Connecticut General Statutes
Title 52 - Civil Actions

Section 52-394 to 52-396. - Officer to give items of fees to execution debtor. Completion of levy by officer not reelected or reappointed. Satisfaction of judgment to be entered on record. - Sections 52-394 to 52-396, inclusive, are repealed. (1949 Rev., S....

Section 52-397. - Examination of judgment debtor. - Any judgment debtor, an execution against whom has been returned...

Section 52-398. - Scope of inquiry; debtor not excused from answering. - The debtor shall not be excused from answering any question...

Section 52-399. - Commitment of debtor for contempt. - Any judge before whom any such examination is ordered may...

Section 52-400. - Costs of examination. - The costs of such examination shall be taxed by the...

Section 52-400a. - Protective order by court. Execution against specified property. - (a) On motion of a judgment debtor or third person...

Section 52-400b. - Penalty for failure to comply with certain court orders. - (a) On the continued and wilful failure of a person...

Section 52-400c. - Attorney's fees. - In the discretion of the court, a reasonable attorney's fee...

Section 52-400d. - Appeal of certain court decisions. - (a) Any court decision on a determination of interest in...

Section 52-400e. - Failure to pay judgment as basis for revocation, suspension or refusal to grant or renew license of licensed business. - Whenever a judgment in a civil action which relates to...

Section 52-400f. - Priority of claims for deposits for consumer goods and services. - In the event of (1) the termination of the existence...

Chapter 907 - Actions for Accounting

Section 52-401. - Court to settle terms of accounting. - In any judgment or decree for an accounting, the court...

Section 52-402. - Procedure. Auditors' fees. - (a) When a judgment is rendered against the defendant in...

Section 52-403. - Accounting before a justice of the peace. - Section 52-403 is repealed. (1949 Rev., S. 8147; 1959, P.A....

Section 52-404. - Accounting between coexecutors and cotenants. - (a) A residuary legatee, when all or any part of...

Section 52-405. - Appeal in action demanding an accounting. - When, in any action demanding an accounting, a judgment is...

Chapter 908 - Amicable Suits

Section 52-406. - Submission of agreed case. - Parties to a question in difference which might be the...

Section 52-407. - Appeal. - If either party to a submission pursuant to section 52-406...

Chapter 909 - Arbitration Proceedings

Section 52-407aa. - Definitions. - As used in sections 52-407aa to 52-407eee, inclusive: (1) “Arbitration...

Section 52-407aaa. - Venue. - A motion pursuant to section 52-407ee shall be made in...

Section 52-407bb. - Notice. - (a) Except as otherwise provided in sections 52-407ii, 52-407oo, 52-407ss,...

Section 52-407bbb. - Permissable appeals. - (a) An appeal may be taken from: (1) An order...

Section 52-407cc. - Applicability of chapter. - Sections 52-407aa to 52-407eee, inclusive, govern an agreement to arbitrate...

Section 52-407ccc. - Uniformity and construction of part I. - In applying and construing the uniform provisions of sections 52-407aa...

Section 52-407dd. - Effect of agreement to arbitrate; nonwaivable provisions. - (a) Except as otherwise provided in subsections (b) and (c)...

Section 52-407ddd. - Relationship to Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act. - The provisions of sections 52-407aa to 52-407eee, inclusive, governing the...

Section 52-407ee. - Application for judicial relief. - (a) Except as otherwise provided in section 52-407bbb, an application...

Section 52-407eee. - Applicability of part I to action or proceeding commenced or right accrued before October 1, 2018. Applicability of part II to arbitration agreement made before October 1, 2018. - The provisions of sections 52-407aa to 52-407ddd, inclusive, do not...

Section 52-407ff. - Validity of agreement to arbitrate. - (a) An agreement contained in a record to submit to...

Section 52-407gg. - Motion to compel or stay arbitration. - (a) On motion of a person showing an agreement to...

Section 52-407hh. - Provisional remedies. - (a) Before an arbitrator is appointed and is authorized and...

Section 52-407ii. - Initiation of arbitration proceeding. Notice. - (a) A person initiates an arbitration proceeding by giving notice...

Section 52-407jj. - Consolidation of separate arbitration proceedings. - (a) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (c) of this...

Section 52-407kk. - Appointment of arbitrator; service as neutral arbitrator. - (a) If the parties to an agreement to arbitrate agree...

Section 52-407ll. - Disclosure by arbitrator. - (a) Before accepting appointment, an individual who is requested to...

Section 52-407mm. - Action by majority. - If there is more than one arbitrator, the powers of...

Section 52-407nn. - Immunity of arbitrator; competency to testify; attorney's fees and costs. - (a) An arbitrator or an arbitration organization acting in that...

Section 52-407oo. - Arbitration process. Replacement arbitrator. - (a) An arbitrator may conduct an arbitration in such manner...

Section 52-407pp. - Representation by lawyer. - A party to an arbitration proceeding may be represented by...

Section 52-407qq. - Witnesses; subpoenas; depositions; discovery. - (a) An arbitrator may issue a subpoena for the attendance...

Section 52-407rr. - Judicial enforcement of preaward ruling by arbitrator. - If an arbitrator makes a preaward ruling in favor of...

Section 52-407ss. - Record and notice of award. - (a) An arbitrator shall make a record of an award....

Section 52-407tt. - Modification or correction of award by arbitrator. - (a) On motion to an arbitrator by a party to...

Section 52-407uu. - Remedies, fees and expenses of arbitration proceeding. - (a) An arbitrator may award punitive damages or other exemplary...

Section 52-407vv. - Court order confirming award. - After a party to an arbitration proceeding receives notice of...

Section 52-407ww. - Vacating of award by court. - (a) Upon motion to the court by a party to...

Section 52-407xx. - Grounds for modifying or correcting an award. - (a) Upon motion made within ninety days after the movant...

Section 52-407yy. - Judgment on award. Litigation expenses. - (a) Upon granting an order confirming an award, vacating an...

Section 52-407zz. - Jurisdiction. - (a) A court of this state having jurisdiction over the...

Section 52-408. - Agreements to arbitrate. - An agreement in any written contract, or in a separate...

Section 52-409. - Stay of proceedings in court. - If any action for legal or equitable relief or other...

