Connecticut General Statutes 53-379b – Judgment liens in residential mortgage fraud. Restitution
(a) All real and personal property of every kind used or intended for use in the course of, derived from or realized through an act of residential mortgage fraud may be subject to a judgment lien in favor of the state to secure any fine levied against a person convicted of mortgage fraud. Such judgment lien shall comply with the provisions of § 52-380a or 52-355a and shall be subordinate to any security interest in the property recorded prior to the date on which such lien is recorded.
Terms Used In Connecticut General Statutes 53-379b
- Fraud: Intentional deception resulting in injury to another.
- Lien: A claim against real or personal property in satisfaction of a debt.
- Mortgage: The written agreement pledging property to a creditor as collateral for a loan.
- Personal property: All property that is not real property.
- Restitution: The court-ordered payment of money by the defendant to the victim for damages caused by the criminal action.
(b) In addition to the penalty prescribed under § 53-379a, courts may order restitution to any person that has suffered a financial loss due to any act or acts constituting residential mortgage fraud.
(c) In the absence of fraud, bad faith or malice, a person shall not be subject to an action for civil liability for filing reports or furnishing other information regarding suspected residential mortgage fraud under § 53-379a to a regulatory or law enforcement agency.