Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a final judgment rendered in favor of the state against a defendant in any criminal proceeding charging fraud or false statements, whether upon a verdict after trial or upon a plea of guilty or nolo contendere, shall estop such defendant from denying the essential elements of the offense in any action which involves the same transaction as in the criminal proceeding and which is brought in accordance with the provisions of sections 4-276 to 4-280, inclusive.
(P.A. 14-217, S. 14.)
History: P.A. 14-217 effective June 13, 2014.
Structure Connecticut General Statutes
Title 4 - Management of State Agencies
Section 4-276. - Attorney General's investigation of prohibited acts. Civil action.
Section 4-280. - Attorney General's pursuit of claim through alternate remedy.
Section 4-281. - Civil action by individual who committed prohibited act. Reduction of proceeds.
Section 4-283. - State not liable for expenses.
Section 4-284. - Discrimination in employment prohibited. Remedies. Attorneys' fees and costs.
Section 4-285. - Limitation of action. Pleadings upon state's intervention.
Section 4-286. - Standard of proof.
Section 4-287. - Effect of final judgment in criminal proceeding on civil action.
Section 4-288. - Remedies not exclusive.
Section 4-289. - Report by Attorney General re civil actions.