Substitute House Bill No. 7126
Public Act No. 19-160
AN ACT CONCERNING TH E AWARD OF DOUBLE OR TREBLE
DAMAGES TO AN INJURE D PARTY IN A CIVIL A CTION
RESULTING FROM CERTA IN 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 Section 14-295 of the general statutes is repealed and the
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2019, and
applicable to any civil action pending on or filed on or after said date):
In any civil action to recover damages resulting from personal
injury, wrongful death or damage to property, the trier of fact may
award double or treble damages if the injured party has specifically
pleaded that another party has deliberately or with reckless disregard
operated a motor vehicle in violation of section 14-218a, 14-219, 14-222,
14-227a or 14-227m, subdivision (1) or (2) of subsection (a) of section
14-227n or section 14-230, 14-234, 14-237, 14-239, [or] 14-240a or 14-
296aa, and that such violation was a substantial factor in causing such
injury, death or damage to property. The owner of a rental or leased
motor vehicle shall not be responsible for such damages unless the
damages arose from such owner's operation of the motor vehicle.