Conn. Gen. Stat. § 52-565

Current with legislation from the 2023 Regular and Special Sessions.
Section 52-565 - Double damages for forgery

Any person who falsely makes, alters, forges or counterfeits any document, or knowingly utters, as true, any document falsely made, altered, forged or counterfeited, shall pay double damages to any party injured thereby.

Conn. Gen. Stat. § 52-565

(1949 Rev., S. 8306.)

Not a penal statute. 1 D. 100; 74 C. 136; 87 Conn. 468. Is constitutional. 82 C. 5. Cited. 205 C. 93; 236 Conn. 582. Cited. 11 Conn.App. 161; 41 CA 659; 43 Conn.App. 1. An agent may commit forgery by making or signing an instrument in disobedience of his instructions or by exceeding his authority. 24 CS 498.

See Secs. 53a-137 to 53a-140, inclusive, re forgery.