{"data":{"id":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-52-569","jurisdiction":"us-ct","citation":"Conn. Gen. Stat. § 52-569","heading":"Damages for leaving open bars, gate or fence.","body":"Any person who wilfully and unlawfully throws down or leaves open any bars, gate or fence, belonging to any particular enclosure or common field, shall pay to the party injured double damages, and a sum not exceeding five dollars, according to the nature and aggravation of the trespass.","path":["TITLE 52. CIVIL ACTIONS","CHAPTER 925*. STATUTORY RIGHTS OF ACTION AND DEFENSES"],"source_url":"https://www.cga.ct.gov/current/pub/chap_925.htm#sec_52-569","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":"2026-09-06T19:07:18Z","sha256":"bd53194b02a99d6cb620ec42afdf5e813c7dac4295f7614b755e0b922959e679","source_id":"us-ct","stale":false,"prev":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-52-568a","next":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-52-570"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}