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CT Gen Stat § 1-10 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 1 - Provisions of General Application|Chapter 3 - Public Records: General Provisions|Section 1-10 - Standard ink for public records.

 No person having the care or custody of any book of record or registry in any department or office of this state, or of any town, city, borough or probate district, shall use or permit to be used upon such book any ink, including ink used on typewriters and typewriter ribbons, other than such as is approved by the Public Records Administrator. Before the administrator approves of any ink, he shall cause a number of distinct and separate brands to be examined as to quality by a state chemist, and give his approval of not less than four different brands or manufacturers, and the inks so approved shall be standard inks for use in this state. Such approval may be revoked at any time by the administrator when he finds the ink furnished to be inferior to that approved. The administrator shall furnish to each department and office of the state, and to each custodian of public records and each recording office, a list of the brands or manufacturers of ink which have received his approval. Any custodian of records who uses, or causes or permits to be used, thereon any ink not so approved shall be fined not more than one hundred dollars.(1949 Rev., S. 1639; 1959, P.A. 152, S. 84.)History: 1959 act deleted “county”.See Sec. 11-8(b) re appointment of Public Records Administrator.Cited. 206 C. 449.
CT Gen Stat § 1-11 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 1 - Provisions of General Application|Chapter 3 - Public Records: General Provisions|Section 1-11 - Loose-leaf binders for public records.

 The Public Records Administrator shall furnish to each person having custody of any book of record or register in any department or office of the state or of any town, city, borough or probate district a list of approved loose-leaf binders for use for recording purposes and may revoke such approval at any time when he finds any such binder inferior to those approved. Any person having custody of any such book who uses or permits to be used for recording purposes any loose-leaf binder which has not been so approved shall be fined not more than one hundred dollars.(1949 Rev., S. 1640; 1959, P.A. 152, S. 85.)History: 1959 act deleted “county”.See Sec. 11-8(b) re appointment of Public Records Administrator.Cited. 206 C. 449.
CT Gen Stat § 1-12 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 1 - Provisions of General Application|Chapter 3 - Public Records: General Provisions|Section 1-12 - Typewriting and printing. Legal force.

 All typewriting or printing executed or done on public records, and in any instrument, and for any other purpose, shall have the same legal force, meaning and effect as writing, and “writing” shall be held to include typewriting or printing; provided this section shall not be so construed as in any manner to affect or change the law regarding signatures.(1949 Rev., S. 1641.)Cited. 206 C. 449.
CT Gen Stat § 1-13 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 1 - Provisions of General Application|Chapter 3 - Public Records: General Provisions|Section 1-13 - Making of reproductions.

 Any original books, records, papers or documents may be delivered by any recording agency to any department of the state, or to any political subdivision of the state, for the purpose of having such reproductions made, and, upon such reproduction, such original books, records, papers or documents shall be returned promptly to such delivering agency. Whenever provision is made by statute for the return of any original books, records, papers or documents to any person, such return shall be delayed until after the delivery back to such recording agency of the reproduced image or images properly fixed. Any reproduced image or images may be released for fixation to any processor approved by the Public Records Administrator.(1949 Rev., S. 8885.)See Sec. 11-8(b) re appointment of Public Records Administrator.Cited. 206 C. 449.
CT Gen Stat § 1-14 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 1 - Provisions of General Application|Chapter 3 - Public Records: General Provisions|Section 1-14 - “Certified copy” defined. Evidence.

 When the term “certified copy” is used in any statute relating to any recording agency, such term shall be construed to include a certified reproduction of the image or images of such books, records, papers or documents, which is proportional in size to the original. Each process used for such reproductions shall be subject to the approval of the Public Records Administrator. Any such reproduced record or any such certified copy may be admitted in evidence with the same effect as the original thereof, and shall be prima facie evidence of the facts set forth therein.(1949 Rev., S. 8886; February, 1965, P.A. 29; P.A. 97-89, S. 3.)History: 1965 act allowed reproduction to vary in size from original; P.A. 97-89 redefined “certified copy” to delete provisions limiting definition to photographic reproductions.See Sec. 11-8(b) re appointment of Public Records Administrator.Cited. 206 C. 449.
CT Gen Stat § 1-16 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 1 - Provisions of General Application|Chapter 3 - Public Records: General Provisions|Section 1-16 - Reproductions.

