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CT Gen Stat § 7-9c (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 7 - Municipalities|Chapter 90 - Town and Other Community Meetings|Section 7-9c - Dates and hours of referenda.

 Unless otherwise provided by law, a referendum on any question may be held at such hours as is provided in section 7-9b and on such date as the legislative body of the political subdivision holding such referendum shall determine pursuant to the provisions of the local charter, special act or home rule ordinance or not earlier than the thirtieth day following the day upon which the municipal clerk, upon instruction from the legislative body, issues a warning therefor by publishing a notice thereof in a newspaper having a general circulation in the municipality. In the case of any question to be submitted at an election as that term is defined in section 9-1, the provisions of sections 9-369, 9-369a and 9-370 shall apply. The provisions of this section shall not apply to votes scheduled under section 7-7.(1969, P.A. 426, S. 1; 1971, P.A. 507, S. 3; P.A. 89-297, S. 7; P.A. 97-276.)History: 1971 act added specific provisions for questions submitted at elections and deleted reference to questions “not involving a constitutional amendment or the election of municipal officers”; P.A. 89-297 deleted “pursuant to petitions filed” after “scheduled” in last sentence, providing that section does not apply to any votes scheduled under Sec. 7-7; P.A. 97-276 added provision requiring referendums to be consistent with the local charter, special act or home rule ordinance.Cited. 204 C. 551.
CT Gen Stat § 7-9d (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 7 - Municipalities|Chapter 90 - Town and Other Community Meetings|Section 7-9d - Validation of prior referenda. Hours.

 Section 7-9d is repealed.(1969, P.A. 624, S. 1, 2; P.A. 82-327, S. 12.)
CT Gen Stat § 7-10 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 7 - Municipalities|Chapter 91 - Selectmen|Section 7-10 - Oath.

 Selectmen, before entering upon the duties of their office, shall be sworn, and the authority administering the oath shall file a certificate thereof with the town clerk, who shall record the same.(1949 Rev., S. 533; 1953, S. 214d.)
CT Gen Stat § 7-11 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 7 - Municipalities|Chapter 91 - Selectmen|Section 7-11 - Bonds.

 Section 7-11 is repealed.(1949 Rev., S. 534; 1957, P.A. 13, S. 3; P.A. 82-327, S. 12.)
CT Gen Stat § 7-12a (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 7 - Municipalities|Chapter 91 - Selectmen|Section 7-12a - First selectman to be chief executive officer and ex-officio member of town boards, commissions and committees.

 Unless otherwise provided by law, the first selectman, in each town for which its board of selectmen is the executive authority, shall be the chief executive officer of such town and shall be an ex-officio member, without vote, of all town boards, commissions and committees; provided nothing herein shall be construed to affect any special act which gives the first selectman the power to vote on such boards, commissions and committees.(1959, P.A. 97; P.A. 79-217.)History: P.A. 79-217 made first selectman chief executive officer of town.Ex-officio member of zoning commission may sit in, at hearings and executive sessions. 160 C. 295. Cited. 237 C. 135.
CT Gen Stat § 7-12b (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 7 - Municipalities|Chapter 91 - Selectmen|Section 7-12b - Record of meetings.

 The boards of selectmen shall keep an accurate record of all minutes of their meetings which shall be available for public inspection at reasonable times.(February, 1965, P.A. 599.)
CT Gen Stat § 7-13 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 7 - Municipalities|Chapter 91 - Selectmen|Section 7-13 - Orders on town treasurer.

 No selectman shall draw any order on the treasurer of any town except in duplicate or upon a blank order which is attached to a blank form of stub. The duplicate of each such order or the stub from which such order was detached shall contain a comprehensive statement of the amount and purpose for which such order was drawn. Any person who violates any provision of this section shall be fined not more than one hundred dollars.(1949 Rev., S. 535.)See Sec. 7-83 re requirement that orders for payment of town's expenses be signed by majority of selectmen.
CT Gen Stat § 7-15 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 7 - Municipalities|Chapter 91 - Selectmen|Section 7-15 - Detection of crime.

