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General Assembly Substitute Bill No. 7126
January Session, 2019
AN ACT CONCERNING TH E AWARD OF DOUBLE OR TREBLE
DAMAGES TO AN INJURE D PARTY IN A CIVIL ACTION RESULTING
FROM CERTAIN TRAFFIC VIOLATIONS.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:
Section 1. Section 14-295 of the general statutes is repealed and the 1
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2019, and 2
applicable to any civil action pending on or filed on or after said date): 3
In any civil action to recover damages resulting from personal 4
injury, wrongful death or damage to property, the trier of fact may 5
award double or treble damages if the injured party has specifically 6
pleaded that another party has deliberately or with reckless disregard 7
operated a motor vehicle in violation of section 14-218a, 14-219, 14-222, 8
14-227a or 14-227m, subdivision (1) or (2) of subsection (a) of section 9
14-227n or section 14-230, 14-234, 14-237, 14-239, [or] 14-240a or 14-10
296aa, and that such violation was a substantial factor in causing such 11
injury, death or damage to property. The owner of a rental or leased 12
motor vehicle shall not be responsible for such damages unless the 13
damages arose from such owner's operation of the motor vehicle. 14
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
sections:
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Section 1 July 1, 2019, and
applicable to any civil
action pending on or filed
on or after said date
14-295
Statement of Legislative Commissioners:
In Section 1, the effective date was changed from "Effective from
passage and applicable to any civil action pending on or filed on or
after the effective date of this act" to "Effective July 1, 2019, and
applicable to any civil action pending on or filed on or after said date"
for consistency with standard drafting conventions.
JUD Joint Favorable Subst. -LCO