{"data":{"id":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-52-571e","jurisdiction":"us-ct","citation":"Conn. Gen. Stat. § 52-571e","heading":"Action for damages resulting from actions of agent of surety on a bond.","body":"Any person other than the principal on the bond injured in person or property by the actions of an agent of a surety on a bond in a criminal proceeding in taking or attempting to take into custody the principal on the bond, may bring a civil action for damages in the Superior Court against such agent and the court may award such injured person treble damages, together with costs and a reasonable attorney's fee.","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_52-571e","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":"95954a1dd5b8b6c76ef19b69768259a6806011dfaee516761cf4ff1bbeefc7d8","source_id":"us-ct","stale":false,"prev":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-52-571d","next":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-52-571f"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}