§ 8-6. Bond Ordered by Judicial Authority

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§ 8-6. Bond Ordered by Judicial Authority

If the judicial authority in which any action is pending finds that any bond taken therein for prosecution, or on appeal, is insufficient, or that the plaintiff has given no bond for prosecution and is not able to pay the costs, it shall order a sufficient bond to be given before trial, unless the trial will thereby necessarily be delayed. In determining the sufficiency of the bond to be given, the judicial authority shall consider only the taxable costs which the plaintiff may be responsible for under General Statutes § 52-257, except that in no event shall the judicial authority consider the fees or charges of expert witnesses notwithstanding that such fees or charges may be allowable under that section. Any party failing to comply with such order may be nonsuited or defaulted, as the case may be. Bonds for the prosecution of any civil action or appeal, pending in any court, may be taken in vacation by its clerk. (See General Statutes § 52-186 and annotations.)