Sec. 21-47s. Receipt for seized property. Request for return.
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Whenever property is seized from the place of business of a fine art secured lender by a law enforcement officer, such officer shall give the fine art secured lender a duly signed receipt for the fine art containing a case number, a description of the fine art, the reason for the seizure, the name and address of the officer, the name and address of the person claiming a right to the fine art prior to the fine art secured lender and the name of the fine art secured lender. If the fine art secured lender claims an ownership interest in such fine art, he or she may request the return of such fine art by filing a request for such fine art with the law enforcement agency in accordance with the provisions of section 54-36a .
If the person who deposited, pledged or sold any fine art received by a fine art secured lender is convicted of any offense arising out of such fine art secured lender's acquisition, retention or disposition of the fine art and such fine art secured lender suffered an economic loss as a result of such offense, the court, at the time of sentencing, may order restitution to such fine art secured lender pursuant to subsection
(c)of section 53a-28 and such order may be enforced in accordance with section 53a-28a .