Sec. 53a-302. Criminal misrepresentation: Class C felony.
Sec. 53a-302. Criminal misrepresentation: Class C felony. (a) A person is guilty
of criminal misrepresentation when such person, with intent to intimidate or coerce the
civilian population or a unit of government and with respect to any criminal matter under
investigation by an agency or official of the state or any political subdivision of the
state, knowingly and wilfully (1) falsifies, conceals or covers up a material fact by any
trick, scheme or device, (2) makes any materially false, fictitious or fraudulent statement
or representation, or (3) makes or uses any false writing or document knowing the same
to contain any materially false, fictitious or fraudulent statement or entry, and such act
materially impairs such investigation.
(b) Criminal misrepresentation is a class C felony.
(P.A. 02-97, S. 10.)
See Sec. 53a-165aa re hindering prosecution in the first degree.