Connecticut General Statutes/Title 53/Chapter 939/Section 53-37

CGS § 53-37. Ridicule on account of creed, religion, color, denomination, nationality or race.

Any person who, by his advertisement, ridicules or holds up to contempt any person or class of persons, on account of the creed, religion, color, denomination, nationality or race of such person or class of persons, shall be guilty of a class D misdemeanor.

Short History

(1949 Rev., S. 8376; P.A. 12-80, S. 100.)

Long History

History: P.A. 12-80 replaced penalty of a fine of not more than $50 or imprisonment of not more than 30 days or both with a class D misdemeanor.

Citations

Legislature intended to limit scope of section to commercial speech, as evidenced by its use of “advertisement”, which involves the marketing or sale of products, goods or services and section does not apply to personal, noncommercial speech. 346 C. 422.

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