Question Details: I am a 53 year old woman who was put in jail for a 15 year old parking ticket, and they did it because I would not sign a consent for them to search my house. Can I sue them for civil rights violation
I am a lawyer in CT and practice in this area of the law. Police officers are immune from any and all liability unless they violate a person's civil rights. I believe that there are a lot a facts that you are leaving out. for instance, why are the police searching your house? how does the parking ticket lead the police to seach a house. there may be a lot of facts that you are leaving out and i would need to know more facts about this in order to determine whether you have reason to believe that you have a cause of action. Please re-ask your question and explain the situation in more detail as it does nort make sense that the police are searching your home due to a parking ticket and taking you to jail for not consenting to a search.

Are you a lawyer?
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