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CT Gen Stat § 7-29 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 7 - Municipalities|Chapter 92 - Town Clerks|Section 7-29 - Release or assignment of mortgage or lien. Recording of assignment of mortgage.

 (a) When any town clerk has recorded any instrument that the town clerk knows to be a release, partial release or assignment of a mortgage or lien recorded on the records of such town, the town clerk shall make a notation on the first page where such mortgage or lien is recorded, stating the book and page where such release, partial release or assignment is recorded, except that a manual notation of such release, partial release or assignment shall not be required if such town clerk provides public access to an electronic indexing system that combines the grantor index and the grantee index of the town's land records.(b) On and after October 1, 2012, any document being recorded shall contain not more than twenty assignments of a mortgage.(1949 Rev., S. 555; P.A. 00-92, S. 1; P.A. 07-252, S. 53; P.A. 12-187, S. 2.)History: P.A. 00-92 made provisions applicable to a partial release or assignment, required a notation on first page where mortgage or lien is recorded and deleted requirement for a memorandum, added requirement that if land records are not maintained in paper form, clerk shall make the notation on the digitized image of the first page, and made technical changes for the purpose of gender neutrality; P.A. 07-252 added exception to requirement for manual notation of release or assignment for town clerk who provides public access to electronic indexing system that combines grantor and grantee indices of town's land records and deleted requirement that if land records are not maintained in paper form, clerk shall make notation on the digitized image of the first page, effective July 1, 2007; P.A. 12-187 designated existing provisions as Subsec. (a) and added Subsec. (b) re recording assignments of a mortgage.
CT Gen Stat § 7-30 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 7 - Municipalities|Chapter 92 - Town Clerks|Section 7-30 - Attachment of real estate.

 When any real estate is attached, the town clerk in whose office the certificate of attachment is left shall record it at length in the land records of such town; and his fees for such service shall be paid to him by the plaintiff in the suit and be included and taxed with the officer's fees in such suit.(1949 Rev., S. 556; February, 1965, P.A. 207.)History: 1965 act required attachment to be recorded at length, removing option to record names of parties, amount of damages claimed and description of attached estate.Failure of town clerk to record attachment does not invalidate it as against subsequent purchaser without actual notice. 109 C. 433.
CT Gen Stat § 7-32 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 7 - Municipalities|Chapter 92 - Town Clerks|Section 7-32 - Index of surveys and maps.

 Each town clerk shall keep a special index book to be known as the “Index of Surveys and Maps”. Whenever any map is filed with the town clerk as provided by law, he shall make an entry in said index book, giving the title thereof, the name of each of the owners of such land, the date on which it was filed, the date of the survey and a brief description of the plot surveyed. He shall further keep another and separate index book to be known as “Index of Surveys and Maps by Streets” and whenever any map is filed with the town clerk as provided by law, he shall make an entry in said index book giving the street or streets on which the property abuts, and giving the title of the map, the name of each of the owners of such land, the date on which it was filed, the date of the survey and a brief description of the plot surveyed.(1949 Rev., S. 558; February, 1965, P.A. 98, S. 2; 574, S. 51; 1969, P.A. 567, S. 1.)History: 1965 acts required index entry to contain names of owners and the date on which filed and deleted requirement to include name of surveyors; 1969 act added provisions concerning “Index of Surveys and Maps by Streets”.See Sec. 7-34a re fees charged by town clerks.See Sec. 11-8i et seq. re historic documents preservation grant program for municipalities.Purpose and effect of index; does not obviate necessity for specific reference to map in a duly recorded deed. 108 C. 541.
CT Gen Stat § 7-32k (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 7 - Municipalities|Chapter 92 - Town Clerks|Section 7-32k - Property upon which hunting or shooting sports regularly take place. Placement of property location on list maintained by town clerk. Notice. Liability not imposed by section.

