Title 1 — Title 1: Provisions of General Application

Sec. 1-282. Creation and retention of electronic records and conversion of written records by governmental agencies. Except as otherwise required by the State Librarian or the Public Records Administrator in accordance with sections 11-8 and 11-8a, each governmental agency in thi…

Sec. 1-283. Acceptance and distribution of electronic records by governmental agencies. Interoperability. Regulations. (a) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (f) of section 1-277, each governmental agency in this state shall determine whether, and the extent to which, it …

Sec. 1-284. Electronic record presumed not sent to or received by a consumer. (a) As used in this section, “consumer” means (1) an individual who obtains, through a transaction, products or services that are used primarily for personal, family or household purposes, and (2) the l…

Sec. 1-285. Severability clause. If any provision of sections 1-266 to 1-286, inclusive, or its application to any person or circumstance is held invalid or inconsistent with the Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act, 15 USC 7001 et seq., as from time to time …

Sec. 1-286. Operation of Connecticut Uniform Electronic Transactions Act with respect to federal act. The provisions of sections 1-266 to 1-286, inclusive, governing the legal effect, validity or enforceability of electronic records or signatures, and of contracts formed or perfo…

Secs. 1-287 to 1-299. Reserved for future use.

Sec. 1-300. Office of Governmental Accountability. Independent decision-making authority of council, commission, offices and boards. (a) There is established the Office of Governmental Accountability. The executive administrator of the office shall serve as the administrative hea…

Sec. 1-301. Governmental Accountability Commission. Executive administrator. (a)(1) There shall be a Governmental Accountability Commission, within the Office of Governmental Accountability established under section 1-300, that shall consist of seven members as follows: (A) The e…

Sec. 1-302. Plan for Office of Governmental Accountability merger. Recommendations for further action. Section 1-302 is repealed, effective July 1, 2016. (P.A. 11-48, S. 60; May Sp. Sess. P.A. 16-3, S. 209.)

Secs. 1-303 to 1-329. Reserved for future use.

Sec. 1-330. Short title: Uniform Electronic Legal Material Act. Sections 1-330 to 1-340, inclusive, may be cited as the “Uniform Electronic Legal Material Act”. (P.A. 13-17, S. 1.) History: P.A. 13-17 effective October 1, 2014.

Sec. 1-331. Definitions. As used in sections 1-330 to 1-340, inclusive: (1) “Electronic” means relating to technology having electrical, digital, magnetic, wireless, optical, electromagnetic or similar capabilities; (2) “Legal material” means, whether or not in effect: (A) The Co…

Sec. 1-332. Prospective application. Sections 1-330 to 1-340, inclusive, shall apply to all legal material in an electronic record that is designated as official under section 1-333 and first published electronically on or after October 1, 2014. (P.A. 13-17, S. 3.) History: P.A. …

Sec. 1-333. Designation of official record by official publisher. (a) If an official publisher publishes legal material only in an electronic record, the publisher shall: (1) Designate the electronic record as the official record; and (2) comply with sections 1-334, 1-336 and 1-3…

Sec. 1-334. Authentication of electronic record as official record by official publisher. An official publisher of legal material in an electronic record that is designated as official under section 1-333 shall authenticate the electronic record. To authenticate an electronic rec…

Sec. 1-335. Presumptions re authenticity of legal material in an electronic record. (a) Legal material in an electronic record that is authenticated under section 1-334 is presumed to be an accurate copy of the legal material. (b) If another state has adopted a law substantially …

Sec. 1-336. Preservation of legal material in an electronic record. (a) An official publisher of legal material in an electronic record that is or was designated as official under section 1-333 shall provide for the preservation and security of the record in an electronic form or…

Sec. 1-337. Public availability of legal material in an electronic record. An official publisher of legal material in an electronic record that is required to be preserved under section 1-336 shall ensure that the material is reasonably available for use by the public on a perman…

