Title 1, Title 1: Provisions of General Application

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. 1-56h 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…

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.)

Sec. 1-65aa. Short title: Uniform Unsworn Foreign Declarations Act. Sections 1-65aa to 1-65hh, inclusive, may be cited as the “Uniform Unsworn Foreign Declarations Act”. (P.A. 10-33, S. 1.)

Sec. 1-65bb. Definitions. As used in sections 1-65aa to 1-65hh, inclusive, and section 53a-156: (1) “Boundaries of the United States” means the geographic boundaries of the United States, Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands and any territory or insular possession subjec…

Sec. 1-65cc. Applicability. Sections 1-65aa to 1-65hh, inclusive, apply to an unsworn declaration by a declarant who at the time of making the declaration is physically located outside the boundaries of the United States whether or not the location is subject to the jurisdiction …

Sec. 1-65dd. Effect of unsworn declaration. If a law of this state requires or permits use of a sworn declaration, an unsworn declaration meeting the requirements of sections 1-65aa to 1-65hh, inclusive, has the same effect as a sworn declaration. (P.A. 10-33, S. 4.)

Sec. 1-65ee. Required medium for unsworn declaration. If a law of this state requires that a sworn declaration be presented in a particular medium, an unsworn declaration must be presented in that medium. (P.A. 10-33, S. 5.)

Sec. 1-65ff. Form of unsworn declaration. An unsworn declaration under sections 1-65aa to 1-65hh, inclusive, shall be in substantially the following form: I declare under penalty of perjury under the law of Connecticut that the foregoing is true and correct, and that I am physica…

Sec. 1-65gg. Uniformity of application and construction. In applying and construing the provisions of sections 1-65aa to 1-65hh, inclusive, consideration shall be given to the need to promote uniformity of the law with respect to its subject matter among states that enact such un…

Sec. 1-65hh. Relation of act to Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act. Sections 1-65aa to 1-65hh, inclusive, modify, limit and supersede the federal Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act, 15 USC Section 7001, et seq., except that nothing in…

Sec. 1-67. General Assembly member not to act on legislation in which he has interest. Section 1-67 is repealed. (1971, P.A. 822, S. 2; P.A. 77-600, S. 13, 15.)

Secs. 1-69 to 1-78. Joint legislative ethics committee. Sections 1-69 to 1-78, inclusive, are repealed. (1971, P.A. 822, S. 4–13; P.A. 77-600, S. 13, 15; 77-605, S. 20, 21.)

Sec. 1-100. Violations; penalties. (a) Any person who intentionally violates any provision of this part shall (1) for a first violation, be guilty of a class A misdemeanor, except that, if such person derives a financial benefit of one thousand dollars or more as a result of such…

Sec. 1-100b. Suspension or revocation of communicator lobbyist's registration. Finding by Office of State Ethics. (a) The Office of State Ethics, upon a finding that a communicator lobbyist has violated the provisions of subsection (h) of section 9-610, may suspend such lobbyist'…

Sec. 1-101. Lobbyists to wear badges. Regulations. Each individual who is a lobbyist shall, while engaged in lobbying, wear a distinguishing badge which shall identify him as a lobbyist. The size, color, material and other requirements of such badge shall be prescribed by regulat…

Sec. 1-101a. Prohibition re employment as lobbyist by public official or state employee convicted of a crime related to state or quasi-public agency office. (a) As used in this section: (1) “Crime related to state or quasi-public agency office” means larceny by state embezzlement…

Sec. 1-101aa. Provider participation in informal committees, task forces and work groups of certain state agencies not deemed to be lobbying. (a) As used in this section, “department” means the Department of Developmental Services, the Department of Mental Health and Addiction Se…

Secs. 1-101b to 1-101z. Reserved for future use. PART III LOBBYING: MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

Sec. 1-101bb. Quasi-public agencies and state agencies prohibited from retaining lobbyists. No quasi-public agency, as defined in section 1-120, or state agency may retain a lobbyist, as defined in section 1-91. The provisions of this chapter shall not be construed to prohibit a …