Title 3 — Title 3: State Elective Officers

Sec. 3-94b. Appointment and qualifications of notary. Application fee. Certificate of appointment. (a) Except as provided in subsection (c) of this section, the Secretary of the State may appoint as a notary public any qualified person who submits an application in accordance wit…

Sec. 3-94c. Term of office of notary. Recording of certificate and oath. (a) A person appointed as a notary public by the Secretary of the State may exercise the functions of the office of notary public at any place within the state beginning on the date of such person's appointm…

Sec. 3-94d. Reappointment of notary. A notary public may apply for reappointment on a form prescribed and provided by the Secretary, accompanied by a nonrefundable application fee of sixty dollars, and shall otherwise comply with all requirements for being appointed and serving a…

Sec. 3-94e. Appointment of certain state police officers as notaries. (a) The Secretary of the State may appoint as notaries public, in accordance with the provisions of sections 3-94a to 3-95, inclusive, any number of state police majors, captains, lieutenants and sergeants. The…

Sec. 3-94f. Prohibitions re lawful transactions. A notary public shall not unreasonably refuse to perform notarial acts in lawful transactions for any requesting person who tenders payment of the statutory fee. (P.A. 90-154, S. 6; P.A. 91-110, S. 5, 9.) History: P.A. 91-110 delet…

Sec. 3-94g. Disqualification of notary. A notary public is disqualified from performing a notarial act if the notary is a signatory of the document that is to be notarized. (P.A. 90-154, S. 7; P.A. 91-110, S. 3, 9.) History: P.A. 91-110 deleted language disqualifying notary publi…

Sec. 3-94h. Prohibited acts. A notary public shall not (1) perform any official action with intent to deceive or defraud or (2) use the notary's title or seal in an endorsement or promotional statement for any product, service, contest or other offering. (P.A. 90-154, S. 8; P.A. …

Sec. 3-94i. Notary's signature. In completing a notarial act, a notary public shall sign on the notarial certificate only the notary's own name, as it appears on the notary's certificate of appointment. (P.A. 90-154, S. 9.) Cited. 230 C. 24.

Sec. 3-94j. Official notarial seal. (a) A notary public, except a state police major, captain, lieutenant or sergeant appointed as a notary public pursuant to section 3-94e, may keep and use an official notarial seal. Such seal shall not be used by any other person or surrendered…

Sec. 3-94k. Notarial certificate. Notarial seal. Stamp. If a notary public utilizes a notarial seal, the notary shall, near the notary's official signature on a notarial certificate, affix an impression of the notarial seal, which shall include: (1) The notary's name exactly as i…

Sec. 3-94l. Liability. (a) A notary public shall be liable to any person for all damages proximately caused to that person by the notary's official misconduct. (b) An employer of a notary shall be liable to any person for any damages proximately caused to that person by the notar…

Sec. 3-94m. Warning, reprimand, revocation, suspension, resignation. (a) The Secretary may deliver a written, official warning and reprimand to a notary, or may revoke or suspend a notary's appointment, as a result of such notary's official misconduct or on any ground for which a…

Sec. 3-94n. Change of address of notary. Fee. Within thirty days after a change of residence address, a notary public who is a resident of the state shall file with the Secretary a signed, written notice which shall include both the old and new addresses. Within thirty days after…

Sec. 3-94o. Change of name of notary. Fees. (a) Within thirty days after a change in the name of a notary public, the notary shall file a notice of the change with the Secretary, on a form prescribed and provided by the Secretary. The notice shall state the notary's old and new n…

Sec. 3-94p. Procedure for resignation of notary. (a) A notary public may resign as a notary by filing with the Secretary a signed, written notice of resignation which shall indicate the effective date of such resignation. (b) A notary public who ceases to either reside within the…

Sec. 3-94q. Death of notary. As soon as possible after the death of a notary public, the notary's personal representative shall destroy the notary's official notarial seal, if any, and file a signed, written notice, with the Secretary of the State, indicating that the notary publ…

Sec. 3-95. Fees of notary. The fee for any act performed by a notary public in accordance with the provisions of the general statutes shall not exceed five dollars plus an additional thirty-five cents for each mile of travel. (1949 Rev., S. 3638; P.A. 79-284; P.A. 90-154, S. 18; …

Sec. 3-95a. Prohibition re notary offering or providing legal advice in immigration matters. Use of title of notario or notario publico. (a) A notary public shall not offer or provide legal advice to any person in immigration matters or represent any person in immigration proceed…

Sec. 3-95b. Requirements and procedure re use of remote notarization. Regulations. Prohibitions on use of remote acknowledgment for certain records. (a) As used in this section: (1) “Communication technology” means an electronic device or process that: (A) Allows a notary public …

Sec. 3-96. List of Superior Court judges and officials. The Secretary shall keep in his office, for public inspection, a copy of the list of the judges and clerks of the Superior Court, and of the state's attorneys and state marshals, with the date of their respective appointment…

Sec. 3-97. Records of the colony of New Haven. The Secretary is authorized to issue certified copies of any instrument contained in the volumes of the records of the “Colony or Jurisdiction of New Haven”, deposited in the State Library, which certified copies shall be admissible …

Sec. 3-98. Photographic or electronic records and copies. Copies of any books, records, papers or documents filed, as required by law, for record in the office of the Secretary shall, when authenticated under the seal of the state and over a facsimile of the signature of the Secr…

Sec. 3-99. Fees for filing and recording in Secretary's office. Section 3-99 is repealed. (1949 Rev., S. 3637; 1951, S. 1984d; 1959, P.A. 530, S. 1; February, 1965, P.A. 364, S. 2.)

Sec. 3-99a. Fees for filing, recording and copying documents. Expedited services. Internet submission of filings. Unique identification numbers. Remittance by credit account. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, the Secretary of the State shall receive, for f…

Sec. 3-99b. Forms of documents filed in Secretary's office. The Secretary of the State may (a) except when such forms are otherwise prescribed by the general statutes, prescribe and require the use of forms for any reports, documents, certificates, instruments or other papers req…

Sec. 3-99c. Deposit of fees. All fees received by the Secretary of the State shall be deposited in the General Fund. (P.A. 92-200, S. 3, 5; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 09-3, S. 87.) History: June Sp. Sess. P.A. 09-3 eliminated commercial recording account established within General Fund …

Sec. 3-99d. Electronic business portal. Establishment and purpose. Promotion and modification. (a) The Business Services Division of the office of the Secretary of the State shall establish an electronic business portal as a single point of entry for business entities for purpose…

Sec. 3-99e. Verification of data submitted to Connecticut Business Registry by Secretary of the State. (a) As used in this section: (1) “Connecticut Business Registry” means the data and filing history of all businesses that form or register with the Secretary of the State under …

Sec. 3-99f. Prohibited acts re data submitted to Secretary of the State on behalf of business entity. Penalty. (a) The following actions are prohibited with respect to any data, document or record submitted to the Secretary of the State on behalf of a business entity under title …

Sec. 3-99g. Requirements applicable to registered agent of business entity. The following requirements apply to any registered agent required to be appointed by law for any corporation, limited liability company, limited liability partnership, limited partnership or any other bus…