Section 52-410. - Application for court order to proceed with arbitration. - (a) A party to a written agreement for arbitration claiming...

Section 52-411. - Appointment of arbitrator or umpire. - (a) If, in a written agreement to arbitrate, a method...

Section 52-412. - Subpoenas and depositions. - (a) Any arbitrator or umpire and any other persons qualified...

Section 52-413. - Hearing; time and place; adjournment. - The arbitrators to an arbitration matter shall appoint a time...

Section 52-414. - Additional arbitrator. Rehearing. Oath. - (a) All the arbitrators to an arbitration matter shall meet...

Section 52-415. - Arbitrators may ask advice of courts. - At any time during an arbitration, upon request of all...

Section 52-416. - Time within which award shall be rendered. Notice. - (a) If the time within which an award is rendered...

Section 52-417. - Application for order confirming award. - At any time within one year after an award has...

Section 52-418. - Vacating award. - (a) Upon the application of any party to an arbitration,...

Section 52-419. - Modification or correction of award. - (a) Upon the application of any party to an arbitration,...

Section 52-420. - Motion to confirm, vacate or modify award. - (a) Any application under section 52-417, 52-418 or 52-419 shall...

Section 52-421. - Record to be filed with clerk of court. Effect and enforcement of judgment or decree. - (a) Any party applying for an order confirming, modifying or...

Section 52-422. - Order pendente lite. - At any time before an award is rendered pursuant to...

Section 52-423. - Appeal. - An appeal may be taken from an order confirming, vacating,...

Section 52-424. - Reference of pending actions to arbitration. - When the parties to any action pending in court desire...

Chapter 910 - Committees, Auditors and Referees

Section 52-425. - Appointment of a committee in civil actions. - (a) In any civil action pending in the Superior Court...

Section 52-426. - Compensation of committee and stenographer. - When any civil action is pending in the Superior Court...

Section 52-427. - Auditors or committee may be appointed when court not in session. - Any judge of the Superior Court may, when the court...

Section 52-428. - Auditors in actions involving matters of accounting. - When in any action it is necessary, by reason of...

Section 52-429. - Powers of auditors and committees over witnesses. - Auditors and committees appointed by any court, while engaged in...

Section 52-430. - Filling of auditor or committee vacancies when court not in session. - If any auditor, committee or member of a committee, appointed...

Section 52-431. - Recommittal of incomplete report. - When a finding of facts made and returned to any...

Section 52-432. - Judge not to be auditor or committee. - No judge whose salary is paid by the state may...

Section 52-433. - Auditor or committee appointed judge may finish case. - Any auditor or committee who is appointed judge of any...

Section 52-434. - State referees. - (a) Appointment of retired judges and members of the bar....

Section 52-434a. - Powers of referees. - (a) In addition to the powers and jurisdiction granted to...

Section 52-434b. - Referrals to senior judges; their powers and compensation. - (a) In each case, matter or proceeding which may be...

Section 52-434c. - Certain referees assigned to Appellate Court. Eligibility. Powers and jurisdiction. - In addition to the powers and jurisdiction granted to state...

Section 52-434d. - Special education administrative contested cases pilot program. - Section 52-434d is repealed, effective October 1, 2014. (P.A. 00-204,...

Chapter 911 - Paternity Proceedings (See Chapter 815y)

Section 52-435. - Bastardy complaint by mother. - Section 52-435 is repealed. (1949 Rev., S. 8178, 8321; 1951,...

Section 52-436. - Continuance of case; evidence. - Section 52-436 is repealed. (1949 Rev., S. 8179; February, 1965,...

Section 52-439. - Withdrawal, dismissal or settlement of case, consent. - Section 52-439 is repealed. (1949 Rev., S. 8181; 1957, P.A....

Section 52-440. - When state or town may maintain suit. - Section 52-440 is repealed. (1949 Rev., S. 8182; 1957, P.A....

Section 52-441. - Suit may be compromised by Welfare Commissioner or selectmen. - Section 52-441 is repealed. (1949 Rev., S. 8183; 1957, P.A....

Chapter 912 - Flowage Petitions

Section 52-446. - Petition to flow land; contents; procedure. - When any person who has set up or desires to...

Section 52-447. - Petition to be heard by committee, unless parties agree. - The petition, unless the parties thereto agree upon the judgment...

Section 52-448. - Not to interfere with existing dams or millsites. - No such dam shall be erected, or watercourse made or...

Section 52-449. - Procedure upon report of committee. New inquiry by court. - Any person interested in the report of the committee may...

Section 52-450. - Reassessment of damages by jury; addition by court. - Either party may move for a reassessment of the damages...

Section 52-451. - Objections to action of jury. - Upon the return of the doings of such jury, any...

Section 52-452. - Costs of reassessment; bond. - If the petitioner moves for a jury, he shall pay...

Section 52-453. - Effect of assessment; payment of damages and costs. - An assessment of damages so made shall be final and...

Section 52-454. - Costs of petition. - The fees and expenses of the petition shall be paid...

Section 52-455. - Second petition; expenses of first petition to be paid. - If, in any case, the petitioner fails to pay or...

Chapter 913 - Drainage

Section 52-456. - Drain across land of another. - When the owner of land may wish to drain it,...

Section 52-457. - Damages. - Upon such complaint, the court may appoint three disinterested property...

Section 52-458. - Reassessment of damages. - Upon motion of either party, the court shall appoint three...

Section 52-459. - Setting aside reassessment. - The court may set such report aside if, upon exception...

Section 52-460. - Payment of costs. - If such property owners do not increase the damages, the...

Section 52-461. - Obstruction to drainage. - When any low lands have been drained by a ditch...

Chapter 915 - Habeas Corpus

Section 52-466. - Application for writ of habeas corpus. Service. Return. - (a)(1) An application for a writ of habeas corpus, other...

Section 52-467. - Punishment for refusal to obey writ or accept copy. - If any person having the custody of the body of...

Section 52-468. - Commitment for contempt; application for discharge. - The court may commit to prison, for any contempt of...

Section 52-469. - Averments of return may be denied or other facts alleged. - Section 52-469 is repealed. (1949 Rev., S. 8205; 1961, P.A....

