2011 Connecticut Code
Title 53a Penal Code
Chapter 952 Penal Code: Offenses
Sec. 53a-183c. Disruption of a funeral: Class A misdemeanor.

      Sec. 53a-183c. Disruption of a funeral: Class A misdemeanor. (a) For the purposes of this section:

      (1) "Funeral" means any ceremony or memorial service held in connection with the burial or cremation of an individual; and

      (2) "Boundary of the location", with respect to a funeral, means (A) in the case of a funeral that is held at a cemetery, the property line of the cemetery; (B) in the case of a funeral that is held at a mortuary, the property line of the mortuary; (C) in the case of a funeral that is held at a house of worship, the property line of the house of worship; and (D) in the case of a funeral that is held at any other type of location, the reasonable property line of that location.

      (b) With respect to any funeral, no individual may engage in an activity during the period beginning sixty minutes before and ending sixty minutes after such funeral, any part of which activity:

      (1) (A) Takes place within the boundaries of the location of such funeral or takes place within one hundred fifty feet of the point of the intersection between (i) the boundary of the location of such funeral; and (ii) a road, pathway, or other route of ingress to or egress from the location of such funeral; and (B) includes the individual wilfully making or assisting in the making of any noise or diversion that is not part of such funeral and that disturbs or tends to disturb the peace or good order of such funeral with the intent of disturbing the peace or good order of that funeral; or

      (2) (A) Is within three hundred feet of the boundary of the location of such funeral; and (B) includes the individual wilfully and without proper authorization impeding the ingress to or egress from such location with the intent to impede the ingress to or egress from such location.

      (c) Any individual who violates any provision of this section shall be guilty of a class A misdemeanor.

      (P.A. 07-98, S. 1; 07-187, S. 5.)

      History: P.A. 07-187 changed effective date of P.A. 07-98, S. 1 from October 1, 2007, to June 6, 2007, effective June 6, 2007.