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General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 6338
January Session, 2021
LCO No. 2374
Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY
Introduced by:
REP. NOLAN, 39th Dist.
AN ACT CONCERNING STATE LIENS AGAINST THE PROCEEDS OF
CAUSES OF ACTION OF PERSONS WHO WERE INCARCERATED.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:
That section 18-85b of the general statutes be amended to (1) change 1
the authorized amount of a lien imposed by the state against the 2
proceeds of a cause of action of persons who were incarcerated from 3
fifty per cent to twenty-five per cent of the proceeds, and (2) shorten the 4
time period such provisions apply from twenty years to seven years 5
after the date of release from incarceration. 6
Statement of Purpose:
To change the provisions authorizing the state to impose a lien against
the proceeds of a cause of action of persons who were incarcerated to
lessen the amount claimed by the state and shorten the applicable time
frame.