Conn. Gen. Stat. § 54-36a
(P.A. 74-221, S. 1-6; P.A. 75-530, S. 16, 17, 35; P.A. 76-77, S. 1; P.A. 78-280, S. 1, 127; P.A. 79-392; P.A. 81-240, S. 1, 3; P.A. 82-235; P.A. 85-263, S. 1; P.A. 87-243; 87-294, S. 2; P.A. 99-247 , S. 5 ; P.A. 01-104 ; 01-186 , S. 8 ; June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-6, S. 146 (c); P.A. 04-189 , S. 1 ; P.A. 07-246 , S. 5 ; P.A. 12-72 , S. 1 .)
Cited. 181 C. 388 ; 192 Conn. 98 ; 204 Conn. 259 ; 242 C. 666. Cited. 5 Conn.App. 540 ; 10 CA 130 ; 23 CA 215 ; 30 Conn.App. 249 ; 33 CA 409 . Denial of request for return of seized property pursuant to statute was appealable and plaintiff improperly brought a writ of error. 107 CA 760 . Statute does not apply to money found near drugs and seized at the same time as an arrest for violations of drug laws. 108 CA 533 . Cited. 35 CS 659 ; 36 CS 352 ; 39 CS 392 . Subsec. (a): The mere possibility of civil judgment concluding that defendant holds legal lien or security interest in property at issue was insufficient to establish defendant as the owner of such property for purposes of Subsec. 154 CA 405 . Subsec. (b): Where stolen jewelry was inadvertently returned to owner without notifying defendant, admission of secondary evidence not improper where defendant had opportunity to cross-examine and challenge value of stolen property claimed by state. 133 CA 681 . Subsec. (c): Statute authorizes the forfeiture in this case, prior to enactment of the 1984 amendment to Sec. 54-33g , which incorporated seizure as a result of a warrantless arrest. 196 Conn. 471 . So long as a nexus exists between the seized and the crimes charged, it is irrelevant whether the property is contraband. 177 CA 129. Use of radar detection device not "crime" so as to warrant forfeiture of device. 36 Conn.Supp. 551 .