Connecticut § 52-585 - Suit for forfeiture on penal statute limited to one year.
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§ 52-585. Suit for forfeiture on penal statute limited to one year.
Sec. 52-585. Suit for forfeiture on penal statute limited to one year. No suit for any forfeiture upon any penal statute shall be brought but within one year next after the commission of the offense. The provisions of this section shall not apply to any civil action brought by the state or a municipality, or any officer or agent thereof, to recover a forfeiture or civil penalty.
(1949 Rev., S. 8325; P.A. 91-312, S. 44.)
History: P.A. 91-312 added provision re nonapplicability to any civil action brought by the state or a municipality to recover a forfeiture or civil penalty.
Amendment of declaration will not be allowed after the year. 4 D. 37. Cited. 56 C. 23; 57 C. 54, 55. A bylaw prohibiting any excavation in the highway held a penal statute. 64 C. 429. Statute giving additional compensation for cutting trees on another's land not penal. 74 C. 134. Where statute gives forfeiture for each month's delay, no recovery can be had except for year preceding action. 76 C. 559. Does not apply to action for liquidated damages for which employer is liable under federal Fair Labor Standards Act. 134 C. 257. Cited. 214 C. 464.
Source: official Connecticut text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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