Sec. 53a-224. Recruiting a member of a criminal gang: Class A misdemeanor.
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(a)For the purposes of this section:
(1)“Criminal gang” means a formal or informal organization, association or group of three or more persons that has:
(A)As one of its primary activities the commission of one or more criminal acts;
(B)members who individually or collectively engage in or have engaged in one or more criminal acts; and
(C)an identifying name, sign or symbol, or an identifiable leadership or hierarchy; and
(2)“criminal act” means conduct constituting a felony, as defined in section 53a-25 , or a misdemeanor, as defined in section 53a-26 , other than a violation of this section.
(b)A person is guilty of recruiting a member of a criminal gang when, with knowledge that membership or continued membership in such criminal gang is conditioned upon the commission of a criminal act, or with intent to facilitate the criminal acts of such criminal gang, such person knowingly causes, encourages, solicits, recruits, intimidates or coerces a person under eighteen years of age to join, participate in or remain a member of such criminal gang.
(c)Recruiting a member of a criminal gang is a class A misdemeanor.