Connecticut General Statutes

Conn. Gen. Stat. § 47-36 (2026)

Federal claim or judgment to be recorded

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If the United States of America, or any official or agent in its behalf, claims any lien or encumbrance on, or interest in, land situated in this state, whether or not as a lien referred to in section 49-32a, or if any judgment, order or decree of any United States court or official or bankruptcy referee affects any title to or rights concerning land situated in this state, the instrument evidencing or describing that claim or a certified copy of that judgment, order or decree, or a lis pendens giving notice thereof as authorized by section 52-325 may be recorded in the land records of the town in which the land is situated and may be indexed and released in the same manner as other claims, judgments, orders or decrees. Until so recorded, that claim, judgment, order or lis pendens shall not be effective against the land or constitute constructive notice thereof.

(1953, S. 2956d; P.A. 79-602, S. 40.)

History: P.A. 79-602 made minor changes in wording.

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Notes of Decisions

Cited in 4 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 2003–2022 · leading case: Lee v. Duncan, 870 A.2d 1 (Conn. App. Ct. 2005).

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Lee v. Duncan, 870 A.2d 1 (Conn. App. Ct. 2005). · cites it 4× “affects any title to or rights concerning land situated in this state, the instrument evidencing or describing that claim or a certified copy of that judgment, order or decree, or a lis pendens giving notice thereof as authorized by section 52-325 may be recorded in the land…”

Moasser v. Becker, 828 A.2d 116 (Conn. App. Ct. 2003). · cites it 5× “By virtue of General Statutes § 47-36, enacted in 1953, the legislature has authorized federal court judgments to be recorded in a town’s records and indexed and released in the same manner as state court judgments, thus achieving the conformity anticipated by 28 U.”

Lee v. Harlow, Adams & Friedman, PC, 975 A.2d 715 (Conn. App. Ct. 2009). · cites it 2× “On appeal, we agreed with the trial court that the Duncans lacked actual or constructive notice of Lee’s interest in the unit at the time they purchased it, there being no certified copy of the stipulated judgment of strict foreclosure in the land records as required by General…”

Costello v. Wells Fargo Bank, NA, No. 3:21-cv-01388, 2022 WL 1912870 (D. Conn. June 3, 2022). · cites it 4× “§ 524 (“Count One”); (2) civil contempt under Connecticut General Statutes § 47-36(f) (“Count Two”); (3) civil contempt under 12 U.”

Conn. Gen. Stat. § 47-36(f): 1 case

Costello v. Wells Fargo Bank, NA, No. 3:21-cv-01388, 2022 WL 1912870 (D. Conn. June 3, 2022). “§ 524 (“Count One”); (2) civil contempt under Connecticut General Statutes § 47-36(f) (“Count Two”); (3) civil contempt under 12 U.”

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