Connecticut § 52-311 - Attachment; new bond or lien may be required.
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§ 52-311. Attachment; new bond or lien may be required.
Sec. 52-311. Attachment; new bond or lien may be required. The court before which any action may be pending, in which such a bond or substitute lien has been given, shall, on application of either party and notice to the other, order that a new bond of a licensed surety company or some responsible inhabitant of this state or a new lien be substituted in lieu and discharge of the original one; and, if such order is made on application of the plaintiff, shall render judgment in his favor by default, if such substitution is not made within such time as the court may appoint.
(1949 Rev., S. 8050; 1971, P.A. 39, S. 6.)
History: 1971 act added reference to substitute liens.
Cited. 209 C. 15.
Secs. 52-312 to 52-320. Discharge from arrest on mesne process. Bail when person arrested on civil process. Special bail required in order to plead. Taking of bail after term or session of court. Liability of surety on bail bond. Actions on bail bond. Assignment of bail bond. Rights of surety. Recognizance of surety in absence of principal. Sections 52-312 to 52-320, inclusive, are repealed.
(1949 Rev., S. 8042; 8061–8068; 1961, P.A. 289; 1963, P.A. 642, S. 54; 1967, P.A. 656, S. 42–44; 1969, P.A. 512; P.A. 74-183, S. 99, 291; P.A. 76-436, S. 489, 681; P.A. 81-410, S. 14.)
Source: official Connecticut text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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