Connecticut § 50-1 - Disposition of perishable property.
Full text of Connecticut Connecticut General Statutes § 50-1 — Disposition of perishable property., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 50-1. Disposition of perishable property.
Sec. 50-1. Disposition of perishable property. All goods of a perishable nature left with any person, when the owner is unknown or when the owner neglects to take them away after reasonable notice, shall be advertised at least one week in a newspaper published in the county where they were left; and, if not then claimed and taken away, may be sold at public auction, under the inspection of a state marshal of such county, and the proceeds of the sale, after deducting the expenses thereof and the charges for which they may be liable, shall be deposited with the treasurer of the town where they were left, who shall hold the same, subject to the provisions of part III of chapter 32.
(1949 Rev., S. 7286; 1961, P.A. 540, S. 28; P.A. 00-99, S. 103, 154.)
History: 1961 act substituted “subject to the provisions of part III of chapter 32” for “subject to the order of the owner thereof”; P.A. 00-99 replaced reference to sheriff and deputy sheriff with state marshal, effective December 1, 2000.
Goods subject to speedy decay are perishable, as also may be goods which would materially depreciate in value. 31 C. 498.
Source: official Connecticut text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 50-1 ("Disposition of perishable property.") is part of the Connecticut General Statutes, the codified statutory law of Connecticut. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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