Connecticut § 52-181 - Evidence of death or capture.
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§ 52-181. Evidence of death or capture.
Sec. 52-181. Evidence of death or capture. An official written report or record, or certified copy thereof, that a person is missing, missing in action, interned in a neutral country or beleaguered, besieged or captured by an enemy, or is dead, or is alive, made by any officer or employee of the United States authorized by any law of the United States to make the same, shall be received in any court, office or other place in this state as evidence that such person is missing, missing in action, interned in a neutral country or beleaguered, besieged or captured by an enemy, or is dead, or is alive, as the case may be.
(1955, S. 3160d.)
Cited. 211 C. 555.
Source: official Connecticut text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 52-181 ("Evidence of death or capture.") 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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