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General Assembly Raised Bill No. 6592
January Session, 2021
LCO No. 4371
Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY
Introduced by:
(JUD)
AN ACT CONCERNING TH E FILING OF A CIVIL ACTION FOR
MALICIOUS PROSECUTIO N.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:
Section 1. (NEW) (Effective July 1, 2021, and applicable to any cause of 1
action arising from a criminal proceeding terminating prior to, on or after said 2
date) Notwithstanding the provisions of section 52-577 of the general 3
statutes, no action to recover damages for malicious prosecution may be 4
brought later than three years from the date of the termination of the 5
criminal proceeding that is the subject of such action. 6
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
sections:
Section 1 July 1, 2021, and
applicable to any cause of
action arising from a
criminal proceeding
terminating prior to, on or
after said date
New section Raised Bill No. 6592
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Statement of Purpose:
To allow a claim for malicious prosecution to be brought no later than
three years from the date of the termination of the criminal proceeding
that forms the basis for such claim.
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