Table of Contents Secs. 53-354 to 53-364. Embezzlement by public or corporation officer or fiduciary. Embezzlement, generally. Obtaining valuable thing or service by false pretenses. Fraudulent issue of checks or drafts. Procuring property or credit by false
statement. Fraudulent warehouse receipts. Defrauding of public community by
officer. Sections 53-354 to 53-364, inclusive, are repealed. Sec. 53-365. Transferred to Chapter 736, Sec. 42-115a. Secs. 53-366 and 53-367. Diversion from state of benefit of labor of employees.
Unlawful removal of vessel by master. Sections 53-366 and 53-367 are repealed. Sec. 53-368. Falsely certifying as to administration of oath. Any person authorized by the laws of this state to administer oaths and affirmations, who falsely certifies
that an oath or affirmation has been administered by him to any person in any matter
where an oath or affirmation is by law required or falsely certifies that any affidavit,
deposition or written statement of any kind required by law to be made upon oath or
affirmation has been sworn or affirmed to before him by the person making such affidavit, deposition or written statement in any case where the same is required by law to be
made, shall be fined not more than one thousand dollars or be imprisoned not more than
three years or both. Sec. 53-369. False pretenses as to pedigree of animal. Any person who, by any
false pretense, device or representation, obtains from any club, association, society or
company for improving the breed of cattle, horses, sheep, swine or other domestic animals the registration of any animal in the herd register or other register of any such club,
association, society or company or the transfer of any such registration or who knowingly
gives a false pedigree of any such animal shall be imprisoned not more than one year
or fined not more than five hundred dollars or both. The person who wrongfully obtains
a registration or the transfer of a registration, as aforesaid, may be tried therefor either
in the venue where the false pretense, device or representation was made or practiced
or where such registration or transfer was made. Sec. 53-370. Fraudulent sale of liquid fuels or lubricating oils. No person, firm
or corporation, or any member or employee thereof, shall store, expose for sale or sell
any liquid fuels, lubricating oils, greases or similar products in such manner as to deceive
as to identity, nature or quality; or use any container for storage with the trademark or
symbol of any manufacturer or distributor except that of the manufacturer or distributor
of the product contained therein; or imitate the design, trademark or symbol of any
manufacturer on any container, buildings or equipment with intent to deceive purchasers
as to the nature, source or quality of the commodity sold; or mix, blend or compound
any of such products of one manufacturer or distributor with that of another and sell the
same as the product of either, provided any owner may sell such compound under his
own trademark; or aid, assist or abet any person in the violation of the above provisions
by depositing or delivering such products in any container other than that of the manufacturer or distributor of such product. Any person who violates any of the provisions of
this section shall be fined not more than two hundred dollars or imprisoned not more
than thirty days or both. Secs. 53-371 to 53-376. Defrauding keeper of hotel, restaurant or boarding
house. Evasion of fares. Fraudulent issue and use of transfer ticket upon public
conveyance. False statement by hirer of horse; by hirer of boat. Conversion of
money by court officer. Sections 53-371 to 53-376, inclusive, are repealed. Sec. 53-377. Fraudulent uses of badges or insignia. Any person who copies,
imitates or simulates the insignia, flag, ribbon, badge, rosette, seal, button or emblem
of any society, association, labor union or incorporated club, registered under the provisions of section 35-18c, or of any society, association, labor union or incorporated club
which has been in existence continuously since May 23, 1898, or any person who wears
the button, badge or insignia of the Grand Army of the Republic, the American Legion
or Italian American War Veterans of the United States, Incorporated, or the insignia,
rosette, badge or other indicia of membership of any fraternal or beneficial order or
society or of any historical, naval or military organization or uses the same to obtain
aid or assistance, or uses the name of any such society, organization or order or the title
of any of its officers or its rituals or ceremonies unless such person is entitled to do so
under the constitution, bylaws or rules and regulations of such order or society, or falsely
claims to be a member thereof, shall be fined not more than five hundred dollars. Sec. 53-378. Use of uniforms. Any person, other than an officer or enlisted man
or woman of the armed forces of the United States, as defined by section 27-103, or any
reserve component thereof, or of this state, as defined by section 27-2, or a member of
a school or college military or naval organization, organized, uniformed and drilling as
such, or an inmate of any veterans' or soldiers' home, or a police officer, who, at any
time, wears the uniform, or any part of the uniform, of any of said organizations, units
or services, within the state, shall be fined not less than one hundred dollars nor more
than five hundred dollars or imprisoned not more than six months or both, provided
nothing in this section shall be construed as prohibiting any person having been honorably discharged from any of said organizations, units or services from wearing his uniform in accordance with the laws of the United States or the state and the regulations
governing any of said organizations, units or services, or any person taking part in any
play, opera, theater or other entertainment from wearing such uniform while actually
engaged in such entertainment.