 Any officer of the state or any political subdivision thereof, any judge of probate and any person, corporation or association required to keep records, papers or documents may cause any or all such records, papers or documents to be photographed, microphotographed or otherwise reproduced by electronic imaging or any other process approved by the Public Records Administrator. Such reproductions shall conform to standards specified in sections 1-7 and 1-8, and the device used to reproduce such records shall be one which accurately reproduces the original thereof in all details.(1949 Rev., S. 8887; 1963, P.A. 152, S. 1; P.A. 97-89, S. 4.)History: 1963 act added judge of probate; P.A. 97-89 substituted “otherwise reproduced by electronic imaging or any other process approved by the Public Records Administrator” for “reproduced on film”.Cited. 169 C. 186; 206 C. 449.
CT Gen Stat § 1-17 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 1 - Provisions of General Application|Chapter 3 - Public Records: General Provisions|Section 1-17 - Reproductions to serve purposes of originals.

 Such photographs, microphotographs, electronic images or other reproductions shall for all purposes be considered the same as the original records, papers or documents. A transcript, exemplification or certified copy thereof shall for all purposes be deemed to be a transcript, exemplification or certified copy of the original.(1949 Rev., S. 8888; P.A. 97-89, S. 5.)History: P.A. 97-89 substituted “electronic images or other reproductions” for “or photographic film”.Cited. 169 C. 186; 206 C. 449.
CT Gen Stat § 1-17a (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 1 - Provisions of General Application|Chapter 3 - Public Records: General Provisions|Section 1-17a - Photographs and computerized images of individuals. State agencies prohibited from disclosing without express consent of individuals. Exceptions.

 (a) As used in this section:(1) “Disclose” means to engage in any practice or conduct to make available and make known, by any means of communication, information pertaining to an individual to any other individual, organization or entity;(2) “Express consent” means an affirmative agreement given by the individual who is the subject of a photograph or computerized image that specifically grants permission to a state agency to release such photograph or image to the requesting party. Such agreement shall (A) be in writing or such other form as the state agency may determine in regulations adopted in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54, and (B) specify a procedure for the individual to withdraw such consent, as provided in regulations adopted in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54; and(3) “Requesting party” means a legitimate business or an agent, employee or contractor of a legitimate business.(b) No state agency may disclose to the public an individual's photograph or computerized image in connection with the issuance of an identification card or other document by such state agency, unless such individual has provided his or her express consent for such disclosure. Such consent shall not be required for disclosure in connection with any civil, criminal, administrative or arbitral proceeding in any court or government agency or before any self-regulatory body, including the service of process, an investigation in anticipation of litigation, a law enforcement investigation, and the execution or enforcement of judgments and orders, pursuant to an order of any court provided the requesting party is a party in interest to such proceeding or pursuant to chapter 969. A requesting party that receives personal information under this section shall not redisclose such personal information, except to an agent, employee or contractor of the requesting party. Section 14-10 shall apply in lieu of the provisions of this section to photographs or images in connection with documents issued by the Department of Motor Vehicles.(P.A. 00-139, S. 1, 2.)History: P.A. 00-139 effective July 1, 2000.
CT Gen Stat § 1-18 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 1 - Provisions of General Application|Chapter 3 - Public Records: General Provisions|Section 1-18 - Disposition of original documents.

 The original records, papers or documents reproduced pursuant to this chapter may be disposed of in such manner as approved by (1) the head of the political subdivision in charge thereof, and (2) the Public Records Administrator. All other original records, papers or documents so reproduced may be disposed of at the option of the keeper thereof.(1949 Rev., S. 8889; 1955, S. 3357d; 1963, P.A. 152, S. 2; P.A. 76-18; 76-126; P.A. 12-66, S. 18.)History: 1963 act added provision relative to probate judge; P.A. 76-18 changed “judge of probate” to “probate court administrator”; P.A. 76-126 deleted provision for approval by the attorney general; P.A. 12-66 substituted “reproduced pursuant to this chapter” for “so reproduced”, deleted reference to Probate Court Administrator in the case of probate records, inserted Subdiv. designators (1) and (2) and made a technical change.See Sec. 11-8(b) re appointment of Public Records Administrator.Cited. 168 C. 435; 169 C. 186; 206 C. 449; 220 C. 225.
CT Gen Stat § 1-20 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 1 - Provisions of General Application|Chapter 3 - Public Records: General Provisions|Section 1-20 - Refusal of access. Appeal.

