Connecticut General Statutes
Chapter 900 - Court Practice and Procedure
Section 52-231b. - Entry of order or judgment or approval of settlement that prohibits or restricts disclosure of sexual abuse of minor prohibited.

In any action to recover damages for personal injury to a minor, including emotional distress, caused by sexual abuse, sexual exploitation or sexual assault, no court shall enter an order or judgment in such action, or approve a settlement of such action, that prohibits or restricts any person from disclosing information concerning such abuse, exploitation or assault to the Commissioner of Children and Families or a law enforcement agency.

(P.A. 02-138, S. 19.)
History: P.A. 02-138 effective May 23, 2002.

Structure Connecticut General Statutes

Connecticut General Statutes

Title 52 - Civil Actions

Chapter 900 - Court Practice and Procedure

Section 52-185. - Bond or recognizance for prosecution.

Section 52-186 to 52-188. - Court may order bond. Member of community defending to give bond. Court may order bond by nonresident defendant in realty action.

Section 52-189. - Surety company bond acceptable.

Section 52-190. - Action on probate bond. Endorsement of writ.

Section 52-190a. - Prior reasonable inquiry and certificate of good faith required in negligence action against a health care provider. Ninety-day extension of statute of limitations.

Section 52-190b. - Designation of negligence action against health care provider as complex litigation case.

Section 52-190c. - Mandatory mediation for negligence action against health care provider. Stipulation by mediator and parties. Rules.

Section 52-191. - Precedence of actions in favor of the state.

Section 52-191a. - Precedence of certain actions involving zoning ordinances and regulations.

Section 52-191b. - Precedence of proceedings involving planning commissions.

Section 52-191c. - Precedence of actions involving terminally ill persons.

Section 52-192. - Precedence of other cases in order of trial.

Section 52-192a. - Offer of compromise by plaintiff. Acceptance by defendant. Amount and computation of interest.

Section 52-192b. - Offers of judgment. Applicability.

Section 52-193. - Offer of compromise by defendant.

Section 52-194. - Acceptance of defendant's offer of compromise.

Section 52-195. - Effect of failure to accept defendant's offer of compromise.

Section 52-195a. (Formerly Sec. 52-256). - Unliquidated damages; tender.

Section 52-195b. - Referral of civil action involving motor vehicle to alternative dispute resolution program. Expedited process case. Privileged case.

Section 52-195c. - Time period for payment of settlement amount.

Section 52-196. - Motion to continue or postpone.

Section 52-196a. - Filing of special motion to dismiss based on exercise of certain state or federal constitutional rights in connection with matter of public concern. Court procedure.

Section 52-197. - Motion for disclosure. Rules.

Section 52-197b. - Discovery outside country to be in accordance with treaty or convention or court order.

Section 52-198. - Disclosure; examination of officer of corporation.

Section 52-199. - Questions which need not be answered. Self-incrimination.

Section 52-200. - Disclosure not conclusive.

Section 52-200a. - Defendant's insurance liability policy limits and insurer's duty to indemnify subject to discovery.

Section 52-201. - Action on nonnegotiable instruments; defense. Assignment.

Section 52-203. - Demand for receipt not to vitiate a legal tender.

Section 52-204. - Recovery of expenditures by husband or parent.

Section 52-205. - Court may determine order in which issues shall be tried.

Section 52-206. - Writings; admission of their execution.

Section 52-207. - Defense based on Sunday contract.

Section 52-208. - Reception of evidence objected to as inadmissible.

Section 52-209. - Argument of counsel; time limit.

Section 52-210. - Motion for nonsuit.

Section 52-211. - Refusal to set aside nonsuit; appeal.

Section 52-212. - Opening judgment upon default or nonsuit.

Section 52-212a. - Civil judgment or decree opened or set aside within four months only.

Section 52-213 and 52-214. - Justice of the peace to keep docket, entry fee. Jury in suit before justice of the peace.

Section 52-215. - Dockets. Jury cases. Court cases.

Section 52-215a. - Jury of six in civil actions.

Section 52-216. - Deciding questions of law and of fact.

Section 52-216a. - Reading of agreements or releases to jury prohibited. Adjustments for excessive and inadequate verdicts permitted.

Section 52-216b. - Articulation to trier of fact of amount of damages claimed to be recoverable permitted.

Section 52-216c. - Failure to call a witness. Jury instruction prohibited; argument by counsel permitted.

Section 52-217. - Violation of statute by minor.

Section 52-218. - Jury may try issues of fact in equitable action.

Section 52-219. - Claim for damages and equitable relief; separate trials.

Section 52-220. - Hearing in damages: When to jury.

Section 52-221. - Hearing in damages: Evidence. Notice.

Section 52-221a. - Hearing in damages: Proof of damages on defendant's failure to appear.

Section 52-222. - Verdict by nine jurors.

Section 52-223. - Jury may be three times returned to consider verdict.

Section 52-224. - Special verdicts. Jury to assess damages.

Section 52-225. - Judgment on verdict; assessment of damages when judgment rendered other than on verdict.

Section 52-225a. - Reduction in economic damages in personal injury and wrongful death actions for collateral source payments.

Section 52-225b. - “Collateral sources” defined.

Section 52-225c. - Recovery of collateral source benefits prohibited.

Section 52-225d. - Payment of damages in lump sum and periodic installments in personal injury, wrongful death and property damage actions.

Section 52-225e. - Notice of settlement in excess of ten thousand dollars by insurer to claimant.

Section 52-225f. - Transfer of structured settlement payment rights prior to October 1, 2003.

Section 52-225g. - Transfer of structured settlement payment rights: Definitions.

Section 52-225h. - Transfer of structured settlement payment rights: Required disclosures to payee.

Section 52-225i. - Transfer of structured settlement payment rights: Approval.

Section 52-225j. - Transfer of structured settlement payment rights: Effect.

Section 52-225k. - Transfer of structured settlement payment rights: Procedure for approval.

Section 52-225l. - Transfer of structured settlement payment rights: General provisions.

Section 52-226. - Trial to the court. Special finding.

Section 52-226a. - Special finding that action or defense without merit and not in good faith.

Section 52-227. - Judgment for or against some of the parties only.

Section 52-228. - Judgment too large; remittitur; correction.

Section 52-228a. - Appeal from order of remittitur or additur.

Section 52-228b. - Setting aside of verdict in action claiming money damages.

Section 52-228c. - Remittitur when noneconomic damages in negligence action against health care provider determined to be excessive.

Section 52-229 and 52-230. - Continuance of cases on docket of Superior Court or Court of Common Pleas. Discontinuance of cases in Circuit Court.

Section 52-231. - Facts on which judgments found to appear on record.

Section 52-231a. - Filing of affidavit re other custody proceedings; visitation rights.

Section 52-231b. - Entry of order or judgment or approval of settlement that prohibits or restricts disclosure of sexual abuse of minor prohibited.

Section 52-232. - Judge to file memorandum of decision on demurrer.

Section 52-233. - Certification of statutory appeals taken to a judge.

Section 52-234. - Time for entering of justice appeals.

Section 52-235. - Reservation of questions of law.

Section 52-235a. - Declaratory judgment to determine orders of priorities.

Section 52-235b. - Proceedings stayed if attorney unable to appear.

Section 52-235c. - Referral to alternative dispute resolution program. Stay of proceedings in court.

Section 52-235d. - Mediation. Disclosure.

Section 52-235e. - Stay of proceedings in action against crime victim during pendency of criminal proceeding.

Section 52-235f. - Referral to arbitration of civil action involving claim for bodily injury arising out of motor vehicle accident.