Section 52-470. - Summary disposal of habeas corpus case. Determination of good cause for trial. Appeal by person convicted of crime. - (a) The court or judge hearing any habeas corpus shall...

Chapter 916 - Injunctions

Section 52-471. - Granting of injunction. - (a) Any judge of any court of equitable jurisdiction may,...

Section 52-472. - Bond on issue of temporary injunction. - No temporary injunction may be granted, except in favor of...

Section 52-473. - Injunctions may be granted immediately or after notice. - (a) An injunction may be granted immediately, if the circumstances...

Section 52-473a. - Enjoining or restraining enforcement of certain environmental or public health laws. Ex parte orders prohibited. Appeal. - (a) Notwithstanding any provision of the general statutes, no court...

Section 52-474. - Interested persons may appear and be heard. - Any person who may be directly or indirectly interested in,...

Section 52-475. - Dissolution of temporary injunction. - (a) When a temporary injunction is granted in any action...

Section 52-476. - Continuance pending appeal. - When a temporary injunction has been granted and upon final...

Section 52-477. - Permanent injunction; stay pending appeal. - When judgment has been rendered for a permanent injunction ordering...

Section 52-478. - Removal of stay or dissolution of injunction. - The court in which such case is pending may, if...

Section 52-479. - Reservation for advice. Dissolution of injunction. - When an injunction is granted by a judge when the...

Section 52-480. - Injunction against malicious erection of structure. - An injunction may be granted against the malicious erection, by...

Section 52-481. - Abatement of manufacturer's nuisance. Temporary injunction. - (a) If any manufacturer carries on his business, or exposes...

Section 52-482. - Injunction against manufacturing fish oil or manure. - Section 52-482 is repealed, effective October 1, 2002. (1949 Rev.,...

Section 52-483. - Injunction against sale on execution; adjournment of sale. - When any temporary injunction is granted to restrain a sale...

Chapter 917 - Interpleader

Section 52-484. - Action in nature of interpleader. - Whenever any person has, or is alleged to have, any...

Chapter 918 - Mandamus, Ne Exeat, Prohibition and Quo Warranto

Section 52-485. - Writ of mandamus. - (a) The Superior Court may issue a writ of mandamus...

Section 52-486. - Mandamus. Return. Judgment for costs. - When the party to whom a writ of mandamus is...

Section 52-487. - Enforcement of corporation laws. - Any stockholder of a corporation may apply for a writ...

Section 52-488. - Mandamus against corporation to repair highway. - Any town may apply for a writ of mandamus against...

Section 52-489. - Issue of writ of ne exeat. - The superior court for any judicial district, and, when such...

Section 52-490. - Issuance of writ of prohibition. - Section 52-490 is repealed. (1949 Rev., S. 8226; P.A. 76-436,...

Section 52-491. - Complaint in the nature of quo warranto. - When any person or corporation usurps the exercise of any...

Section 52-492. - Quo warranto; costs to prevailing party; bond. - When a complaint in the nature of a quo warranto...

Section 52-493. - Order in the nature of prerogative writs. - Any court having cognizance of writs of habeas corpus, mandamus,...

Section 52-494. - Notice of rules and writs. - All notices of rules and writs issued under the provisions...

Chapter 919 - Partition or Sale of Real or Personal Property

Section 52-495. - Partition of joint and common estates. - Courts having jurisdiction of actions for equitable relief may, upon...

Section 52-496. - Devise of freehold with contingent interest; partition. - When any deceased tenant in common, joint tenant or coparcener...

Section 52-497. - Decrees to be recorded in land records. - Each decree for a partition under sections 52-495 and 52-496,...

Section 52-498. - Sale of land when trust cannot be executed. - (a) If real property is held by a trustee under...

Section 52-499. - Sale of land to promote the interest of beneficiaries. - (a) The Superior Court may, on application of any trustee...

Section 52-500. - Sale or equitable distribution of real or personal property owned by two or more persons. Life estate. - (a) Any court of equitable jurisdiction may, upon the complaint...

Section 52-501. - Sale of building and land owned by different parties. Disposition of proceeds. - (a) The Superior Court may, upon petition of any person...

Section 52-502. - Orders to protect parties and effectuate sale. Sale by committee. - (a) On any complaint for the sale of real or...

Section 52-503. - Partition or sale of property when estate in settlement. - No partition, or sale in lieu of partition, may be...

Section 52-503f. - Short title: Uniform Partition of Heirs' Property Act. - Sections 52-503f to 52-503r, inclusive, may be cited as the...

Section 52-503g. - Definitions. - As used in this section and sections 52-503h to 52-503r,...

Section 52-503h. - Applicability of provisions. - (a) The provisions of sections 52-503f to 52-503r, inclusive, apply...

Section 52-503i. - Service. Notice by posting. - (a) The provisions of sections 52-503f to 52-503r, inclusive, do...

Section 52-503j. - Committee members. - If the court appoints a committee pursuant to section 52-495,...

Section 52-503k. - Determination of value. - (a) Except as provided in subsections (b) and (c) of...

Section 52-503l. - Cotenant buyout. - (a) If any cotenant requested partition by sale, after the...

Section 52-503m. - Partition alternatives. - (a) If all the interests of all cotenants that requested...

Section 52-503n. - Considerations for partition in kind. - (a) In determining under subsection (a) of section 52-503m whether...

Section 52-503o. - Open-market sale. Sealed bids. Auction. - (a) If the court orders a sale of heirs' property,...

Section 52-503p. - Report of open-market sale. - (a) A real estate broker appointed under subsection (b) of...

Section 52-503q. - Uniformity of application and construction. - In applying and construing the provisions of sections 52-503f to...

Section 52-503r. - Relation to Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act. - The provisions of sections 52-503f to 52-503q, inclusive, modify, limit...

Chapter 920 - Receivers

Section 52-504. - Application for receiver; orders of judge. - When any action is brought to or pending in the...

Section 52-505. - Receivers for certain associations, communities or corporations. - (a) If in any town, any association, community or corporation...

Section 52-506. - Receiver to give bond. - All receivers, before assuming to act as such, shall file...

Section 52-507. - Authority of receiver of corporation. - (a) Receivers of a corporation, appointed by judicial authority, shall...

Section 52-508. - Receiver to file semiannual statements. - Each such receiver shall, during the first week in April...