Sec. 1-338. Implementation standards and practices. In implementing the provisions of sections 1-330 to 1-340, inclusive, an official publisher of legal material in an electronic record shall consider: (1) Standards and practices of other jurisdictions; (2) The most recent standa…

Sec. 1-339. Uniformity of application and construction. In applying and construing the provisions of the Uniform Electronic Legal Material Act, consideration shall be given to the need to promote uniformity of the law with respect to its subject matter among states that enact suc…

Sec. 1-340. Operation of Uniform Electronic Legal Material Act with respect to federal act. The provisions of sections 1-330 to 1-339, inclusive, modify, limit and supersede the Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act, 15 USC 7001 et seq., but do not modify, lim…

Secs. 1-341 to 1-349. Reserved for future use.

Sec. 1-350. Short title: Connecticut Uniform Power of Attorney Act. Sections 1-350 to 1-353b, inclusive, may be cited as the “Connecticut Uniform Power of Attorney Act”. (P.A. 15-240, S. 1; P.A. 16-40, S. 9.) History: P.A. 15-240 effective July 1, 2016; P.A. 16-40 changed effecti…

Sec. 1-350a. Definitions. As used in sections 1-350 to 1-353b, inclusive: (1) “Agent” means a person granted authority to act for a principal under a power of attorney, whether denominated an agent, attorney in fact, or otherwise. Agent includes an original agent, coagent, succes…

Sec. 1-350b. Applicability. The provisions of sections 1-350 to 1-353b, inclusive, apply to all powers of attorney except: (1) A power to the extent it is coupled with an interest in the subject of the power, including a power given to or for the benefit of a creditor in connecti…

Sec. 1-350c. Power of attorney is durable. A power of attorney created under sections 1-350 to 1-353b, inclusive, is durable unless it expressly provides that it is terminated by the incapacity of the principal. (P.A. 15-240, S. 4; P.A. 16-40, S. 9.) History: P.A. 15-240 effectiv…

Sec. 1-350d. Execution of power of attorney. A power of attorney must be dated and signed by the principal or in the principal's conscious physical presence by another individual directed by the principal to sign the principal's name on the power of attorney and witnessed by two …

Sec. 1-350e. Validity of power of attorney. (a) A power of attorney executed in this state on or after October 1, 2016, is valid if its execution complies with section 1-350d. (b) A power of attorney executed in this state before October 1, 2016, is valid if its execution complie…

Sec. 1-350f. Meaning and effect of power of attorney. The meaning and effect of a power of attorney is determined by the law of the jurisdiction indicated in the power of attorney and, in the absence of an indication of jurisdiction, by the law of the jurisdiction in which the po…

Sec. 1-350g. Nomination of conservator in power of attorney. (a) In a power of attorney, a principal may nominate a conservator of the principal's estate or conservator of the principal's person for consideration by the court if protective proceedings for the principal's estate o…

Sec. 1-350h. When power of attorney effective. (a) A power of attorney is effective when executed unless the principal provides in the power of attorney that it becomes effective at a future date or upon the occurrence of a future event or contingency. (b) If a power of attorney …

Sec. 1-350i. Termination of power of attorney or agent's authority. (a) A power of attorney terminates when: (1) The principal dies; (2) The principal becomes incapacitated, if the power of attorney is not durable; (3) The principal revokes the power of attorney; (4) The power of…

Sec. 1-350j. Coagents and successor agents. (a) A principal may designate two or more persons to act as coagents. Unless the power of attorney otherwise provides by use of the word “severally” in the power of attorney that each agent acting alone is able to exercise the power con…

Sec. 1-350k. Reimbursement and compensation of agent. Unless the power of attorney otherwise provides, an agent is entitled to reimbursement of expenses reasonably incurred on behalf of the principal and to compensation that is reasonable under the circumstances. (P.A. 15-240, S.…

