(a) Except as provided in subsection (c) of this section, the Secretary of the State may appoint as a notary public any qualified person who submits an application in accordance with this section.
(b) In order to qualify for appointment as a notary public, a person shall:
(1) Be eighteen years of age or older at the time of application;
(2) (A) Be a resident of the state of Connecticut at the time of application and appointment, or (B) have one's principal place of business in the state at the time of application and appointment;
(3) Pass a written examination approved or administered by the Secretary;
(4) Submit an application, on a form prescribed and provided by the Secretary, which the applicant shall complete in the applicant's handwriting without misstatement or omission of fact. The application shall be accompanied by (A) a nonrefundable application fee of one hundred twenty dollars, and (B) the recommendation of an individual who has personally known the applicant for at least one year and is not legally related to the applicant.
(c) The Secretary may deny an application based on:
(1) The applicant's conviction of a felony or a crime involving dishonesty or moral turpitude;
(2) Revocation, suspension or restriction of a notary public appointment or professional license issued to the applicant by this state or any other state; or
(3) The applicant's official misconduct, whether or not any disciplinary action has resulted.
(d) Upon approval of an application for appointment as a notary public, the Secretary shall cause a certificate of appointment bearing a facsimile of the Secretary's signature and countersigned by the Secretary's executive assistant or an employee designated by the Secretary to be issued to such appointee.
(e) A notary public may obtain a replacement certificate of appointment by filing a written request with the Secretary, accompanied by a nonrefundable fee of five dollars.
(P.A. 90-154, S. 2; P.A. 95-76, S. 1; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 09-3, S. 142.)
History: P.A. 95-76 added Subdiv. (2)(B) in Subsec. (b) re option of having principal place of business in the state; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 09-3 amended Subsec. (b)(4)(A) to increase application fee from $60 to $120.
Cited. 230 C. 24.
Structure Connecticut General Statutes
Title 3 - State Elective Officers
Section 3-77. - General duties; salary. Office of Secretary full time.
Section 3-78. - Deputy Secretary.
Section 3-79. - Roll of members of General Assembly.
Section 3-80. - Manual and roll.
Section 3-80a. - List of members-elect and “Pocket Manual” to be sent to members-elect, when.
Section 3-81. - Appropriations to be certified.
Section 3-82. - Statement of legislative action.
Section 3-83. - Publication of special acts. Index.
Section 3-84. - Distribution of public acts taking effect from passage.
Section 3-85. - Engrossed bills.
Section 3-86. - Legislative acts and documents to each free public library.
Section 3-87. - Publication of election laws.
Section 3-90. - Register and Manual. Regulations.
Section 3-94a. - Notaries public. Definitions.
Section 3-94c. - Term of office of notary. Recording of certificate and oath.
Section 3-94d. - Reappointment of notary.
Section 3-94e. - Appointment of certain state police officers as notaries.
Section 3-94f. - Prohibitions re lawful transactions.
Section 3-94g. - Disqualification of notary.
Section 3-94h. - Prohibited acts.
Section 3-94i. - Notary's signature.
Section 3-94j. - Official notarial seal.
Section 3-94k. - Notarial certificate. Notarial seal. Stamp.
Section 3-94m. - Warning, reprimand, revocation, suspension, resignation.
Section 3-94n. - Change of address of notary. Fee.
Section 3-94o. - Change of name of notary. Fees.
Section 3-94p. - Procedure for resignation of notary.
Section 3-94q. - Death of notary.
Section 3-95. - Fees of notary.
Section 3-96. - List of Superior Court judges and officials.
Section 3-97. - Records of the colony of New Haven.
Section 3-98. - Photographic or electronic records and copies.
Section 3-99. - Fees for filing and recording in Secretary's office.
Section 3-99b. - Forms of documents filed in Secretary's office.
Section 3-99c. - Deposit of fees.
Section 3-99d. - Electronic business portal. Establishment and purpose. Promotion and modification.
Section 3-100. - Names of streams.
Section 3-105. - Arms of the state.
Section 3-106a. - Reproduction of arms and seal.
Section 3-108. - State flower.
Section 3-108a. - Children's state flower.
Section 3-109a. - State animal.
Section 3-109b. - State insect.
Section 3-109c. - State shellfish.
Section 3-110a. - State to be known as “Constitution State”.
Section 3-110b. - State mineral.
Section 3-110e. - State hero and state heroine.
Section 3-110f. - State poet laureate.
Section 3-110g. - State fossil.
Section 3-110h. - State troubadour.
Section 3-110i. - State composer. Charles Edward Ives Memorial Composer Laureate.
Section 3-110j. - State tartan.
Section 3-110k. - State folk dance.
Section 3-110l. - State cantata.
Section 3-110m. - State flagship and tall ship ambassador.
Section 3-110n. - State aircraft.
Section 3-110o. - State polka.
Section 3-110p. - Second state song.