No individual shall knowingly cause another individual to incur coerced debt. Any individual who knowingly causes another individual to incur coerced debt (1) shall be civilly liable to the claimant for the amount of the coerced debt or portion of the coerced debt determined by a court to be coerced debt, and (2) may be civilly liable for reasonable attorneys' fees and costs incurred by the debtor in establishing the debt was coerced.(P.A. 24-77, S. 2.)History: P.A. 24-77 effective January 1, 2025. No individual shall knowingly cause another individual to incur coerced debt. Any individual who knowingly causes another individual to incur coerced debt (1) shall be civilly liable to the claimant for the amount of the coerced debt or portion of the coerced debt determined by a court to be coerced debt, and (2) may be civilly liable for reasonable attorneys' fees and costs incurred by the debtor in establishing the debt was coerced.(P.A. 24-77, S. 2.)History: P.A. 24-77 effective January 1, 2025.
Connecticut Legal Code
§ 36a-650
Connecticut Title 36a — Connecticut law
Source: https://www.cga.ct.gov/current/pub/chap_669.htm#sec_36a-650· Version 2026