2005 Connecticut Code - Sec. 53-402. Judgment of conviction and forfeiture. Title of the state to forfeited property.
Sec. 53-402. Judgment of conviction and forfeiture. Title of the state to forfeited property. (a) Upon the entry of a final judgment of conviction and forfeiture in
any criminal prosecution under this chapter from which the defendant does not appeal
within the period of time permitted by law, the court shall direct the clerk to record or
cause to be recorded such judgment in the official records wherein a CORA lien notice
relating to such case has been filed or, in the event no such CORA lien notice has been
filed, in the official records of the town clerk or other appropriate official of the town
in which property that is the subject of the judgment is located or in the office of the
Secretary of the State, where appropriate.
(c) The title of the state to the forfeited property shall, in the case of real property or a beneficial interest, relate back to the date on which a CORA lien notice covering such property or interest was filed in the appropriate official records, and if no CORA lien notice has been filed, shall vest, in the case of real property, on the date such judgment is recorded pursuant to this section, and in the case of a beneficial interest, on the date such judgment is recorded or, where appropriate, filed with the clerk of the court. In the case of personal property, the title of the state shall relate back to the date a CORA lien notice covering such property was filed in the appropriate official records, and if no CORA lien notice has been filed, shall vest on the date such judgment is filed with the clerk of the court.
(P.A. 82-343, S. 10.)
Cited. 229 C. 479, 483.
Subsec. (c):
Cited. 206 C. 421, 433.
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