{"data":{"id":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-52-251b","jurisdiction":"us-ct","citation":"Conn. Gen. Stat. § 52-251b","heading":"Costs and attorney's fees in action for deprivation of civil rights.","body":"(a) In any civil action to recover damages for injury to the person or to real or personal property arising out of a violation of section 46a-58, the court may allow the prevailing party his costs, together with a reasonable attorney's fee to be taxed by the court.\n(b) The provisions of subsection (a) of this section shall not be deemed: (1) To create a new cause of action against any individual, the state or any municipality, or against any officer, official or employee of the state or any municipality; or (2) to confer any new jurisdiction upon the Superior Court in any action against any individual, the state or any municipality or any officer, official or employee thereof.","path":["TITLE 52. CIVIL ACTIONS","CHAPTER 901*. DAMAGES, COSTS AND FEES"],"source_url":"https://www.cga.ct.gov/current/pub/chap_901.htm#sec_52-251b","current_through":"Revised to January 1, 2026 (2026 Supplement to the General Statutes of Connecticut, applied over the base revision of January 1, 2025)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T19:07:17Z","sha256":"c0572d3b0a803e17c67b1ae375b38ceaf751228569fc9f5505a937b950b58ba1","source_id":"us-ct","stale":false,"prev":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-52-251a","next":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-52-251c"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}