Section 52-509. - Appointment of receiver of partnership. - (a) When any partnership is dissolved and the partners cannot...

Section 52-510. - Power of court over partnership property. - The Superior Court, and when court is not in session...

Section 52-511. - Receiver entitled to control of partnership property. - Upon the appointment of a receiver for a partnership, he...

Section 52-512. - Preference in receivership proceedings to claims for wages and deposits for consumer goods and services. - (a) Every debt due to any laborer or mechanic for...

Section 52-513. - Court may remove receiver at pleasure and fill vacancy. - Receivers may be removed at any time, at the pleasure...

Section 52-514. - Receivership; dissolution of attachment and levy of execution; costs. - (a) The commencement of proceedings for the appointment of a...

Chapter 921 - Replevin

Section 52-515. - When action of replevin maintainable. - The action of replevin may be maintained to recover any...

Section 52-516. - Commencement of action of replevin. Prejudgment remedy. - (a) An action of replevin shall be commenced by a...

Section 52-517. - Replevin for property attached. - When any property is held by an officer by virtue...

Section 52-518. - Replevin writ; affidavit as to value of goods and recognizance required. - A writ of replevin shall not be issued: (1) Until...

Section 52-519. - Form of writ, affidavit and bond. - The writ in an action of replevin, and the accompanying...

Section 52-520. - Determination of jurisdiction of court. - Section 52-520 is repealed. (1949 Rev., S. 8256; P.A. 76-436,...

Section 52-521. - Replevin; service; new bond; voiding of process. - (a) The officer who replevies property shall leave a true...

Section 52-522. - Pleadings. - In an action of replevin, no cause of action, except...

Section 52-523. - Complaint. - If the complaint in an action of replevin contains a...

Section 52-524. - Defenses. - All defenses to an action of replevin, other than those...

Section 52-525. - Statement of title. - (a) An allegation by either party that the party pleading...

Section 52-526. - Judgment. - No judgment for a return of the goods or for...

Section 52-527. - Transfer of cause to higher court. - Section 52-527 is repealed. (1949 Rev., S. 8263; P.A. 82-160,...

Section 52-528. - Procedure on withdrawal or nonsuit of plaintiff. - If the plaintiff, in any action of replevin, fails to...

Section 52-529. - Burden of proof. Evidence. Damages and costs. - If the plaintiff's right to the possession of the property...

Section 52-530. - Damages for property not replevied. No costs against common carrier. - If any of the property described in the writ of...

Section 52-531. - Nonresident defendant; security for costs. - In an action of replevin brought against any person not...

Chapter 922a - Hearing of Small Claims

Section 52-549a. - Application for hearing before a commissioner of the Superior Court. - (a) In any small claims action, the parties may, by...

Section 52-549b. - Where hearing may be held. - Upon the filing of the statement provided for in section...

Section 52-549c. - Hearing before commissioner. Procedure. Counsel. Withdrawal. Award and judgment. - (a) A commissioner of the Superior Court appointed to hear...

Section 52-549d. - List of names of commissioners to conduct hearings. Compensation. - (a) Any commissioner of the Superior Court, admitted to practice...

Chapter 922b - Fact-Finding and Arbitration

Section 52-549n. - Certain contract actions referred to fact-finders. Rules of procedure. - In accordance with the provisions of section 51-14, the judges...

Section 52-549o. - Assignment of fact-finders. Hearings. - The Chief Court Administrator may assign to each judicial district...

Section 52-549p. - Appointment of fact-finders. Compensation. Powers. - (a) Upon publication of a notice in the Connecticut Law...

Section 52-549q. - Adjournment of meeting of arbitrators. Meeting of arbitrators. Absence of arbitrator. - Section 52-549q is repealed. (P.A. 81-462, S. 10, 13; P.A....

Section 52-549r. - Rules of evidence to apply to fact-finding proceedings. Finding of fact. Award. - In matters submitted to fact-finding a record shall be made...

Section 52-549s. - Consideration of finding by court. Objections. Authority of court re finding. - (a) Not less than fourteen days after the filing of...

Section 52-549t. - Failure to appear. Payment of fees of fact-finder. Dismissal of action. - (a) Where a party fails to appear at the hearing,...

Section 52-549u. - Arbitration of certain civil actions. Rules of procedure. - In accordance with the provisions of section 51-14, the judges...

Section 52-549v. - Assignment of arbitrators. Arbitration proceedings. - The Chief Court Administrator may assign to each judicial district...

Section 52-549w. - Appointment of arbitrators. Compensation. Powers. - (a) Upon publication of a notice in the Connecticut Law...

Section 52-549x. - Decision of arbitrator. - Within one hundred twenty days of the completion of the...

Section 52-549y. - Failure to appear. Judgment. Motion to open or set aside judgment. Dismissal of action. Payment of arbitration fee. - (a) Where a party fails to appear at the hearing,...

Section 52-549z. - Appeal. Trial de novo. - (a) A decision of the arbitrator shall become a judgment...

Section 52-549aa. - Setting aside award. Trial de novo. - In addition to the absolute right to a trial de...

Chapter 923 - Statute of Frauds

Section 52-550. - Statute of frauds; written agreement or memorandum. - (a) No civil action may be maintained in the following...

Section 52-551. - Sale of personal property. - Section 52-551 is repealed. (1949 Rev., S. 8294; 1959, P.A....

Chapter 923a - Uniform Fraudulent Transfer Act

Section 52-552. - Fraudulent conveyances, judgments, contracts, when void. - Section 52-552 is repealed. (1949 Rev., S. 8295; P.A. 91-297,...

Section 52-552a. - Short title: Uniform Fraudulent Transfer Act. - Sections 52-552a to 52-552l, inclusive, may be cited as the...

Section 52-552b. - Definitions. - As used in sections 52-552a to 52-552l, inclusive: (1) “Affiliate”...

Section 52-552c. - Insolvency. - (a) A debtor is insolvent if the sum of the...

Section 52-552d. - Value. - (a) Value is given for a transfer or an obligation...

Section 52-552e. - Transfers fraudulent as to present creditors. - (a) A transfer made or obligation incurred by a debtor...