 Section 1-20 is repealed.(1957, P.A. 428, S. 2, 3; 1961, P.A. 521; 1969, P.A. 311; P.A. 74-183, S. 160, 291; P.A. 75-342, S. 17.)
CT Gen Stat § 1-20d (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 1 - Provisions of General Application|Chapter 3 - Public Records: General Provisions|Section 1-20d - Alteration of records of law enforcement agencies prior to disclosure.

 Section 1-20d is repealed.(P.A. 88-227, S. 3, 4; P.A. 90-335, S. 2.)
CT Gen Stat § 1-22 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 1 - Provisions of General Application|Chapter 4 - Oaths|Section 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 administered has reason to believe that any other ceremony will be more binding upon the conscience of the witness, such court or authority may permit or require any other ceremony to be used.(1949 Rev., S. 3573.)Statutory formalities are to be observed. 41 C. 206. Whether witness has scruples of conscience against taking an oath is to be accepted from statement of witness without further proof; error to deny accused right to affirm on sole ground that he believed in Supreme Being. 109 C. 711. Cited. 176 C. 17; 210 C. 359; 211 C. 555; Id., 672; 224 C. 563.Cited. 9 CA 1.
CT Gen Stat § 1-23 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 1 - Provisions of General Application|Chapter 4 - Oaths|Section 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 affirmation may be administered to him in the form of the oath prescribed, except that instead of the word “swear” the words “solemnly and sincerely affirm and declare” shall be used and instead of the words “so help you God” the words “upon the pains and penalties of perjury or false statement” shall be used.(1949 Rev., S. 3574; 1971, P.A. 871, S. 57.)History: 1971 act added the words “or false statement” to wording of affirmation.Cited. 202 C. 463; 211 C. 555.Cited. 9 CA 1.
CT Gen Stat § 1-24a (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 1 - Provisions of General Application|Chapter 4 - Oaths|Section 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 before any proper officer.(P.A. 99-84, S. 32.)
CT Gen Stat § 1-26 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 1 - Provisions of General Application|Chapter 5 - Bonds|Section 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 otherwise provided by the general statutes”.
CT Gen Stat § 1-27 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 1 - Provisions of General Application|Chapter 5 - Bonds|Section 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 responsible with a bank, savings bank or safe-deposit or trust company authorized by law to do business as such, or with any other depository approved by the court requiring such obligation or by a judge thereof, if such deposit is otherwise legal, for the safekeeping thereof. Such deposit shall be made in such manner as to prevent the withdrawal of such money or assets or any part thereof without the written consent of such surety or sureties or an order of such court or judge made on such notice to such surety or sureties as such court or judge directs; provided such agreement shall not release from or change the liability of the principal or sureties as established by the terms of such bond.(1949 Rev., S. 3578.)
CT Gen Stat § 1-28 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 1 - Provisions of General Application|Chapter 6 - Uniform Acknowledgment Act|Section 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.
CT Gen Stat § 1-29 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 1 - Provisions of General Application|Chapter 6 - Uniform Acknowledgment Act|Section 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 justice of the peace; or (6) an attorney admitted to the bar of this state.(1961, P.A. 65, S. 2; P.A. 87-316, S. 2; P.A. 03-278, S. 2.)History: P.A. 87-316 authorized family support magistrates to take acknowledgments; P.A. 03-278 made a technical change in Subdiv. (3), effective July 9, 2003.
CT Gen Stat § 1-30 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 1 - Provisions of General Application|Chapter 6 - Uniform Acknowledgment Act|Section 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) A clerk or deputy clerk of any federal court; (2) a clerk or deputy clerk of any court of record of any state or other jurisdiction; (3) a notary public; (4) a commissioner of deeds; (5) any person authorized by the laws of such other jurisdiction to take acknowledgments; (6) any attorney admitted to the bar in this state as provided in section 1-31a.(1961, P.A. 65, S. 3; P.A. 91-110, S. 6, 9.)History: P.A. 91-110 added Subdiv. (6) permitting acknowledgment of instrument as provided in Sec. 1-31a without the state before attorney admitted to bar in this state.
CT Gen Stat § 1-31 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 1 - Provisions of General Application|Chapter 6 - Uniform Acknowledgment Act|Section 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, or consular agent of the United States accredited to the country where the acknowledgment is made; (2) a notary public of the country where the acknowledgment is made; (3) a judge or clerk of a court of record of the country where the acknowledgment is made; (4) any attorney admitted to the bar in this state as provided in section 1-31a.(1961, P.A. 65, S. 4; P.A. 91-110, S. 7, 9.)History: P.A. 91-110 added Subdiv. (4) permitting acknowledgment of instrument as provided in Sec. 1-31a without the United States before attorney admitted to bar in this state.
CT Gen Stat § 1-31a (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 1 - Provisions of General Application|Chapter 6 - Uniform Acknowledgment Act|Section 1-31a - Acknowledgments by attorney outside state.