 Section 7-15 is repealed.(1949 Rev., S. 544; P.A. 76-336, S. 24; P.A. 82-327, S. 12.)
CT Gen Stat § 7-16 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 7 - Municipalities|Chapter 92 - Town Clerks|Section 7-16 - Bond.

 Section 7-16 is repealed.(1949 Rev., S. 545; 1953, S. 219d; P.A. 82-327, S. 12.)
CT Gen Stat § 7-16a (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 7 - Municipalities|Chapter 92 - Town Clerks|Section 7-16a - Notice to Secretary of the State of appointment of town clerk, vacancy in appointed office of town clerk.

 If a town clerk is appointed under a special law or a town charter, the appointing authority or, if none, the chief executive official of the town, shall, within 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. Within ten days after a vacancy occurs in the appointed office of town clerk, the first selectman or chief executive official of the town shall notify the Secretary of the State of such vacancy.(P.A. 87-387, S. 4.)See Secs. 9-189, 9-189a re elected town clerks.
CT Gen Stat § 7-17 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 7 - Municipalities|Chapter 92 - Town Clerks|Section 7-17 - Oath of town clerks.

 Town clerks, before entering upon the duties of their office, shall be sworn, and the authority administering the oath shall file a certificate thereof with the town clerk, who shall record the same. The moderator of any town election at which a town clerk has been elected may administer to such town clerk the oath required by law.(1949 Rev., S. 518; 1953, S. 252d; P.A. 88-45, S. 2.)History: P.A. 88-45 required town clerks to be sworn and authority administering oath to file certificate thereof.See Sec. 9-1 for applicable definitions.
CT Gen Stat § 7-18 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 7 - Municipalities|Chapter 92 - Town Clerks|Section 7-18 - Neglect of duty.

 Section 7-18 is repealed, effective October 1, 2002.(1949 Rev., S. 526; 1953, S. 257d; P.A. 02-89, S. 90.)
CT Gen Stat § 7-19 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 7 - Municipalities|Chapter 92 - Town Clerks|Section 7-19 - Assistant town clerks. Notice to Secretary of the State of appointment, vacancy.

 Each town clerk may, unless otherwise provided by charter or ordinance, appoint assistant town clerks, who, having taken the oath provided for town clerks, shall, in the absence or inability of the town clerk, have all the powers and perform all the duties of the town clerk. Within ten days after a town clerk appoints an assistant town clerk, the town clerk 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. Within ten days after a vacancy occurs in the office of assistant town clerk, the town clerk shall notify the Secretary of the State of such vacancy.(1949 Rev., S. 546; 1953, S. 220d; 1961, P.A. 182; P.A. 73-198, S. 1, 2; P.A. 82-327, S. 1; P.A. 87-387, S. 5; P.A. 02-137, S. 5.)History: 1961 act added provision assistant town clerks shall in absence or inability of clerk “have all his powers”; P.A. 73-198 changed number of assistant clerks from “one or two” to “not more than three”; P.A. 82-327 specified that towns may appoint assistants in another manner if charter or ordinance so provides and removed the bond provision from this section; P.A. 87-387 required town clerk to notify secretary of the state of appointment of an assistant town clerk or vacancy in office of assistant town clerk; P.A. 02-137 deleted requirement that appointment of assistant town clerks be approved by one of the selectman, deleted limit of “not more than three” assistant town clerks and made technical changes for purposes of gender neutrality, effective January 1, 2003.
CT Gen Stat § 7-20 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 7 - Municipalities|Chapter 92 - Town Clerks|Section 7-20 - Acting town clerk.

 When any town clerk is unable to discharge the duties of his office and has omitted or is unable to appoint an assistant town clerk, the selectmen may appoint one, who, having been sworn, shall act as town clerk during such inability or until the next town election.(1949 Rev., S. 547; 1953, S. 221d.)See Sec. 9-1 for applicable definitions.Cited. 41 CS 267.
CT Gen Stat § 7-21 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 7 - Municipalities|Chapter 92 - Town Clerks|Section 7-21 - Town clerk pro tempore.

