§ 53a-167

(a) A person is guilty of hindering prosecution in the third degree when such person renders criminal assistance to another person who has committed a class C, D or E felony or an unclassified felony for which the maximum penalty is imprisonment for ten years or less but more than one year.(b) Hindering prosecution in the third degree is a class D felony.(1969, P.A. 828, S. 169; P.A. 78-37, S. 2; P.A. 02-97, S. 5; P.A. 03-259, S. 50; P.A. 13-258, S. 7.)History: P.A. 78-37 classified assisting person who committed an unclassified offense punishable by maximum imprisonment of 1 to 10 years as hindering prosecution in the second degree; P.A. 02-97 changed the name of the offense from 'hindering prosecution in the second degree' to 'hindering prosecution in the third degree' and made technical changes, including a change for purposes of gender neutrality; P.A. 03-259 amended Subsec. (b) to change hindering prosecution in the third degree from a class A misdemeanor to a class D felony; P.A. 13-258 amended Subsec. (a) to add reference to a class E felony.Cited. 205 C. 17.Cited. 1 CA 540; 30 CA 712.