 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.(P.A. 91-110, S. 8, 9.)
CT Gen Stat § 1-32 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 1 - Provisions of General Application|Chapter 6 - Uniform Acknowledgment Act|Section 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.)
CT Gen Stat § 1-33 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 1 - Provisions of General Application|Chapter 6 - Uniform Acknowledgment Act|Section 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.)
CT Gen Stat § 1-35 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 1 - Provisions of General Application|Chapter 6 - Uniform Acknowledgment Act|Section 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.)
CT Gen Stat § 1-36 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 1 - Provisions of General Application|Chapter 6 - Uniform Acknowledgment Act|Section 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 territory or insular possession of the United States, the certificate shall be authenticated by a certificate as to the official character of such officer, executed, if the acknowledgment is taken by a clerk or deputy clerk of a court, by the presiding judge of the court or, if the acknowledgment is taken by a notary public, or any other person authorized to take acknowledgments, by a clerk of a court of record of the county, parish or district, or the clerk of the town, in which the acknowledgment is taken. The signature to such authenticating certificate may be a facsimile printed, stamped, photographed or engraved thereon when the certificate bears the seal of the authenticating officer. A judge or clerk authenticating an acknowledgment shall endorse thereon or attach thereto a certificate in substantially the following form:State of ....County of ....I .... (judge or clerk) of the .... in and for said county, which court is a court of record, having a seal, (or I, clerk of the town of .... in said county,) do hereby certify that .... by and before whom the foregoing (or annexed) acknowledgment was taken, was at the time of taking the same a notary public (or other officer) residing (or authorized to act) in said county, and was authorized by the laws of said state to take and certify acknowledgments in said state, and, further, that I am acquainted with his handwriting and that I believe that the signature to the certificate of acknowledgment is genuine.In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the court this .... day of ...., 20...(3) If the acknowledgment is taken without the United States and by a notary public or a judge or clerk of a court of record of the country or the clerk of the town where the acknowledgment is taken, the certificate shall be authenticated by a certificate under the great seal of state of the country, affixed by the custodian of such seal, or by a certificate of a diplomatic, consular or commercial officer of the United States accredited to that country, certifying as to the official character of such officer. The officer authenticating an acknowledgment shall endorse thereon or attach thereto a certificate in substantially the form prescribed in subsection (2) of this section.(1961, P.A. 65, S. 9; 1971, P.A. 387, S. 2.)History: 1971 act included town clerks; (Revisor's note: In 2001 the reference in this section to the date “19..” was changed editorially by the Revisors to “20..” to reflect the new millennium).See Sec. 47-7 re validity of acknowledgments taken in other state or U.S. territory.These statutory requirements are inapplicable to extradition documentation because Sec. 54-159 provides for authentication by the executive authority. 195 C. 465.
CT Gen Stat § 1-37 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 1 - Provisions of General Application|Chapter 6 - Uniform Acknowledgment Act|Section 1-37 - Acknowledgment in compliance with law of other jurisdiction.

 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 execution, if in a state, a territory or insular possession of the United States, or in the District of Columbia, verified by the official seal of the officer before whom it is acknowledged, and authenticated in the manner provided by subsection (2) of section 1-36, shall have the same effect as an acknowledgment in the manner and form prescribed by the laws of this state for instruments executed within the state.(1961, P.A. 65, S. 10.)