 (a) Any owner of real property upon which hunting or shooting sports regularly take place may enter the location of such property on a list maintained by the town clerk of any town within which such property is located. Each entry shall include the name of the owner, the address of the subject property, the corresponding map, block and lot number, and the owner's signature and date of entry.(b) Each town clerk shall maintain a list of properties disclosed pursuant to subsection (a) of this section and shall make such list available to the public for inspection. A notice of the availability of the list shall be posted in the office of the town clerk in the area where the municipal land records are kept.(c) Nothing in this section shall be construed to impose liability on the owner of property upon which hunting or shooting sports take place for failing to enter the property on such list.(P.A. 07-214, S. 5.)History: P.A. 07-214 effective July 1, 2007.See Sec. 20-327g re disclosure to potential buyers of residential property of list of local properties where hunting and shooting sports take place.
CT Gen Stat § 7-33 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 7 - Municipalities|Chapter 92 - Town Clerks|Section 7-33 - Lists of transfers of taxable property.

 The town clerk of each town, consolidated town and city and consolidated town and borough shall, annually, within ten days from the assessment date of such municipality, furnish to the chairman of the board of assessors a list which shall include all transfers of taxable property recorded in such municipality from the assessment date of the year preceding to the assessment date of such year. The provisions of this section shall not apply to any town in which the board of assessors has a clerk or a member who discharges the duties herein required of the town clerk.(1949 Rev., S. 559.)
CT Gen Stat § 7-33a (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 7 - Municipalities|Chapter 92 - Town Clerks|Section 7-33a - Issuance of certificates of authority of justices of peace, notaries and Superior Court commissioners.

 The town clerk of a town wherein a justice of the peace, notary public or commissioner of the Superior Court resides or is employed is authorized to issue certificates of the authority of such person.(1971, P.A. 387, S. 1; P.A. 78-280, S. 2, 127; P.A. 81-34, S. 1, 9.)History: P.A. 78-280 substituted “judicial district” for “county”; P.A. 81-34 eliminated the requirement that town clerks shall be deputized by the clerk of the superior court to issue certificates of authority, effective July 1, 1982.
CT Gen Stat § 7-34 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 7 - Municipalities|Chapter 92 - Town Clerks|Section 7-34 - Fees.

 Section 7-34 is repealed.(1949 Rev., S. 3624; 1951, S. 1980d; 1957, P.A. 485, S. 1; 654, S. 1; 1961, P.A. 517, S. 79; 572; 1963, P.A. 528, S. 6.)
CT Gen Stat § 7-34b (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 7 - Municipalities|Chapter 92 - Town Clerks|Section 7-34b - Accounting of fees required. Salary in lieu of fees.

 (a) The clerk of each municipality shall, at the end of each fiscal year of such municipality, give an accounting of all fees and compensation provided by the general statutes to be paid to the clerk to the legislative body of such municipality. The record of such accounting shall be a public record, as defined in subdivision (5) of section 1-200.(b) Any town may, by ordinance, provide that the town clerk shall receive a salary in lieu of all fees and other compensation provided for in the general statutes, which salary shall be fixed by the legislative body of such town. Upon the adoption of such ordinance the fees or compensation provided by the general statutes to be paid to the town clerk shall be collected by such town clerk and he shall deposit all such money collected by him in accordance with such provisions of law as govern the deposit of moneys belonging to such town.(1971, P.A. 477; P.A. 80-368, S. 1, 2; P.A. 97-47, S. 45.)History: P.A. 80-368 inserted Subsec. (a) re required accounting and made previous provisions Subsec. (b); P.A. 97-47 made a technical change in Subsec. (a).
CT Gen Stat § 7-35 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 7 - Municipalities|Chapter 92 - Town Clerks|Section 7-35 - Preservation by town clerks of statutes, special acts and Register and Manual.

 The latest revision of the general statutes, the latest cumulative supplements thereto, the latest edition of the special acts and the latest edition of the Register and Manual shall be kept for public use in the office of the town clerk. Any person who destroys or appropriates any of such publications to his own use, or wilfully removes them from such office, shall be fined not more than fifty dollars. All other publications of the state, whether or not deposited in the town clerk's office under the provisions of any existing public or special act, may be turned over by the town clerk to the appropriate county law library, or library service center, or to the State Library or the State Records Center in Rocky Hill, for processing and disposition as may be directed by the Commission on Official Legal Publications and the State Librarian.(1949 Rev., S. 49; 1967, P.A. 393; P.A. 91-37.)History: 1967 act replaced provision requiring preservation of legislative journals and supreme court reports in town clerk's office with requirement that latest revision, supplements etc. be preserved for public use and others turned over to appropriate library or center for disposition; P.A. 91-37 deleted requirement that the last fifty-two issues of the Connecticut Law Journal be sent to town clerks.See Sec. 2-49 re distribution of house and senate journals.
CT Gen Stat § 7-35a (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 7 - Municipalities|Chapter 92 - Town Clerks|Section 7-35a - Off-site storage of original documents. Requirements.

