Sec. 13a-74. Payment of damages. - Connecticut Statutes

      Sec. 13a-74. Payment of damages. After the assessment of damages and benefits provided for in subsection (b) of section 13a-73 has been filed with the clerk of the Superior Court, the property owner affected may file with said clerk the property owner's written acceptance thereof. Said clerk shall thereupon notify the Comptroller and the commissioner of such acceptance. If the amount to be paid by the state for such land, after deducting any benefits which have been assessed, does not exceed one hundred thousand dollars, said clerk shall send a certified copy of the assessment and the acceptance thereof to the commissioner and the Comptroller, and the Comptroller shall, upon receipt thereof, draw an order on the Treasurer in favor of such property owner for the amount due the property owner under such assessment. If the amount of such assessment, after deducting any such benefits, exceeds one hundred thousand dollars, said clerk shall not certify the same to the Comptroller until the assessment has been approved as reasonable in amount by a judge of the Superior Court or a judge trial referee. If such judge or judge trial referee approves such assessment, said clerk shall thereupon send a certified copy of the assessment and the acceptance thereof and a certificate that the same has been so approved to the commissioner and to the Comptroller, and the Comptroller shall, upon receipt thereof, draw an order on the Treasurer in favor of such property owner for the amount due the property owner on such assessment. If such judge or judge trial referee does not approve such assessment, said clerk shall notify the Attorney General and the commissioner and the latter may file an amended assessment.

      (1949 Rev., S. 2265; November, 1955, S. N158; 1957, P.A. 383, S. 1; 1958 Rev., S. 13-146; 1963, P.A. 226, S. 74; P.A. 01-105, S. 7; 01-186, S. 13; P.A. 02-132, S. 71.)

      History: 1963 act replaced previous provisions: See title history; P.A. 01-105 and 01-186 both increased amount of assessment from $15,000 to $100,000 and made technical changes for purposes of gender neutrality (Revisor's note: In merging the gender-neutral technical changes contained in public acts 01-105 and 01-186, the Revisors gave precedence to certain changes contained in public act 01-105); P.A. 02-132 replaced references to state referee with references to judge or judge trial referee.

      See Sec. 13a-25 re appointment of additional referees for land acquisition proceedings.

      Annotations to former statute:

      Cited. 113 C. 653. Cited. 125 C. 417. Cited. 127 C. 464. Cited. 129 C. 250. Cited. 149 C. 213.

      Cited. 8 CS 397. Does not determine relative rights of interested persons who may claim reverter interests. 9 CS 497. Cited. 11 CS 39. Cited. 17 CS 47.

      Annotations to present section:

      Cited. 163 C. 22. Cited. 176 C. 391.

      Cited. 28 CS 69.