Connecticut General Statutes
Chapter 835 - Eminent Domain
Section 48-19. - Unclaimed damages for land taken for railroad or other public use to be kept by State Treasurer for owner.

When land is taken for railroad purposes or for any other use public in its character and the amount found due by the court as damages for taking such land is deposited with the State Treasurer for the use of the owner of the land so taken, the State Treasurer shall keep such deposit for the persons owning the same, their heirs and assigns, subject to and in accordance with the provisions of part III of chapter 32.

(1949 Rev., S. 7186; 1959, P.A. 152, S. 90; 1961, P.A. 540, S. 27.)
History: 1959 act removed references to deposits held by county treasurer and, after three years during which deposit remains unclaimed, paid over to state treasurer, the act having abolished county government; 1961 act specified that state treasurer is to keep deposit “subject to and in accordance with the provisions of part III of chapter 32”.

Structure Connecticut General Statutes

Connecticut General Statutes

Title 48 - Eminent Domain

Chapter 835 - Eminent Domain

Section 48-1. - United States; ceding jurisdiction to. Retrocession of full or partial jurisdiction; concurrent jurisdiction.

Section 48-2. - When counties may take land.

Section 48-3. - Town may take land for town house or town hall.

Section 48-4. - Taking land for school purposes; exception.

Section 48-5. - Powers of towns in taking land for school purposes.

Section 48-6. - Time limits for municipal corporations to take real property. Taking of property in neighborhood revitalization zones.

Section 48-7. - Town, borough or fire district may condemn land for square, common or park.

Section 48-8. - Town may condemn land for records building.

Section 48-9. - Condemnation of land and water for state institutions and courthouses.

Section 48-10. - Damages to be determined by state referee.

Section 48-11. - Deposit in court pending determination of amount to be paid.

Section 48-12. - Procedure for condemning land.

Section 48-13. - Inspection and testing prior to condemnation.

Section 48-14. - Value of crops included in damage computation.

Section 48-14a. - Apportionment of taxes.

Section 48-15. - Valuation of flood-damaged property.

Section 48-16. - Possession of property pending condemnation proceedings.

Section 48-17. - Payment for property taken by condemnation by the state.

Section 48-17a. - Reimbursement of owner for costs, disbursements and expenses on failure or abandonment of condemnation proceeding.

Section 48-17b. - Inverse condemnation. Plaintiff's award.

Section 48-17c. - Payment of award.

Section 48-17d. - Environmental remediation costs.

Section 48-18. - Mode of taking land to enlarge cemetery.

Section 48-19. - Unclaimed damages for land taken for railroad or other public use to be kept by State Treasurer for owner.

Section 48-20. - Condemnation of land of incapable person.

Section 48-21. - Notice to encumbrancers of land taken for public use. Payments to encumbrancers. Disputes as to amount due.

Section 48-22. - Joint assessments for particular and remainder estates.

Section 48-23. - Obtaining possession of land acquired by eminent domain.

Section 48-24. - Condemning authority to obtain zoning variance for portion of property not taken or take entire unit.

Section 48-25. - Installment payment of awards or sale price.

Section 48-26. - Condemnor to pay appraisal fees and fees of experts, when.

Section 48-27. - State referee approval of certain negotiated condemnations.

Section 48-30. - Misrepresentation of power to acquire property by eminent domain. Unfair or deceptive trade practice.

Section 48-50 to 48-57. - Office of Ombudsman for Property Rights established; duties. Ombudsman for Property Rights; appointment; qualifications. Requests to mediate eminent domain or relocation assistance disputes filed with Office of Ombudsman for...