 A municipality may store any original document off-site, provided the information contained in the document is available on demand on-site by electronic means and the town clerk can provide and certify a copy of the required document.(P.A. 03-139, S. 1.)
CT Gen Stat § 7-35aa (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 7 - Municipalities|Chapter 92a - Uniform Real Property Electronic Recording Act|Section 7-35aa - Short title: Uniform Real Property Electronic Recording Act.

 Sections 7-35aa to 7-35gg, inclusive, may be cited as the “Uniform Real Property Electronic Recording Act”.(P.A. 08-56, S. 1.)History: P.A. 08-56 effective October 1, 2009.
CT Gen Stat § 7-35bb (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 7 - Municipalities|Chapter 92a - Uniform Real Property Electronic Recording Act|Section 7-35bb - Definitions.

 As used in sections 7-35aa to 7-35gg, inclusive:(1) “Document” means information that is: (A) Inscribed on a tangible medium or that is stored in an electronic or other medium and is retrievable in perceivable form; and (B) eligible to be recorded in the land records maintained by the town clerk.(2) “Electronic” means relating to technology having electrical, digital, magnetic, wireless, optical or electromagnetic capabilities or similar capabilities.(3) “Electronic document” means a document that is received by the town clerk in an electronic form.(4) “Electronic signature” means an electronic sound, symbol or process attached to or logically associated with a document and executed or adopted by a person with the intent to sign the document.(5) “Person” means an individual, corporation, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, limited liability company, association, joint venture, public corporation, government or governmental subdivision, agency, or instrumentality, or any other legal or commercial entity.(6) “State” means a state of the United States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands, or any territory or insular possession subject to the jurisdiction of the United States.(P.A. 08-56, S. 2.)History: P.A. 08-56 effective October 1, 2009.
CT Gen Stat § 7-35cc (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 7 - Municipalities|Chapter 92a - Uniform Real Property Electronic Recording Act|Section 7-35cc - Validity of electronic documents.

 (a) If a law requires, as a condition for recording, that a document be an original, be on paper or another tangible medium, or be in writing, the requirement is satisfied by an electronic document satisfying sections 7-35aa to 7-35gg, inclusive.(b) If a law requires, as a condition for recording, that a document be signed, the requirement is satisfied by an electronic signature.(c) A requirement that a document or a signature associated with a document be notarized, acknowledged, verified, witnessed or made under oath is satisfied if the electronic signature of the person authorized to perform that act, and all other information required to be included, is attached to or logically associated with the document or signature. A physical or electronic image of a stamp, impression or seal need not accompany an electronic signature.(P.A. 08-56, S. 3.)History: P.A. 08-56 effective October 1, 2009.
CT Gen Stat § 7-35dd (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 7 - Municipalities|Chapter 92a - Uniform Real Property Electronic Recording Act|Section 7-35dd - Recording of documents.

 (a) As used in this section, “paper document” means a document that is received by the town clerk in a form that is not electronic.(b) A town clerk:(1) Who implements any of the functions listed in this section shall do so in compliance with regulations adopted by the State Librarian pursuant to section 7-35ee.(2) May receive, index, store, archive and transmit electronic documents.(3) May provide for access to, and for search and retrieval of, documents and information by electronic means.(4) Who accepts electronic documents for recording shall continue to accept paper documents as authorized by state law and shall place entries for both types of documents in the same index.(5) May convert paper documents accepted for recording into electronic form.(6) May convert into electronic form information recorded before the town clerk began to record electronic documents.(7) May accept electronically any fee or tax that the town clerk is authorized to collect.(8) May agree with other officials of this state or a political subdivision thereof, or of the United States, on procedures or processes to facilitate the electronic satisfaction of prior approvals and conditions precedent to recording and the electronic payment of fees and taxes.(P.A. 08-56, S. 4.)History: P.A. 08-56 effective October 1, 2009.
CT Gen Stat § 7-35ff (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 7 - Municipalities|Chapter 92a - Uniform Real Property Electronic Recording Act|Section 7-35ff - Uniformity of application and construction.

