Title 1 — Title 1: Provisions of General Application

Secs. 1-21c to 1-21h. Transferred to Chapter 14, Secs. 1-227 to 1-232, inclusive.

Sec. 1-21i. Transferred to Chapter 14, Sec. 1-206.

Sec. 1-21j. Transferred to Chapter 14, Sec. 1-205.

Secs. 1-21k and 1-21l. Transferred to Chapter 14, Secs. 1-240 and 1-241.

Sec. 1-7. Recording or copying by photographic, micrographic, electronic imaging or other process. When any officer, office, court, commission, board, institution, department, agent or employee of the state, or of any political subdivision thereof, is required or authorized by la…

Sec. 1-8. “Recorded” defined. When books, records, papers or documents are required to be recorded by law, the word “recorded” shall be construed to include, and such recording may be made by, photographic, micrographic, electronic imaging or any other process with the reproduced…

Sec. 1-9. Alkaline paper for permanent records. No person having custody of any permanent record or register in any department or office of the state, or of any political subdivision thereof, or of any probate district, shall use or permit to be used for recording purposes any pa…

Sec. 1-9a. Alkaline paper for executive branch photocopies. All photocopies made by each state officer or agency of the executive branch shall be made using paper that meets or exceeds the American National Standards Institute standards for permanent paper, unless such paper is n…

Sec. 1-9b. Applicability of alkaline paper requirements. Section 1-9b is repealed, effective October 1, 2002. (P.A. 91-144, S. 8; P.A. 96-88, S. 1, 9; S.A. 02-12, S. 1.)

Sec. 1-22. Ceremony. The ceremony to be used, by persons to whom an oath is administered, shall be the holding up of the right hand; but when any person, by reason of scruples of conscience, objects to such ceremony or when the court or authority by whom the oath is to be adminis…

Sec. 1-23. When affirmation may be used. When any person, required to take an oath, from scruples of conscience declines to take it in the usual form or when the court is satisfied that any person called as a witness does not believe in the existence of a Supreme Being, a solemn …

Sec. 1-24. Who may administer oaths. The following officers may administer oaths: (1) The clerks of the Senate, the clerks of the House of Representatives and the chairpersons of committees of the General Assembly or of either branch thereof, during its session; (2) state officer…

Sec. 1-24a. Affiant may swear truth of document or other writing before proper officer, when. In any matter in which a document or other writing is to be submitted under penalty of false statement, the affiant may, in lieu thereof, swear to the truth of the document or writing be…

Sec. 1-25. Forms of oaths. The forms of oaths shall be as follows, to wit: FOR MEMBERS OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY, EXECUTIVEAND JUDICIAL OFFICERS. You do solemnly swear (or affirm, as the case may be) that you will support the Constitution of the United States, and the Constitution …

Sec. 1-26. Construction of bond requirement. Except as otherwise provided by the general statutes, whenever any person is by law required to give a bond, such requirement shall mean a bond with surety. (1949 Rev., S. 3577; 1967, P.A. 549, S. 6.) History: 1967 act added “except as…

Sec. 1-27. Joint control of money and assets by principal and surety. Any person of whom a bond, undertaking or other obligation is required may agree with his surety or sureties concerning the deposit of any money or assets for which he and his surety or sureties are held respon…

Sec. 1-28. Permissible forms of acknowledgment. Any instrument may be acknowledged in the manner and form now provided by other laws of this state, or as provided by this chapter. (1961, P.A. 65, S. 1.) Cited. 176 C. 17.

Sec. 1-29. Acknowledgments within state. The acknowledgment of any instrument may be made in this state before: (1) A judge of a court of record or a family support magistrate; (2) a clerk or deputy clerk of a court having a seal; (3) a town clerk; (4) a notary public; (5) a just…

Sec. 1-30. Acknowledgments in other states, territories or possessions. The acknowledgment of any instrument may be made without the state but within the United States or a territory or insular possession of the United States and within the jurisdiction of the officer, before: (1…

Sec. 1-31. Acknowledgments without United States. The acknowledgment of any instrument may be made without the United States before: (1) An ambassador, minister, charge d'affaires, counselor to or secretary of a legation, consul general, consul, vice-consul, commercial attache, o…

Sec. 1-31a. Acknowledgments by attorney outside state. Exception. An acknowledgment of any instrument pertaining to real property located in this state or a power of attorney may be made outside the state before an attorney admitted to the bar in this state. The provisions of thi…

Sec. 1-32. Identification of person making acknowledgment. The officer taking the acknowledgment shall know or have satisfactory evidence that the person making the acknowledgment is the person described in and who executed the instrument. (1961, P.A. 65, S. 5.)

Sec. 1-33. Married women. An acknowledgment of a married woman may be made in the same form as though she were unmarried. (1961, P.A. 65, S. 6.)

Sec. 1-34. Certificate of officer. An officer taking the acknowledgment shall endorse thereon or attach thereto a certificate substantially in one of the following forms: (1) By individuals: State of .... County of .... On this the .... day of ...., 20.., before me, ...., the und…

Sec. 1-35. Identification of acknowledging officer. The certificate of the acknowledging officer shall be completed by his signature, his official seal if he has one, the title of his office and, if he is a notary public, the date his commission expires. (1961, P.A. 65, S. 8.)

