Any person other than the principal on the bond injured in person or property by the actions of an agent of a surety on a bond in a criminal proceeding in taking or attempting to take into custody the principal on the bond, may bring a civil action for damages in the Superior Court against such agent and the court may award such injured person treble damages, together with costs and a reasonable attorney's fee.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 52-571e
Action for damages resulting from actions of agent of surety on a bond
(P.A. 97-287, S. 13.)
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