If the prisoner is admitted to bail, and fails to appear and surrender himself according to the conditions of his bond, the judge, by proper order, shall declare the bond forfeited and order his immediate arrest without warrant if he is within the state. Recovery may be had on such bond in the name of the state as in the case of other bonds given by the accused in criminal proceedings within this state.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 54-174
Forfeiture of bond
Known as the Uniform Criminal Extradition Act
The act spans §§ 54–54 (29 sections).
(1957, P.A. 362, S. 18; 1959, P.A. 28, S. 161.) History: 1959 act deleted reference to trial justice.
Official source: Connecticut General Assembly. Reproduced from public-domain Connecticut statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.