Personal property · Connecticut
the short answer
You have three years, and the sentence that matters is where they start counting: from the act itself, not from the day you found out about it. Property taken quietly can therefore run out of time before you know it is gone. Where it was a theft, Connecticut makes the person pay you three times your damages.
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governing statute
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 52-577
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penalty
Treble damages. The statute is one sentence: a person who steals property, or who knowingly receives and conceals stolen property, shall pay the owner three times their damages. (Conn. Gen. Stat. § 52-564)
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limit
3 years
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Across the country. 6 of the 10 states written up answer this the same way as Connecticut. The shortest is 2 years, as in Arizona; the longest is 4 years, as in Florida. Compare every state →
which court
Small claims session of the Superior Court
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small claims limit
$5,000
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exceptions: $15,000 for work by a certified home improvement or new home construction contractor. Libel and slander cannot be heard here at all. A tenant suing to get a security deposit back may be awarded more than the limit, costs included.
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