 In applying and construing the uniform provisions of sections 7-35aa to 7-35gg, inclusive, consideration must be given to the need to promote uniformity of the law with respect to its subject matter among states that enact such uniform provisions.(P.A. 08-56, S. 6.)History: P.A. 08-56 effective October 1, 2009.
CT Gen Stat § 7-35gg (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 7 - Municipalities|Chapter 92a - Uniform Real Property Electronic Recording Act|Section 7-35gg - Relation to Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act.

 Sections 7-35aa to 7-35gg, inclusive, modify, limit and supersede the federal Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act, 15 USC 7001 et seq., but do not modify, limit or supersede Section 101(c) of said act, 15 USC 7001(c), or authorize electronic delivery of any of the notices described in Section 103(b) of said act, 15 USC 7003(b).(P.A. 08-56, S. 7.)History: P.A. 08-56 effective October 1, 2009.
CT Gen Stat § 7-37 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 7 - Municipalities|Chapter 93 - Registrars of Vital Statistics|Section 7-37 - Town clerk, ex-officio registrar. Notice to Secretary of the State and Commissioner of Public Health of appointment of registrar, vacancy in appointed office of registrar.

 (a) The town clerks of the several towns shall be, ex officio, the registrars of vital statistics in their respective towns, except in towns where such registrars are elected or appointed under special laws, and shall be sworn to the faithful performance of their duties as such.(b) If a registrar of vital statistics is appointed under a special law or a town charter, the appointing authority or, if none, the chief executive official of the town, shall, not later than ten days after such an appointment is made, file a notice of such appointment with the Secretary of the State, indicating the name and address of the person appointed, the date and method of such appointment and the law under which the appointment was made. Not later than ten days after a vacancy occurs in the appointed office of registrar of vital statistics, the first selectman or chief executive official of the town shall notify the Secretary of the State of such vacancy.(c) In addition to the requirements of subsection (b) of this section, any newly elected or appointed registrar of vital statistics shall, not later than ten days after the date of assuming office, provide written notification to the Commissioner of Public Health of such election or appointment. In the event of a vacancy, the first selectman or chief executive official of the town shall notify the Commissioner of Public Health of the vacancy not later than ten days after the date of such vacancy.(1949 Rev., S. 561; 1953, S. 228d; P.A. 87-387, S. 6; P.A. 11-242, S. 6.)History: P.A. 87-387 added Subsec. (b) re notice to secretary of the state of appointment of registrar of vital statistics or vacancy in appointed office of registrar of vital statistics; P.A. 11-242 amended Subsec. (b) by making technical changes and added Subsec. (c) re notice to Commissioner of Public Health of newly elected or appointed registrars and of any vacancy in the office of registrar.See Sec. 19a-204 re certification of appointment of registrar of vital statistics.Vote for should be as “town clerk” only. 60 C. 549.
CT Gen Stat § 7-38 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 7 - Municipalities|Chapter 93 - Registrars of Vital Statistics|Section 7-38 - Assistant registrars. Notice to Secretary of the State and Commissioner of Public Health of appointment to or vacancy in office of assistant registrar.

