current/pub/chap_952.htm#sec_53a-300","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":"d1fb2bdee31feb65794597b34c5801503cfbb528a32150013430b9e6ea181ea8","source_id":"us-ct","stale":false,"prev":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-53a-297-to-53a-299","next":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-53a-301"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}