Section 52-552f. - Transfers fraudulent as to present creditors. - (a) A transfer made or obligation incurred by a debtor...

Section 52-552g. - When transfer is made or obligation is incurred. - For the purposes of sections 52-552a to 52-552l, inclusive: (1)...

Section 52-552h. - Remedies of creditors. - (a) In an action for relief against a transfer or...

Section 52-552i. - Defenses, liability and protection of transferee. - (a) A transfer or obligation is not voidable under subdivision...

Section 52-552j. - Extinguishment of cause of action. - A cause of action with respect to a fraudulent transfer...

Section 52-552k. - Supplementary provisions. - Unless displaced by the provisions of sections 52-552a to 52-552l,...

Section 52-552l. - Uniformity of application and construction. - Sections 52-552a to 52-552k, inclusive, shall be applied and construed...

Chapter 924 - Wagering Contracts

Section 52-553. - Wagers and wagering contract void. Exceptions. - All wagers, and all contracts and securities of which the...

Section 52-554. - Recovery of money lost in gaming. - Any person who, by playing at any game, or betting...

Chapter 925 - Statutory Rights of Action and Defenses

Section 52-555. - Actions for injuries resulting in death. - (a) In any action surviving to or brought by an...

Section 52-555a. - Actions for loss of consortium re death of spouse independent for determination of damages. - Any claim or cause of action for loss of consortium...

Section 52-555b. - Actions for loss of consortium re death of spouse to be joined with all actions re death of spouse. - Any claim or cause of action for loss of consortium...

Section 52-555c. - Statute of limitations. Actions for loss of consortium re death of spouse contingent upon proof of facts for wrongful death. - (a) No action with respect to any claim or cause...

Section 52-555d. - Eligibility for workers' compensation benefits bar to action for loss of consortium against employer. - No action with respect to any claim or cause of...

Section 52-556. - Actions for injuries caused by motor vehicles owned by the state. - Any person injured in person or property through the negligence...

Section 52-557. - Injury to children being transported to school. - In any action brought by any person for personal injuries...

Section 52-557a. - Standard of care owed social invitee. - The standard of care owed to a social invitee shall...

Section 52-557b. - “Good samaritan law”. Immunity from liability for emergency medical assistance, first aid or medication by injection. Immunity from liability re automatic external defibrillators. School personnel not required to render emergency f... - (a)(1) A person licensed to practice medicine and surgery under...

Section 52-557c. - Standard of care applicable to owners and operators of school buses. - The standard of care applicable to the owners and operators...

Section 52-557d. - Defense of charitable immunity abolished. - The common law defense of charitable immunity is abolished and...

Section 52-557e. - Immunity of physicians from liability for uncompensated service on hospital utilization review committee. - No action may be brought to recover damages against any...

Section 52-557f. - Landowner liability for recreational use of land. Definitions. - As used in sections 52-557f to 52-557i, inclusive: (1) “Charge”...

Section 52-557g. - Liability of owner of land available to public for recreation; exceptions. - (a) Except as provided in section 52-557h, an owner of...

Section 52-557h. - Owner liable, when. - Nothing in sections 52-557f to 52-557i, inclusive, limits in any...

Section 52-557i. - Obligation of user of land. - Nothing in sections 52-557f to 52-557i, inclusive, shall be construed...

Section 52-557j. - Liability of landowner upon whose land snowmobiles, all-terrain vehicles, motorcycles, minibikes or minicycles are operated. - No landowner may be held liable for any injury sustained...

Section 52-557k. - Liability of landowner who allows persons to harvest firewood, fruits or vegetables or engage in maple-sugaring activities. - (a) As used in this section: (1) “Owner” means the...

Section 52-557l. - Immunity from liability of certain persons who donate food or distribute donated food. - (a) Notwithstanding any provision of the general statutes, any person,...

Section 52-557m. - Immunity from liability of directors, officers and trustees of nonprofit tax-exempt organizations. - Any person who serves as a director, officer or trustee...

Section 52-557n. - Liability of political subdivision and its employees, officers and agents. Liability of members of local boards and commissions. - (a)(1) Except as otherwise provided by law, a political subdivision...

Section 52-557o. - Liability of land surveyors. - No action for trespass shall lie against any surveyor licensed...

Section 52-557p. (Formerly Sec. 52-577p). - Assumption of risk by person engaged in recreational equestrian activities, when. - Each person engaged in recreational equestrian activities shall assume the...

Section 52-557q. - Immunity from liability of broadcaster that broadcasts emergency alert and information concerning child abduction. Immunity from liability of outdoor advertising establishment. - No claim for damages shall be made against a broadcaster,...

Section 52-557r. - Immunity from liability of fire department for installation or delivery of smoke and carbon monoxide detectors. - (a) For the purposes of this section “fire department” includes...

Section 52-557s. - Liability of owner or keeper of horse, pony, donkey or mule. - (a) In any civil action brought against the owner or...

Section 52-557t. - Absolute defense to civil action resulting from good faith report of an act of threatening. - Any individual who reports an act of threatening described in...

Section 52-557u. - Entering the passenger motor vehicle of another to remove child or animal from vehicle. Affirmative defense against civil damages and criminal penalties, when. - (a) Notwithstanding any provision of the general statutes, a person...

Section 52-557v. - Immunity from liability of the state, political subdivisions and employees for emergency administration of epinephrine cartridge injector. - (a) A person (1) employed to work for the state...

Section 52-558. - Liability for placing obstructions in highway. - When any person places or keeps building materials, or any...

Section 52-559. - Damage for spreading fire. - Any person who sets fire on any land, that runs...

Section 52-560. - Damages for cutting trees, timber or shrubbery. Exclusion. - Any person who cuts, destroys or carries away any trees,...

Section 52-560a. - Damages for encroachment on state, municipal or nonprofit land conservation organization open space land. Attorney General enforcement. Civil action. - (a) As used in this section, “open space land” includes,...

Section 52-561. - Trespass to lands without color of right. - Section 52-561 is repealed. (1949 Rev., S. 8302; 1963, P.A....

Section 52-561a. - Damage by domestic fowls. - Any owner or keeper of domestic fowls who allows them...

Section 52-562. - Liability for fraud in contracting debt; concealing property. - When any person is guilty of fraud in contracting a...