 (a) The town clerk of any town who is, ex officio, registrar of vital statistics in such town, and the registrar of vital statistics of any town who is elected under a special law or otherwise appointed pursuant to law, may, unless otherwise provided by charter or ordinance, appoint in writing suitable persons as assistant registrars of vital statistics, who, on being sworn, shall have the powers and perform the duties of such registrar during the time for which they are appointed, not extending beyond the term of office of such registrar. Not later than ten days after a town clerk or registrar of vital statistics appoints an assistant registrar of vital statistics, the town clerk or registrar of vital statistics shall file a notice of such appointment with the Secretary of the State, indicating the name and address of the person appointed, the date and method of such appointment and the law under which the appointment was made. Not later than ten days after a vacancy occurs in the office of assistant registrar of vital statistics, the town clerk or registrar of vital statistics shall notify the Secretary of the State of such vacancy.(b) In addition to the requirements of subsection (a) of this section, the registrar of vital statistics shall, not later than ten days after the date of appointment of an assistant registrar or a vacancy occurring in the office of assistant registrar of vital statistics, provide written notice to the Commissioner of Public Health of such appointment or vacancy.(1949 Rev., S. 562; 1953, S. 229d; P.A. 82-327, S. 2; P.A. 87-387, S. 7; P.A. 02-137, S. 6; P.A. 11-242, S. 7; P.A. 17-46, S. 1.)History: P.A. 82-327 specified that towns may appoint assistants in another manner if charter or ordinance so provides; P.A. 87-387 added provisions re notice to secretary of the state of appointment of assistant registrar of vital statistics or vacancy in office of assistant registrar of vital statistics; P.A. 02-137 deleted provision requiring approval of the selectmen re appointment of assistant registrars, effective January 1, 2003; P.A. 11-242 designated existing provisions as Subsec. (a) and made technical changes therein, and added Subsec. (b) re notice to Commissioner of Public Health of appointment to or vacancy in office of assistant registrar; P.A. 17-46 amended Subsec. (a) to delete provision re maximum number of assistant registrars of vital statistics who may be appointed.
CT Gen Stat § 7-39 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 7 - Municipalities|Chapter 93 - Registrars of Vital Statistics|Section 7-39 - Oath of registrars.

 The moderator of any town election at which a registrar of vital statistics elected under special law has been elected may administer to such registrar the oath required by law.(1949 Rev., S. 518; 1953, S. 252d.)See Sec. 9-1 for applicable definitions.
CT Gen Stat § 7-39a. (Formerly Sec. 45-23) (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 7 - Municipalities|Chapter 93 - Registrars of Vital Statistics|Section 7-39a. (Formerly Sec. 45-23) - Record of name of registrar of vital statistics.

 Section 7-39a is repealed.(1967, P.A. 59, S. 2; P.A. 82-327, S. 12.)
CT Gen Stat § 7-40 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 7 - Municipalities|Chapter 93 - Registrars of Vital Statistics|Section 7-40 - Seal.

 The registrar of vital statistics in each town shall have an official seal that shall be provided by the town and shall be used to authenticate certificates and copies of record. No person, other than the registrar of vital statistics or the registrar's authorized agent, may possess any such official seal or any facsimile thereof.(1949 Rev., S. 563; P.A. 01-163, S. 3.)History: P.A. 01-163 made technical changes and added provision re possession of official seal or facsimile.See Sec. 51-58 re court seals.
CT Gen Stat § 7-41 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 7 - Municipalities|Chapter 93 - Registrars of Vital Statistics|Section 7-41 - Regulations re record keeping. Submission of certified copies to department.

 Each registrar of vital statistics shall keep records in accordance with regulations adopted by the commissioner in accordance with chapter 54. Any certified copy of a vital record submitted to the department shall include all information required by the commissioner.(1949 Rev., S. 3814–3817; P.A. 01-163, S. 4.)History: P.A. 01-163 replaced former provisions with provisions re record keeping regulations and certified copies of vital records submitted to the department.See Sec. 7-148 re municipal powers.See Sec. 19a-41 re regulations specifying methods of reporting, recording, issuing, maintaining, indexing, correcting and amending vital records and statistics.
CT Gen Stat § 7-41a (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 7 - Municipalities|Chapter 93 - Registrars of Vital Statistics|Section 7-41a - Vital statistics records available for genealogical research.

 Section 7-41a is repealed, effective October 1, 2001.(1971, P.A. 228, S. 1; P.A. 77-614, S. 323, 610; P.A. 93-381, S. 9, 39; P.A. 95-257, S. 12, 21, 58; P.A. 96-258, S. 1, 5; P.A. 01-163, S. 36.)