Any person aggrieved by a violation of sections 17a-540 to 17a-549, inclusive, may petition the superior court within whose jurisdiction the person is or resides for appropriate relief, including temporary and permanent injunctions, or may bring a civil action for damages.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17a-550
(1971, P.A. 834, S. 11; P.A. 76-436, S. 365, 681.)
Annotations to former section 17-206k: Cited. 210 Conn. 806. Abrogates state's sovereign immunity. 213 Conn. 548. Authorizes "direct civil actions" against the state or its commissioners by patients of state mental health facilities aggrieved by violation of Secs. 17-206 b and 17-206c. 17 Conn.App. 130. A child 17 years of age may demand, on his own authority, release from a psychiatric institution to which he was voluntarily admitted at 15 years of age upon written request of his parents. 30 Conn.Supp. 886.