Section 52-563. - Liability for waste by tenant for life or years. - Any person who, having no greater interest in real property...

Section 52-564. - Treble damages for theft. - Any person who steals any property of another, or knowingly...

Section 52-564a. - Liability for shoplifting. - (a) Any person eighteen years of age or older or...

Section 52-565. - Double damages for forgery. - Any person who falsely makes, alters, forges or counterfeits any...

Section 52-565a. - Liability of drawer for dishonored check. Service charge on drawer for dishonored check. - (a) A drawer negotiating a check who knows or should...

Section 52-566. - Treble damages for wilful removal or destruction of bridge. - Any person who wilfully removes or destroys any part of...

Section 52-567. - Treble damages for injury to milestone, guidepost or railing. - Any person who pulls down or injures any milestone, guidepost...

Section 52-568. - Damages for groundless or vexatious suit or defense. - Any person who commences and prosecutes any civil action or...

Section 52-568a. - Damages for groundless or vexatious suit against the owner or operator of a “pick or cut your own agricultural operation”. - Any person or any attorney who represents such person, who...

Section 52-569. - Damages for leaving open bars, gate or fence. - Any person who wilfully and unlawfully throws down or leaves...

Section 52-570. - Action for malicious erection of structure. - An action may be maintained by the proprietor of any...

Section 52-570a. (Formerly Sec. 52-202). - Action against fiduciary. - (a) If any person has a legal claim against any...

Section 52-570b. - Action for computer-related offenses. - (a) Any aggrieved person who has reason to believe that...

Section 52-570c. - Action for transmission of unsolicited facsimile or telephone messages. Unsolicited electronic mail advertising material. - (a) No person shall use a machine that electronically transmits...

Section 52-570d. - Action for illegal recording of private telephonic communications. - (a) No person shall use any instrument, device or equipment...

Section 52-570e. - Action for damages resulting from violations of unemployment or workers' compensation laws. - Any person, firm, association or corporation which suffers damages as...

Section 52-570f. - Action for theft of electric, gas, water, steam or community antenna television service. - Any person aggrieved by acts constituting a violation of section...

Section 52-571a. - Action for deprivation of equal rights and privileges. - Any person aggrieved by a violation of section 53-37b may...

Section 52-571aa. (Formerly Sec. 52-571). - Discrimination on account of membership in armed forces so as to cause deprivation of rights, privileges or immunities usually enjoyed by public. Penalty. - Any person who subjects or causes to be subjected any...

Section 52-571b. - Action or defense authorized when state or political subdivision burdens a person's exercise of religion. - (a) The state or any political subdivision of the state...

Section 52-571bb. - Discrimination on account of membership in armed forces re access to any place of public accommodation, resort or amusement. Penalty. - (a) No person may deny any individual within the jurisdiction...

Section 52-571c. - Action for damages resulting from intimidation based on bigotry or bias. - (a) Any person injured in person or property as a...

Section 52-571d. - Action for discrimination by golf country club in membership or access to facilities or services. - (a) For the purposes of this section, “golf country club”...

Section 52-571e. - Action for damages resulting from actions of agent of surety on a bond. - Any person other than the principal on the bond injured...

Section 52-571f. - Strict liability of person who illegally transfers a firearm. - Any person who sells, delivers or otherwise transfers a firearm,...

Section 52-571g. - Strict liability of person who fails to securely store a firearm. - Any person whose act or omission constitutes a violation of...

Section 52-571h. - Action for damages resulting from identity theft. - (a) Any person aggrieved by an act constituting a violation...

Section 52-571i. - Action for damages resulting from trafficking in persons. - Any person aggrieved by a violation of section 53a-192a may...

Section 52-571j. - Action for interference with a person taking still or video images of police officer in the performance of duty. - (a) For the purposes of this section, “peace officer” has...

Section 52-571k. - Action for equitable relief or damages resulting from deprivation of equal protection of the laws of the state committed by a police officer. - (a) As used in this section: (1) “Law enforcement unit”...

Section 52-571l. - Action for damages resulting from stalking in the second degree by disclosing another person's personally identifying information by means of electronic communication. - (a) Any person aggrieved by a violation of subdivision (3)...

Section 52-571m. - Action to recover damages for judgment entered against a person where liability is based on alleged provision, receipt or assistance in provision or receipt of reproductive health care services. Definitions. Exceptions. - (a) As used in this section: (1) “Reproductive health care...

Section 52-571n. - Action to recover damages for judgment entered against a person where liability is based on alleged provision, receipt or assistance in provision or receipt of gender-affirming health care services or reproductive health care servi... - (a) As used in this section: (1) “Gender-affirming health care...

Section 52-572. - Parental liability for torts of minors. - (a) The parent or parents or guardian, other than a...

Section 52-572a. - Release by injured person voidable if obtained within fifteen days. - (a) No person, firm or corporation whose interest is adverse...

Section 52-572b. - Alienation of affections and breach of promise actions abolished. - No action may be brought upon any cause arising from...

Section 52-572c. - Parent-child immunity abrogated in certain negligence actions. - In all actions for negligence in the operation of a...

Section 52-572d. - Interspousal immunity abrogated in motor vehicle negligence actions accruing out of state. - In all actions brought by one resident spouse against the...

Section 52-572e. - Release of joint tortfeasor. - (a) For the purposes of this section the term “joint...

Section 52-572f. - Criminal conversation action abolished. - No action may be brought upon any cause arising from...

Section 52-572g. - Defenses against holder in due course of instrument in consumer goods credit transaction. - (a) Any holder in due course of a promissory note,...

Section 52-572h. - Negligence actions. Doctrines applicable. Liability of multiple tortfeasors for damages. - (a) For the purposes of this section: (1) “Economic damages”...

Section 52-572i. - Application of the family car doctrine. - Section 52-572i is repealed. (P.A. 76-46; P.A. 82-160, S. 259.)

Section 52-572j. - Derivative actions by shareholders or members. - (a) Whenever any corporation or any unincorporated association fails to...

Section 52-572k. - Hold harmless clause against public policy in certain construction contracts. - (a) Any covenant, promise, agreement or understanding entered into in...

Section 52-572l. - Strict tort liability, contributory negligence and comparative negligence not bar to recovery. - In causes of action based on strict tort liability, contributory...