Sec. 1-36. Authentication. (1) If the acknowledgment is taken within this state or is made without the United States by an officer of the United States no authentication shall be necessary. (2) If the acknowledgment is taken without this state, but in the United States, or a terr…

Sec. 1-37. Acknowledgment in compliance with law of other jurisdiction. Exception. (a) Notwithstanding any provision in this chapter, the acknowledgment of any instrument without this state in compliance with the manner and form prescribed by the laws of the place of its executio…

Sec. 1-38. Acknowledgment of person in armed forces. In addition to the acknowledgment of instruments in the manner and form and as otherwise authorized by this chapter, persons serving in or with the armed forces of the United States or their dependents, wherever located, may ac…

Sec. 1-39. Prior acknowledgments unaffected. No acknowledgment taken prior to October 1, 1961, shall be affected by anything contained in this chapter. (1961, P.A. 65, S. 12.)

Sec. 1-40. Interpretation of chapter. This chapter shall be so interpreted as to make uniform the laws of those states which enact it. (1961, P.A. 65, S. 13.)

Sec. 1-41. Short title: Uniform Acknowledgment Act. This chapter may be cited as the “Uniform Acknowledgment Act”. (1961, P.A. 65, S. 14.)

Secs. 1-42 to 1-54. Short title: Connecticut Statutory Short Form Power of Attorney Act. Form. Real estate transactions. Chattel and goods transactions. Bond, share and commodity transactions. Banking transactions. Business operating transactions. Insurance transactions. Estate t…

Sec. 1-54a. Health care decisions. Section 1-54a is repealed, effective October 1, 2006. (P.A. 90-71, S. 2; P.A. 91-382; P.A. 93-407, S. 4; P.A. 06-195, S. 87.)

Secs. 1-55 and 1-56. General authority of agent. Additional provisions authorized in form. Sections 1-55 and 1-56 are repealed, effective October 1, 2016. (February, 1965, P.A. 573, S. 14, 15; P.A. 91-406, S. 1, 29; P.A. 06-195, S. 59; P.A. 07-252, S. 2; P.A. 15-240, S. 57; P.A. …

Sec. 1-56a. Definitions. For the purposes of this section and section 1-56b: (1) “Account” means any account at a financial institution which is in the name of one or more natural persons and into which deposits may be made; (2) “Power of attorney account” means an account in the…

Sec. 1-56b. Form. Authority. Liability of financial institution. (a) The use of the following form in the creation of a power of attorney account is authorized and, when used, shall be construed in accordance with the provisions of this section: CONNECTICUT STATUTORY DURABLE POWE…

Secs. 1-56c to 1-56g. Reserved for future use.

Secs. 1-56h to 1-56k. Springing power of attorney; effective upon written affidavit re occurrence of specified contingency. Form of written affidavit re occurrence of specified contingency. Power of attorney to cease if conservator of estate is appointed. Probate court to resolve…

Secs. 1-56l to 1-56q. Reserved for future use.

Sec. 1-56r. Designation of person for decision-making and certain rights and obligations. (a) Any person eighteen years of age or older may execute a document that designates another person eighteen years of age or older to make certain decisions on behalf of the maker of such do…

Sec. 1-57. Definitions. Authorized officers. For the purposes of this chapter, “notarial acts” means acts which the laws and regulations of this state authorize notaries public of this state to perform, including the administering of oaths and affirmations, taking proof of execut…

Sec. 1-58. Proof of authority to perform notarial act. (a) If the notarial act is performed by any of the persons described in subdivisions (1) to (4), inclusive, of section 1-57, other than a person authorized to perform notarial acts by the laws or regulations of a foreign coun…

Sec. 1-59. Certification by person taking acknowledgment. The person taking an acknowledgment shall certify that: (1) The person acknowledging appeared before him and acknowledged he executed the instrument; and (2) the person acknowledging was known to the person taking the ackn…

Sec. 1-60. Form of certificate. The form of a certificate of acknowledgment used by a person whose authority is recognized under section 1-57 shall be accepted in this state if: (1) The certificate is in a form prescribed by the laws or regulations of this state; (2) the certific…

Sec. 1-61. “Acknowledged before me” defined. The words “acknowledged before me” mean: (1) That the person acknowledging appeared before the person taking the acknowledgment; (2) that he acknowledged he executed the instrument; (3) that, in the case of: (A) A natural person, he ex…

Sec. 1-62. Statutory short forms of acknowledgment. The forms of acknowledgment set forth in this section may be used and are sufficient for their respective purposes under any law of this state. The forms shall be known as “Statutory Short Forms of Acknowledgment” and may be ref…

Sec. 1-63. Prior acts unaffected. Method additional. A notarial act performed prior to October 1, 1969, is not affected by this chapter. This chapter provides an additional method of proving notarial acts. Nothing in this chapter diminishes or invalidates the recognition accorded…

Sec. 1-64. Uniform interpretation. This chapter shall be so interpreted as to make uniform the laws of those states which enact it. (1969, P.A. 270, S. 8.)

Sec. 1-65. Short title: Uniform Recognition of Acknowledgments Act. This chapter may be cited as the “Uniform Recognition of Acknowledgments Act”. (1969, P.A. 270, S. 9.)

Secs. 1-65a to 1-65z. Reserved for future use. Note: Chapter 8a is also reserved for future use.