2012 Connecticut General Statutes
Title 17b - Social Services
Chapter 319v - Medical Assistance
Section 17b-301n - Effect of final judgment in criminal proceeding on civil action.
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a final judgment rendered in favor of the state against a defendant in any criminal proceeding charging fraud or false statements, whether upon a verdict after trial or upon a plea of guilty or nolo contendere, shall estop such defendant from denying the essential elements of the offense in any action which involves the same transaction as in the criminal proceeding and which is brought in accordance with the provisions of sections 17b-301c to 17b-301g, inclusive.
(Sept. Sp. Sess. P.A. 09-5, S. 14.)
History: Sept. Sp. Sess. P.A. 09-5 effective October 5, 2009.
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