Section 52-572m. - Product liability actions. Definitions. - As used in this section and sections 52-240a, 52-240b, 52-572n...

Section 52-572n. - Product liability claims. - (a) A product liability claim as provided in sections 52-240a,...

Section 52-572o. - Comparative responsibility. Award of damages. Action for contribution. - (a) In any claim under sections 52-240a, 52-240b, 52-572m to...

Section 52-572p. - Limitation of liability of product seller. - (a) A product seller shall not be liable for harm...

Section 52-572q. - Liability of product seller due to lack of adequate warnings or instructions. - (a) A product seller may be subject to liability for...

Section 52-572r. - Product liability claims against third parties. - Section 52-572r is repealed, effective July 1, 1993. (P.A. 79-483,...

Section 52-572w. - Agreement exempting caterer or catering establishment from liability for negligence void as against public policy. - (a) Any covenant, agreement or understanding in, in connection with...

Section 52-572x. - Motor carrier transportation contract. Indemnification against liability for negligence or intentional acts or omissions void and unenforceable. - (a) For the purposes of this section, “motor carrier transportation...

Chapter 926 - Statute of Limitations

Section 52-573 and 52-574. - Limitation on contracts under seal. Actions on agreements to sell real estate. - Sections 52-573 and 52-574 are repealed. (1949 Rev., S. 8313;...

Section 52-575. - Entry upon land to be made within fifteen years. - (a) No person shall make entry into any lands or...

Section 52-575a. - Action to enforce recorded private restrictions or notations on maps. - No action or any other type of court proceeding shall...

Section 52-576. - Actions for account or on simple or implied contracts. - (a) No action for an account, or on any simple...

Section 52-577. - Action founded upon a tort. - No action founded upon a tort shall be brought but...

Section 52-577a. - Limitation of action based on product liability claim. - (a) No product liability claim, as defined in section 52-572m,...

Section 52-577b. - Limitation of action for damages caused by contact with or exposure to phenoxy herbicides. - Notwithstanding the provisions of sections 52-577 and 52-577a, an action...

Section 52-577c. - Limitation of action for damages caused by exposure to a hazardous chemical substance or mixture or hazardous pollutant. - (a) For the purposes of this section: (1) “Environment” means...

Section 52-577d. - Limitation of action for damages to person under twenty-one years of age caused by sexual abuse, exploitation or assault. - Notwithstanding the provisions of section 52-577, no action to recover...

Section 52-577e. - Limitation of action for damages caused by sexual assault. - Notwithstanding the provisions of sections 52-577 and 52-577d, an action...

Section 52-577f. - Limitation of action for damages caused by malicious prosecution. - Notwithstanding the provisions of section 52-577, no action to recover...

Section 52-578. - Limitation of action for damages caused by change of grade of highway. - No action shall be brought by the owner of land...

Section 52-579. - Limitation of suit on probate bond; exception. - No action shall be maintained against the surety on any...

Section 52-580. - Settlement of partnership or joint accounts. - In any case of partnership or of joint occupancy of...

Section 52-581. - Action on oral contract to be brought within three years. - (a) No action founded upon any express contract or agreement...

Section 52-582. - Petition for new trial. - (a) No petition for a new trial in any civil...

Section 52-583. - Limitation of action against sheriff, state marshal or constable for neglect or default. - No civil action shall be brought against any sheriff, state...

Section 52-584. - Limitation of action for injury to person or property caused by negligence, misconduct or malpractice. - No action to recover damages for injury to the person,...

Section 52-584a. - Limitation of action against architect, professional engineer or land surveyor. - (a) No action or arbitration, whether in contract, in tort,...

Section 52-584b. - Limitation of actions against attorneys in connection with title certificates or opinions and title searches. - Notwithstanding any provision of the general statutes, no action, whether...

Section 52-584c. - Limitation of actions brought by the state or political subdivision of the state arising out of construction-related work. - (a) As used in this section: (1) “Construction-related work” means...

Section 52-585. - Suit for forfeiture on penal statute limited to one year. - No suit for any forfeiture upon any penal statute shall...

Section 52-586. - Scire facias against garnishee limited to one year. - No writ of scire facias against any garnishee shall be...

Section 52-587. - Suit on bond or recognizance for costs limited to one year. - No action shall be brought against the surety on any...

Section 52-588. - Suit on note obtained by fraud. - No action shall be brought on a negotiable note, if...

Section 52-589. - Action of forcible entry and detainer limited to six months. - No complaint for a forcible entry and detainer shall be...

Section 52-590. - When defendant's absence from state to be excluded. - In computing the time limited in the period of limitation...

Section 52-591. - When new action may be brought after time limited. - When a judgment in favor of a plaintiff suing in...

Section 52-592. - Accidental failure of suit; allowance of new action. - (a) If any action, commenced within the time limited by...

Section 52-593. - Action against wrong defendant; allowance of new action. - When a plaintiff in any civil action has failed to...

Section 52-593a. - Action not lost where process served after expiration of limitation period. - (a) Except in the case of an appeal from an...

Section 52-594. - Limit for executor or administrator to bring personal action that survives. - If the time limited for the commencement of any personal...

Section 52-595. - Fraudulent concealment of cause of action. - If any person, liable to an action by another, fraudulently...

Section 52-596. - Actions for payment of remuneration for employment. - No action for the payment of remuneration for employment payable...

Section 52-597. - Action for libel or slander. - No action for libel or slander shall be brought but...

Section 52-598. - Execution or action upon judgment for money damages. Motion to revive judgment. - (a) No execution to enforce a judgment for money damages...

Section 52-598a. - Limitation of action for indemnification. - Notwithstanding any provision of this chapter, an action for indemnification...

Chapter 927 - Survival of Actions

Section 52-599. - Survival of cause of action. Continuation by or against executor or administrator. - (a) A cause or right of action shall not be...

Section 52-600. - Death of coplaintiff or codefendant. - If there are two or more plaintiffs or defendants in...

Section 52-601. - Entry by successor of deceased executor or administrator. - If, during any action by or against an executor or...

Section 52-602. - Entry by successor of public officer or trustee. - The successor of any public officer, or of the trustee...

