Connecticut § 14-145c - Liability of property owner, lessee or lending institution for improper towing or removal of motor vehicle or use of a wheel-locking device.
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§ 14-145c. Liability of property owner, lessee or lending institution for improper towing or removal of motor vehicle or use of a wheel-locking device.
Sec. 14-145c. Liability of property owner, lessee or lending institution for improper towing or removal of motor vehicle or use of a wheel-locking device. Whenever an owner or lessee of private property or a lending institution, or such owner's, lessee's or institution's agent, improperly causes a motor vehicle to be towed or removed from such property or rendered immovable on such property, the owner or lessee of the property or the lending institution shall be liable to the owner of the vehicle for the costs of towing or removal and of storage of the vehicle or for fees charged for removing a wheel-locking device, and for reasonable attorney's fees and court costs, if applicable.
(P.A. 91-408, S. 4; P.A. 15-42, S. 4.)
History: P.A. 15-42 added references to removal by a lending institution, added reference to vehicle rendered immovable and added provision re liability for fees charged to remove a wheel-locking device.
Source: official Connecticut text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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