Sec. 1-350l. Agent's acceptance. Once a power of attorney is delivered, unless the power of attorney otherwise provides, a person accepts appointment as an agent under a power of attorney by exercising authority or performing duties as an agent or by any other assertion or conduc…

Sec. 1-350m. Agent's duties. (a) Notwithstanding provisions in the power of attorney, an agent that has accepted appointment shall: (1) Act in accordance with the principal's reasonable expectations, and, if such expectations are unknown, make reasonable efforts to ascertain the …

Sec. 1-350n. Exoneration of agent. A provision in a power of attorney relieving an agent of liability for breach of duty is binding on the principal and the principal's successors in interest except to the extent the provision: (1) Relieves the agent of liability for breach of du…

Sec. 1-350o. Judicial relief. (a) The following persons may petition a court in accordance with subsection (d) of section 45a-175 to construe a power of attorney or review the agent's conduct, and grant appropriate relief: (1) The principal or the agent; (2) A guardian, conservat…

Sec. 1-350p. Agent's liability. An agent that violates sections 1-350 to 1-353b, inclusive, is liable to the principal or the principal's successors in interest for the amount required to: (1) Restore the value of the principal's property to what it would have been had the violat…

Sec. 1-350q. Agent's resignation. Notice. Unless the power of attorney provides a different method for an agent's resignation, an agent may resign by giving notice to the principal and, if the principal is incapacitated: (1) To the conservator of the estate, the conservator of th…

Sec. 1-350r. Acceptance of and reliance upon acknowledged power of attorney. (a) For purposes of this section and section 1-350s, “acknowledged” means purportedly verified before a notary public, a commissioner of the Superior Court or other individual authorized to take acknowle…

Sec. 1-350s. Liability for refusal to accept acknowledged power of attorney. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section: (1) A person shall either accept an acknowledged power of attorney or request a certification, a translation, or an opinion of counsel under subs…

Sec. 1-350t. Principles of law and equity. Unless displaced by a provision of sections 1-350 to 1-353b, inclusive, the principles of law and equity supplement the provisions of sections 1-350 to 1-353b, inclusive. (P.A. 15-240, S. 21; P.A. 16-40, S. 9.) History: P.A. 15-240 effec…

Sec. 1-350u. Laws applicable to financial institutions or other entities. The provisions of sections 1-350 to 1-353b, inclusive, do not supersede any other law applicable to financial institutions or other entities, and the other law controls if inconsistent with the provisions o…

Sec. 1-350v. Remedies under other law. The remedies under sections 1-350 to 1-353b, inclusive, are not exclusive and do not abrogate any right or remedy under the law of this state, other than sections 1-350 to 1-353b, inclusive. (P.A. 15-240, S. 23; P.A. 16-40, S. 9.) History: P…

Sec. 1-351. Authority that requires specific grant. Grant of general authority. (a) An agent under a power of attorney may perform the activities listed in this subsection on behalf of the principal or with the principal's property only if the power of attorney expressly grants t…

Sec. 1-351a. Incorporation of authority. (a) An agent has authority described in sections 1-351 to 1-351p, inclusive, if the power of attorney refers to general authority with respect to the descriptive term for the subjects stated in sections 1-351c to 1-351p, inclusive, or cite…

Sec. 1-351b. Construction of authority, generally. Unless the power of attorney otherwise provides, by executing a power of attorney that incorporates by reference a subject described in sections 1-351c to 1-351p, inclusive, or that grants to an agent authority to perform all act…

Sec. 1-351c. General authority with respect to real property. Unless the power of attorney otherwise provides, language in a power of attorney granting general authority with respect to real property authorizes the agent to: (1) Demand, buy, lease, receive, accept as a gift or as…

Sec. 1-351d. General authority with respect to tangible personal property. Unless the power of attorney otherwise provides, language in a power of attorney granting general authority with respect to tangible personal property authorizes the agent to: (1) Demand, buy, receive, acc…