 When the town clerk is absent from any town meeting, such town meeting may choose a clerk pro tempore.(1949 Rev., S. 548; 1953, S. 222d.)
CT Gen Stat § 7-22a (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 7 - Municipalities|Chapter 92 - Town Clerks|Section 7-22a - Certification program for town clerks.

 (a) There shall be a committee for the purpose of establishing a program and procedures for the training, examination and certification of town clerks and assistant town clerks. The committee shall consist of six members, one of whom shall be from the office of the Secretary of the State, one of whom shall be from the Department of Public Health, one of whom shall be from the Office of Public Records Administration, and three of whom shall be town clerks. The Secretary of the State shall appoint the town clerk committee members and the committee member from the office of the Secretary of the State. Each of the other two committee members shall be appointed by their respective department heads. The committee members shall serve without pay and shall be appointed initially as follows: Two members for two-year terms; two members for four-year terms; and two members for six-year terms. The Secretary of the State shall initially determine the term of each member; and thereafter two committee members shall be appointed every two years for six-year terms. Said committee shall elect its own chairman and adopt rules and regulations for the training and examination of town clerks and assistant town clerks.(b) Any person may participate in the course of training prescribed by the committee and, upon completing such training and upon successfully completing any examination or examinations prescribed by said committee, shall be recommended to the Secretary of the State as a candidate for certification as a certified Connecticut town clerk. The Secretary of the State shall certify any qualified candidate recommended by the committee as a certified Connecticut town clerk and may rescind such certificate upon a finding, by a majority of the committee, of sufficient cause as defined in rules and regulations adopted by the committee. The Secretary of the State may certify a candidate who has not completed all of the course of training prescribed by the committee provided that the committee has determined that the candidate has experience that is substantially the equivalent of all or part of the course, and provided further, that the candidate has successfully completed any examination or examinations prescribed by said committee.(P.A. 84-378; P.A. 93-381, S. 9, 39; P.A. 95-257, S. 12, 21, 58.)History: P.A. 93-381 replaced department of health services with department of public health and addiction services, effective July 1, 1993; P.A. 95-257 replaced Commissioner and Department of Public Health and Addiction Services with Commissioner and Department of Public Health, effective July 1, 1995.
CT Gen Stat § 7-23 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 7 - Municipalities|Chapter 92 - Town Clerks|Section 7-23 - Records and copies.

 Town clerks shall keep the records of their respective towns and truly enter therein, either by transcribing or by photographic, micrographic, electronic imaging or any other process approved by the Public Records Administrator, all votes of the town and give true copies of the same and of all deeds and other instruments by them recorded; and all attested copies of deeds, with a certificate of the town clerk or assistant town clerk that they have been recorded, shall be conclusive evidence of that fact. No copy of record certified by the town clerk or assistant town clerk of any town shall be deemed valid in law unless the seal of such town is affixed thereto; and the town clerk of each town or his legally qualified assistant shall affix the seal of such town to all certified copies of record, and no fee shall be allowed for affixing the same.(1949 Rev., S. 549; 1967, P.A. 655, S. 1; P.A. 97-89, S. 6.)History: 1967 act substituted “records” for “books”; P.A. 97-89 substituted “micrographic, electronic imaging or any other process approved by the Public Records Administrator” for “process”.See Sec. 11-8i et seq. re historic documents preservation grant program for municipalities.When certified copy of deed admissible. 2 R. 286; 3 D. 267; 15 C. 174; 75 C. 68; 78 C. 106. To introduce a copy a grantee must be unable to produce the original deed. 3 D. 267. Heir-at-law of grantee likewise. 16 C. 254. A certified copy is, when admissible, prima facie evidence of contents and execution. 3 D. 267; 15 C. 174; 18 C. 318. Town clerk may amend his own records. 20 C. 589. Town clerk's record is conclusive and is not to be collaterally attacked. Id., 598. Certificate of town clerk is not equivalent to official copy of record. 21 C. 109. His record stating that meeting was warned is prima facie evidence thereof. 25 C. 555; see 121 U.S. 121. Clerk's recital of legal warning is not an estoppel on town or in favor of one acting under it. 51 C. 29. Record of meeting best evidence of propositions submitted. 78 C. 110. Certified copies of deeds admissible. 126 C. 369.Cited. 17 CA 405; 30 CA 493.
CT Gen Stat § 7-25 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 7 - Municipalities|Chapter 92 - Town Clerks|Section 7-25 - Index.

