Conn. Gen. Stat. § 4-164

Current with legislation from the 2024 Regular and Special Sessions.

Section 4-164 - Appeal from forfeiture

(a) Any claimant aggrieved by an order of forfeiture of the Office of the Claims Commissioner made pursuant to subsection (a) of section 4-163 may appeal such order to the superior court for the judicial district in which he or she resides or, if he or she is not a resident of this state, to the superior court for the judicial district of New Britain.

(b) The action of the Office of the Claims Commissioner in approving or rejecting payment of any claim or part thereof shall be final and conclusive on all questions of law and fact and shall not be subject to review except by the General Assembly.

Conn. Gen. Stat. § 4-164

(1959, P.A. 685, S. 22; 1961, P.A. 476, S. 9; P.A. 75-605, S. 19, 27; P.A. 76-436, S. 250, 681; P.A. 78-280, S. 1, 2, 5, 127; P.A. 82-167, S. 6, 7; P.A. 88-230, S. 1, 12; P.A. 90-98, S. 1, 2; P.A. 93-142, S. 4, 7, 8; P.A. 95-220, S. 4 -6; P.A. 99-215, S. 24, 29; P.A. 16-127, S. 21.)

Amended by P.A. 16-0127, S. 21 of the Connecticut Acts of the 2016 Regular Session, eff. 6/9/2016.

Cited. 186 Conn. 300; 195 Conn. 534. P.A. 82-167, Sec. 6 of which amended this section, should be read as clarification of Superior Court's ongoing lack of jurisdiction to hear appeals from Claims Commissioner. 195 Conn. 534. Cited. 204 C. 259. Cited. 44 CS 297. Subsec. (b): Not repealed by Ch. 54 or Sec. 4-189; does not bar appeal from decision of claims commission in violation of constitutional or statutory provisions, in excess of statutory authority or made upon unlawful procedure, and such appeals are governed by Ch. 54. 172 Conn. 603. Cited. 211 Conn. 199.