Connecticut § 52-380e Discharge of judgment lien on substitution of bond or lien on other property.

Connecticut Statutes

§ 52-380e — Discharge of judgment lien on substitution of bond or lien on other property.

Connecticut § 52-380e

Title 52Civil Actions

Ch. 906Postjudgment Procedures

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Bluebook

Conn. Gen. Stat. § 52-380e (2026).

Text

When a lien is placed on any real or personal property pursuant to section 52-355a or 52-380a, the judgment debtor may apply to the court to discharge the lien on substitution of (1) a bond with surety or (2) a lien on any other property of the judgment debtor which has an equal or greater net equity value than the amount secured by the lien. The court shall order such a discharge on notice to all interested parties and a determination after hearing of the sufficiency of the substitution. The judgment creditor shall release any lien so discharged by sending a release sufficient under section 52-380d by first class mail, postage prepaid, to the judgment debtor.

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When a lien is placed on any real or personal property pursuant to section 52-355a or 52-380a, the judgment debtor may apply to the court to discharge the lien on substitution of (1) a bond with surety or (2) a lien on any other property of the judgment debtor which has an equal or greater net equity value than the amount secured by the lien. The court shall order such a discharge on notice to all interested parties and a determination after hearing of the sufficiency of the substitution. The judgment creditor shall release any lien so discharged by sending a release sufficient under section 52-380d by first class mail, postage prepaid, to the judgment debtor.

Legislative History

(P.A. 83-581, S. 16, 40.) Cited. 37 CA 764. Nothing in section suggests that defendant has an absolute right, as opposed to simply the opportunity, to substitute a cash bond upon the court's granting permission to do so. 220 CA 60.