{"data":{"id":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-53-39","jurisdiction":"us-ct","citation":"Conn. Gen. Stat. § 53-39","heading":"Malicious prosecution.","body":"Any person who falsely prosecutes another for any criminal charge, without probable cause and with malicious intent unjustly to vex and trouble him, shall be fined not more than one hundred dollars or imprisoned not more than one year.","path":["TITLE 53. CRIMES","CHAPTER 939. OFFENSES AGAINST THE PERSON"],"source_url":"https://www.cga.ct.gov/current/pub/chap_939.htm#sec_53-39","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":"433bf49df6fc08685368f50a76a3d25db9a856a2598010c91dabbcf3c26a424d","source_id":"us-ct","stale":false,"prev":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-53-38","next":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-53-39a"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}