 Each town clerk shall, within five days after receipt of an instrument for record, enter the names of all the grantors in a grantor index and all the grantees in a grantee index, in alphabetical order, and cross-indexed as to the party first identified as grantor or grantee on the instrument, the nature of the instrument, the date of its receipt as endorsed upon the recorded instrument and thereafter, when available for entry, the book and page of such instrument or other suitable indication of its location approved by the Public Records Administrator. If such instrument is an assignment of mortgage, collateral assignment of mortgage, subordination of mortgage or other transfer of an interest in a mortgage, the mortgagor shall be deemed an additional grantor for purposes of this section. If such instrument is a grant or assignment of a mortgage to a party designated in the mortgage or assignment as the nominee for another, such nominee shall be deemed to be the grantee of such mortgage or assignment for purposes of this section. If such instrument affects real property, the index shall include a reference to the location of such property, if contained in such instrument. Such general index shall be a permanent public record.(1949 Rev., S. 550, 551; 1955, S. 223d; 1967, P.A. 389, S. 2; 655, S. 3; P.A. 01-74; P.A. 02-66, S. 2.)History: 1967 acts allowed five days for recording information rather than 24 hours, provided for separate grantor and grantee indexes, cross-indexing of person first identified as grantor or grantee, indexing of book and page where recorded and declared index to be a permanent public record; P.A. 01-74 added provision requiring index to include mortgagor as additional grantor where instrument is assignment of mortgage, collateral assignment of mortgage or subordination of mortgage or other transfer of an interest in a mortgage; P.A. 02-66 added provision re nominee designated in mortgage or assignment deemed to be grantee for purposes of section.See Sec. 7-14 re land records and indexes.See Sec. 11-8i et seq. re historic documents preservation grant program for municipalities.Cited. 30 CA 493.
CT Gen Stat § 7-25a (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 7 - Municipalities|Chapter 92 - Town Clerks|Section 7-25a - Electronic indexing system.

 Not later than January 1, 2009, each town shall provide public access to an electronic indexing system that combines the grantor index and the grantee index of the town's land records.(P.A. 07-252, S. 56.)History: P.A. 07-252 effective July 1, 2007.
CT Gen Stat § 7-26 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 7 - Municipalities|Chapter 92 - Town Clerks|Section 7-26 - Errors to be corrected.

 The town clerk of each town shall correct all errors and omissions in the indexes to the land records of such town and all omissions of the town clerk or his assistant to attest the records of conveyances of land with the genuine signature of such clerk or assistant, which shall be noted and reported to him by any person appointed by the selectmen to examine and note the same.(1949 Rev., S. 554.)See Sec. 7-14 re land records and indexes.
CT Gen Stat § 7-26a (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 7 - Municipalities|Chapter 92 - Town Clerks|Section 7-26a - Indemnification of clerk with respect to claims arising out of land record errors.

 Each town shall indemnify and save harmless the town clerk of such town, whether such clerk is compensated on a salary or fee basis, from financial loss and expense, including legal fees and costs, if any, arising out of any claim, demand, suit or judgment by reason of alleged negligence resulting in any errors or omissions in the indexing or recording of any instruments in the land records of such town. Each such town may insure against the liability imposed upon it by this section in any insurance company authorized by law to write such insurance in this state, or may elect to act as self-insurer of such liability.(P.A. 73-285; P.A. 74-24, S. 1, 2.)History: P.A. 74-24 included claims for errors in recording in indemnification of town clerk.
CT Gen Stat § 7-27 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 7 - Municipalities|Chapter 92 - Town Clerks|Section 7-27 - Municipal records to be kept in fire-resistive vaults or safes.