Secs. 53-354 to 53-364. Embezzlement by public or corporation officer or fiduciary. Embezzlement, generally. Obtaining valuable thing or service by false pretenses. Fraudulent
issue of checks or drafts. Procuring property or credit by false statement. Fraudulent
warehouse receipts. Defrauding of public community by officer.
Sec. 53-365.
Secs. 53-366 and 53-367. Diversion from state of benefit of labor of employees. Unlawful
removal of vessel by master.
Sec. 53-368. Falsely certifying as to administration of oath.
Sec. 53-369. False pretenses as to pedigree of animal.
Sec. 53-370. Fraudulent sale of liquid fuels or lubricating oils.
Secs. 53-371 to 53-376. Defrauding keeper of hotel, restaurant or boarding house. Evasion
of fares. Fraudulent issue and use of transfer ticket upon public conveyance. False statement by hirer of horse; by hirer of boat. Conversion of money by court officer.
Sec. 53-377. Fraudulent uses of badges or insignia.
Sec. 53-378. Use of uniforms.
Sec. 53-379. False representations to dispensaries.
(1949 Rev., S. 8692−8702; 1959, P.A. 28, S. 204; 1969, P.A. 828, S. 214.)
See Secs. 53a-118, 53a-119, 53a-121 to 53a-125b, inclusive, re larceny.
See Sec. 53a-128 re issuance of bad check.
See Sec. 53a-132 re false entry by officer or agent of a public community.
See Sec. 53a-137 for definitions applicable to forgery and related offenses.
See Sec. 53a-139, 53a-140 re forgery in the second and third degrees, respectively.
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(1949 Rev., S. 8704, 8705; 1969, P.A. 828, S. 214.)
See Secs. 53a-118, 53a-119, 53a-121 to 53a-125b, inclusive, re larceny.
See Sec. 53a-127 re diversion from state of benefit of its employees' labors.
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(1949 Rev., S. 8706.)
See Sec. 1-24 re officers empowered to administer oaths.
Statute not void for vagueness−it is sufficiently explicit to guide persons of ordinary intelligence. "False" imports
requirement of specific intent to deceive. 175 C. 279, 280, 288, 289, 291. Cited. Id. Cited. 190 C. 594, 595, 597, 606, 608,
610, 612, 613, 620 (Diss. Op.).
Cited. 5 CA 616, 623.
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(1949 Rev., S. 8709.)
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(1949 Rev., S. 8710.)
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(1949 Rev., S. 8712−8717; 1967, P.A. 656, S. 57; 1969, P.A. 828, S. 214.)
See Sec. 13b-222 re fraudulent evasion or attempt to evade payment of fares.
See Secs. 53a-118 to 53a-125b, inclusive, re larceny.
See Sec. 53a-129 re misapplication of property.
See Secs. 53a-143 to 53a-145, inclusive, re unlawful use of slugs.
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(1949 Rev., S. 8718; 1961, P.A. 240; P.A. 74-338, S. 43, 94.)
History: 1961 act added Italian American War Veterans of the United States, Incorporated; P.A. 74-338 substituted
reference to Sec. 35-18c for reference to Sec. 35-14.
See Sec. 53-341a re sale of badge or shield of governmental official or employee.
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(1949 Rev., S. 8719; 1951, S, 3318d; 1957, P.A. 163, S. 46.)
See Sec. 53a-130a re impersonation of police officer.
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