Connecticut 2021 Regular Session

Connecticut House Bill HB05124 Compare Versions

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55 General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 5124
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1010 Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY
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1313 Introduced by:
1414 REP. FISHBEIN, 90th Dist.
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1818 AN ACT INCREASING THE COUNSEL FEES PENALTY FOR FILING
1919 AN UNREASONABLE AND UNTRUE PLEADING IN A CIVIL ACTION.
2020 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
2121 Assembly convened:
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2323 That section 52-99 of the general statutes be amended to increase the 1
2424 counsel fees penalty that may be taxed by the court against a party who 2
2525 files an unreasonable and untrue pleading from ten dollars to five 3
2626 hundred dollars. 4
2727 Statement of Purpose:
2828 To increase the penalty for making untrue allegations without
2929 reasonable cause in an amount that is consistent with the provisions of
3030 the Connecticut Practice Book.