(a) A notary public shall be liable to any person for all damages proximately caused to that person by the notary's official misconduct.
(b) An employer of a notary shall be liable to any person for any damages proximately caused to that person by the notary's official misconduct related to the employer's business, if the employer directed, encouraged, consented to, ratified or approved the notary's official misconduct, either in the particular transaction or, implicitly, by previous actions in at least one similar transaction.
(c) An employer of a notary shall be liable to the notary for all damages recovered from the notary as a result of official misconduct that was coerced by threat of the employer, if the threat, such as a threat of demotion or dismissal, was made in reference to a particular notarial act, or, implicitly, by the employer's previous actions in at least one similar transaction. The employer shall also be liable to the notary for damages caused to the notary by demotion, dismissal or other action resulting from the notary's refusal to commit official misconduct.
(P.A. 90-154, S. 12.)
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.