Title 3 — Title 3: State Elective Officers

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…

Sec. 3-111. Salary and bond. Office of Comptroller full time. On and after January 4, 2023, the Comptroller shall receive an annual salary equal to the salary of a judge of the Superior Court under subsection (a) of section 51-47, provided thereafter, no increase in the annual sa…

Sec. 3-112. Powers and duties. (a) The Comptroller shall: (1) Establish and maintain the accounts of the state government and perform such other duties as are prescribed by the Constitution of the state; (2) register all warrants or orders for the disbursement of the public money…

Sec. 3-112a. Substitution of securities for retainages on state contracts and subcontracts. (a) Under any contract made or awarded by the state, or by any public department or official thereof, or under any subcontract made directly thereunder with the contractor, the contractor …

Sec. 3-113. Deputy Comptroller. The Comptroller shall appoint a deputy, who shall be sworn to the faithful discharge of his duties and shall perform all the duties of the Comptroller in case of his sickness or absence and such other duties as may be prescribed. (1949 Rev., S. 188…

Sec. 3-113a. Assistant comptrollers. Notwithstanding any provision of the general statutes, the Comptroller may appoint such assistant comptrollers as necessary for the efficient conduct of the business of the Comptroller. Such assistant comptrollers shall be in the unclassified …

Sec. 3-114. Accounting for receipts. The Comptroller shall be notified of the payment of all moneys into the Treasury and shall establish an accounting procedure applicable to all receipts at the source of their collection. (1949 Rev., S. 189.)

Sec. 3-114a. Recording of revenue received after end of fiscal year. Section 3-114a is repealed. (February, 1965, P.A. 418, S. 1; 1967, P.A. 363, S. 3.)

Sec. 3-114b. Recording of estimated sales and use tax to be received after close of fiscal year. At the close of each fiscal year the Comptroller is authorized to record as revenue of such year, the amount of sales and use taxes to be received for the calendar quarter ending at t…

Sec. 3-114c. Recording of cigarette tax revenue received at end of fiscal year. At the end of each fiscal year, the Comptroller is authorized to record as revenue for such fiscal year the amount of tax revenue received by the Commissioner of Revenue Services under the provisions …

Sec. 3-114d. Recording of alcoholic beverage tax revenue received at end of fiscal year. At the end of each fiscal year commencing with the fiscal year ending on June 30, 1976, the Comptroller is authorized to record as revenue for such fiscal year the amount of tax imposed under…

Sec. 3-114e. Recording of motor vehicle fuels tax revenue and motor carrier road tax revenue received at end of fiscal year. At the end of each fiscal year commencing with the fiscal year ending on June 30, 1987, the Comptroller is authorized to record as revenue for such fiscal …

Sec. 3-114f. Recording of utility company tax revenue and petroleum products gross earnings tax revenue received at end of fiscal year. At the end of each fiscal year commencing with the fiscal year ending on June 30, 1996, the Comptroller is authorized to record as revenue for s…

Sec. 3-114g. Recording of corporation business tax and affected business entity tax revenue received at end of fiscal year. At the end of each fiscal year, commencing with the fiscal year ending on June 30, 1990, the Comptroller is authorized to record as revenue for such fiscal …

Sec. 3-114h. Recording of income tax revenue received at end of fiscal year. At the end of each fiscal year commencing with the fiscal year ending on June 30, 1992, the Comptroller is authorized to record as revenue for such fiscal year the amount of tax that is required to be pa…

Sec. 3-114i. Recording of hospital taxes received each year by letter postmarked in July. Section 3-114i is repealed, effective June 6, 2024. (P.A. 94-9, S. 35, 41; P.A. 96-221, S. 7, 25; P.A. 24-151, S. 109.)

Sec. 3-114j. Recording of payments from Indian tribes received each year in July. At the end of each fiscal year commencing with the fiscal year ending on June 30, 1995, the Comptroller is authorized to record as revenue for such fiscal year the amount of any payments which are r…

Sec. 3-114k. Recording of revenue for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1995. Section 3-114k is repealed, effective October 1, 2002. (P.A. 95-160, S. 52, 69; P.A. 96-139, S. 12, 13; P.A. 02-103, S. 26; S.A. 02-12, S. 1.)

Sec. 3-114l. Recording of payments from the Energy Conservation and Load Management Funds. At the end of each fiscal year commencing with the fiscal year ending on June 30, 2003, the Comptroller is authorized to record as revenue for such fiscal year the amount of any payments fr…

Sec. 3-114m. Recording of real estate conveyance tax revenue received at end of fiscal year. At the end of each fiscal year commencing with the fiscal year ending on June 30, 2003, the Comptroller is authorized to record as revenue for such fiscal year the amount of tax that is r…

Sec. 3-114n. Recording of revenue from gross earnings tax on cable and satellite television systems received at end of fiscal year. At the end of each fiscal year commencing with the fiscal year ending June 30, 2003, the Comptroller is authorized to record as revenue for such fis…

Sec. 3-114o. Recording of revenue from deposit initiator special account balances paid to the state. At the end of each fiscal year commencing with the fiscal year ending on June 30, 2009, the Comptroller is authorized to record as revenue for such fiscal year the amount of outst…

Secs. 3-114p, 3-114q (Formerly Sec. 17b-322) and 3-114r. Recording of hospitals tax revenue received at end of fiscal year. Recording of revenue from resident day user fee in nursing homes. Recording of revenue from resident day user fee in intermediate care facility. Sections 3-…

Sec. 3-114s. Recording of revenue from tax on provision of inpatient hospital services and outpatient hospital services and nursing home and intermediate care facility resident day user fees. At the close of each fiscal year commencing with the fiscal year ending June 30, 2018, t…

Sec. 3-115. Preparation of accounting statements; monthly cumulative financial statements; annual report to the Governor. (a)(1) The Comptroller shall prepare all accounting statements relating to the financial condition of the state as a whole, the condition and operation of sta…

Sec. 3-115a. Providing for budgetary and financial reporting needs of the executive branch. The Comptroller, in carrying out accounting processes and financial reporting that meet constitutional needs, shall provide for the budgetary and financial reporting needs of the executive…

Sec. 3-115b. Generally accepted accounting principles. (a) Commencing with the fiscal year ending June 30, 2014, the Comptroller, in the Comptroller's sole discretion, may initiate a process intended to result in the implementation of the use of generally accepted accounting prin…