Section 52-603. - Action by successor of public officer. - When any public officer dies, or in any way goes...

Chapter 928 - Uniform Enforcement of Foreign Judgments

Section 52-604. - Definition of foreign judgment. - As used in sections 52-604 to 52-609, inclusive, “foreign judgment”...

Section 52-605. - Filing of foreign judgment; certification; effect; notice. - (a) A judgment creditor shall file, with a certified copy...

Section 52-606. - Grounds for stay of enforcement. Notice to judgment creditor. - (a) If the judgment debtor shows the court that an...

Section 52-607. - Other rights of action preserved. - The right of a judgment creditor to proceed by an...

Section 52-608. - Uniform interpretation. - Sections 52-604 to 52-609, inclusive, shall be so construed as...

Section 52-609. - Short title: Uniform Enforcement of Foreign Judgments Act. - Sections 52-604 to 52-609, inclusive, may be cited as the...

Chapter 930 - Uniform Commercial Real Estate Receivership Act

Section 52-619. - (Note: This section is effective July 1, 2022.) Short title: Uniform Commercial Real Estate Receivership Act. - Sections 52-619 to 52-646, inclusive, may be cited as the...

Section 52-620. - (Note: This section is effective July 1, 2022.) Definitions. - As used in sections 52-619 to 52-646, inclusive: (1) “Affiliate”...

Section 52-621. - (Note: This section is effective July 1, 2022.) Notice and opportunity for hearing. - (a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section,...

Section 52-622. - (Note: This section is effective July 1, 2022.) Scope. Exclusions. - (a) Except as provided in subsection (b) or (c) of...

Section 52-623. - (Note: This section is effective July 1, 2022.) Power of court. - The court that appoints a receiver under sections 52-619 to...

Section 52-624. - (Note: This section is effective July 1, 2022.) Appointment of receiver. - (a) The court may appoint a receiver: (1) Before judgment,...

Section 52-625. - (Note: This section is effective July 1, 2022.) Disqualification from appointment as receiver; disclosure of interest. - (a) The court may not appoint a person as receiver...

Section 52-626. - (Note: This section is effective July 1, 2022.) Receiver's bond; alternative security. - (a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section,...

Section 52-627. - (Note: This section is effective July 1, 2022.) Status of receiver as lien creditor. - On appointment of a receiver, the receiver has the status...

Section 52-628. - (Note: This section is effective July 1, 2022.) Security agreement covering after-acquired property. - Except as provided by the law of this state other...

Section 52-629. - (Note: This section is effective July 1, 2022.) Collection and turnover of receivership property. - (a) Unless the court orders otherwise, on demand by a...

Section 52-630. - (Note: This section is effective July 1, 2022.) Powers and duties of receiver. - (a) Except as limited by court order or law of...

Section 52-631. - (Note: This section is effective July 1, 2022.) Duties of owner. - (a) An owner shall: (1) Assist and cooperate with the...

Section 52-632. - (Note: This section is effective July 1, 2022.) Stay; injunction. - (a) Except as provided in subsection (d) of this section...

Section 52-633. - (Note: This section is effective July 1, 2022.) Engagement and compensation of professional. - (a) With court approval, a receiver may engage an attorney,...

Section 52-634. - (Note: This section is effective July 1, 2022.) Use or transfer of receivership property not in ordinary course of business. - (a) In this section, “good faith” means honesty in fact...

Section 52-635. - (Note: This section is effective July 1, 2022.) Executory contract. - (a) In this section, “timeshare interest” means an interest having...

Section 52-636. - (Note: This section is effective July 1, 2022.) Defenses and immunities of receiver. - (a) A receiver is entitled to all defenses and immunities...

Section 52-637. - (Note: This section is effective July 1, 2022.) Interim report of receiver. - A receiver may file or, if ordered by the court,...

Section 52-638. - (Note: This section is effective July 1, 2022.) Notice of appointment; claim against receivership; distribution to creditors. - (a) Except as provided in subsection (f) of this section,...

Section 52-639. - (Note: This section is effective July 1, 2022.) Fees and expenses. - (a) The court may award a receiver from receivership property...

Section 52-640. - (Note: This section is effective July 1, 2022.) Removal of receiver; replacement; termination of receivership. - (a) The court may remove a receiver for cause. (b)...

Section 52-641. - (Note: This section is effective July 1, 2022.) Final report of receiver; discharge. - (a) On completion of a receiver's duties, the receiver shall...

Section 52-642. - (Note: This section is effective July 1, 2022.) Receivership in another state; ancillary proceeding. - (a) The court may appoint a receiver appointed in another...

Section 52-643. - (Note: This section is effective July 1, 2022.) Effect of enforcement by mortgagee. - A request by a mortgagee for appointment of a receiver,...

Section 52-644. - (Note: This section is effective July 1, 2022.) Uniformity of application and construction. - In applying and construing sections 52-619 to 52-646, inclusive, consideration...

Section 52-645. - (Note: This section is effective July 1, 2022.) Relation to Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act. - Sections 52-619 to 52-646, inclusive, modify, limit and supersede the...

Section 52-646. - (Note: This section is effective July 1, 2022). Transition. - Sections 52-619 to 52-646, inclusive, do not apply to a...

Chapter 931 - Connecticut Interstate Depositions and Discovery Act

Section 52-655. - (Note: This section is effective July 1, 2023.) Short title: Connecticut Interstate Depositions and Discovery Act. - Sections 52-655 to 52-660, inclusive, may be cited as the...

Section 52-656. - (Note: This section is effective July 1, 2023.) Definitions. - As used in this section and sections 52-657 to 52-660,...

Section 52-657. - (Note: This section is effective July 1, 2023.) Issuance of subpoena. - (a)(1) To request issuance of a subpoena under this section,...

Section 52-658. - (Note: This section is effective July 1, 2023.) Service of a subpoena. - (a) Any subpoena issued under section 52-657 by a clerk...

Section 52-659. - (Note: This section is effective July 1, 2023.) Application to court for protective order. - An application to the court for a protective order related...

Section 52-660. - (Note: This section is effective July 1, 2023.) Uniformity of application and construction. - In applying and construing the provisions of sections 52-655 to...

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Connecticut General Statutes Title 52 - Civil Actions

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Title 52 - Civil Actions