 All public records of towns, cities and boroughs shall be kept in fire-resistive vaults or safes except when in actual use for the purpose of examination or entry. If the proper authorities in any town, city or borough fail to provide such vaults or safes, the Public Records Administrator may give an order to the chief administrative officer of such town, city or borough that the same shall be provided. If such provision is not made within a reasonable time thereafter, said Public Records Administrator shall report the neglect to the State Librarian, who may seek enforcement of compliance with such order as provided in section 11-8. All fire-resistive rooms or vaults and all safes provided for the safekeeping of any such public records shall conform to the regulations adopted by the Public Records Administrator and shall be furnished with fittings of a noncombustible nature.(1949 Rev., S. 552; 1959, P.A. 152, S. 13; 1967, P.A. 495, S. 2; P.A. 77-614, S. 119, 610; P.A. 80-338, S. 3.)History: 1959 act deleted references to counties; 1967 act amended section extensively, replacing “fire-proof” with “fire-resistive”, deleting references to buildings, substituting public records administrator for examiner of public records and records management committee for state library committee, replacing reference to selectmen, mayors and wardens with “chief administrative officer”, deleting provisions re purchase of safes and public school records and replacing them with provisions re compliance in accordance with Sec. 11-8 and re standards established by records administrator; P.A. 77-614 substituted commissioner of administrative services for records management committee; P.A. 80-338 replaced commissioner with state librarian.See Sec. 11-8(b) re appointment of Public Records Administrator.See Sec. 11-8i et seq. re historic documents preservation grant program for municipalities.
CT Gen Stat § 7-27a (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 7 - Municipalities|Chapter 92 - Town Clerks|Section 7-27a - Destruction of original land records or instruments.

 Whenever land records or instruments have been photographed, microphotographed or otherwise reproduced by electronic imaging or any other process approved by the Public Records Administrator, as permitted under section 1-16, and the reproduced images have been placed in conveniently accessible files, and adequate provision has been made for preserving, examining and using the same, and a copy or copies have been deposited for security storage in the State Library or in some other safe storage facility, as shall be required or approved by the Public Records Administrator, the town clerk may, with approval of the administrative head of the municipality and the Public Records Administrator, destroy the original land record books so reproduced; provided, no original book, record or document created prior to the year 1850 shall be destroyed without the express written approval of the State Librarian. When land records have been microphotographed or otherwise reproduced by a process approved by the Public Records Administrator and the originals have been destroyed as provided in this section, the reproduced images thus made shall be deemed to be the record for all purposes.(1967, P.A. 655, S. 4; P.A. 97-89, S. 7.)History: P.A. 97-89 substituted “otherwise reproduced by electronic imaging or any other process approved by the Public Records Administrator” for “reproduced on film”.See Sec. 11-8(b) re appointment of Public Records Administrator.See Sec. 11-8i et seq. re historic documents preservation grant program for municipalities.
CT Gen Stat § 7-27b (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 7 - Municipalities|Chapter 92 - Town Clerks|Section 7-27b - Removal of Social Security number from document prior to recording on land records.

 Any person whose Social Security number appears on a document that is to be recorded on the land records of a municipality may expunge or cause to be expunged such Social Security number prior to the recording of such document.(P.A. 01-38.)
CT Gen Stat § 7-28 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 7 - Municipalities|Chapter 92 - Town Clerks|Section 7-28 - Indexing of mechanic's lien.

 Whenever any certificate of mechanic's lien lodged with a town clerk fails to disclose the name of the owner of the premises against which such lien is claimed, such town clerk shall ascertain and index the same from such information as he is able to obtain from the town records or otherwise; but he shall not be liable for any mistake in so indexing such name.(1949 Rev., S. 553.)