The entries or records of all corporations and all public offices, where entries or records are made of their acts, votes and proceedings, by some officer appointed for that purpose, may be proved by a copy certified under the hand of such officer, and the seal of such corporation or office, if any; and, if any such officer knowingly makes a false certificate, he shall be subject to the penalties provided for false statement.
(1949 Rev., S. 7888; 1971, P.A. 871, S. 120.)
History: 1971 act specified that person who makes a false certificate is punishable by penalties for perjury rather than by penalties for false statement as was previously the case.
Certificate of the clerk indispensable, if it can be had. 26 C. 416. The record must be copied at length. 21 C. 112; 67 C. 459. Proceedings of municipal corporation, which should be recorded, cannot be proved by parol. 40 C. 105. Refers only to domestic entries, files or records. 73 C. 602. Applies to registrar of births, marriages and deaths. 74 C. 706; Id., 718; 98 C. 542; 99 C. 277; 103 C. 516. Stock books of corporation admissible in action against stockholder. 73 C. 379. Records of board of aldermen or city council. 64 C. 237; 81 C. 142. Docket entries of referee in bankruptcy. 69 C. 502; 75 C. 611. Abstract of tax list. 76 C. 174. Reports of selectmen of town. 72 C. 561; 121 U.S. 121. Record of town meeting. 78 C. 98. Records of deeds. 75 C. 68; 78 C. 106. Every state determines what shall constitute record in its courts. 69 C. 493. Records of foreign courts. Id.; 73 C. 588. Effect of copy. 74 C. 718. Certificate of registrar of births admissible to prove any official fact stated therein; as paternity of child. 98 C. 542. Copy of report of state chemist stating alcoholic content of liquor held admissible. 103 C. 515. Certificate of medical examiner stating that in his opinion death was suicidal is admissible to establish that fact; but jury should be cautioned that it is statement of opinion. 102 C. 486. Cited. 128 C. 279. Report of laboratory test which had been made by public agency under duty to perform such tests is competent evidence of its contents under public records exception to hearsay rule. 160 C. 1. Cited. 166 C. 439; 176 C. 131; 181 C. 454; 201 C. 1; 204 C. 507; 211 C. 555.
Cited. 25 CA 217. Certificate was properly admitted into evidence because section has no provision requiring corporate officer to state he is authorized to act in the manner in which he is acting, but merely prescribes that the act may be proved by a document under seal. 51 CA 733.
Cited. 38 CS 384; 42 CS 602.
Cited. 4 Conn. Cir. Ct. 487.
Structure Connecticut General Statutes
Section 52-143. - Subpoenas for witnesses. Penalty for failure to appear and testify.
Section 52-144. - Form of subpoena.
Section 52-145. - Certain witnesses not disqualified. Credibility.
Section 52-146. - Wife as a witness against her husband.
Section 52-146b. - Privileged communications made to clergymen.
Section 52-146c. - Privileged communications between psychologist and patient.
Section 52-146e. - Disclosure of communications.
Section 52-146f. - Consent not required for disclosure, when.
Section 52-146g. - Access to communications and records by persons engaged in research.
Section 52-146i. - Labeling of confidential records.
Section 52-146j. - Judicial relief.
Section 52-146l. - Disclosure of privileged communication by interpreter prohibited.
Section 52-146t. - Protection from compelled disclosure of information obtained by news media.
Section 52-147. - Written statements in actions to recover damages for personal injuries.
Section 52-148. - Depositions in civil actions and probate proceedings.
Section 52-148a. - Taking of depositions. When court order necessary.
Section 52-148b. - Notice of taking of deposition.
Section 52-148d. - Requirements for taking of depositions. Party subject to taking of deposition.
Section 52-149. - Depositions of persons sixty years old.
Section 52-149a. - Depositions of medical witnesses.
Section 52-150. - Interested persons not to write depositions.
Section 52-151. - Custody and opening of depositions.
Section 52-152. - Depositions of persons in armed forces.
Section 52-156. - Preservation of the testimony of a witness.
Section 52-156a. - Deposition to perpetuate testimony before action or pending appeal.
Section 52-157. - Taking of deposition may be adjourned.
Section 52-158. - Deposition may be used in Appellate Court.
Section 52-159. - Deposition may be used in another action.
Section 52-161. - Transcript of stenographer's or court reporter's record part of official record.
Section 52-161a. - Subpoenaing of court reporter as witness.
Section 52-161b. - Subpoenaing of crime victim by pro se litigant. Court authorization required.
Section 52-162. - Exemplification of laws of other states.
Section 52-163a. - Determination of the law of jurisdictions outside this state.
Section 52-164. - Reports of judicial decisions of other states.
Section 52-165. - Records of corporations and public offices.
Section 52-166. - Orders of state officials.
Section 52-167. - Corporation certificates; copies as prima facie evidence.
Section 52-168. - U.S. revenue stamps on recorded documents.
Section 52-169. - Protests of bills and notes.
Section 52-170. - Records of directors of health and religious societies.
Section 52-171. - Sworn copies of files and records.
Section 52-172. - Declarations and memoranda of deceased persons.
Section 52-173. - Entries admissible for those claiming title from decedent.
Section 52-175. - Entries and memoranda of mentally ill and incapable persons.
Section 52-175a. - Negligence action, construction of acts of blind person.
Section 52-176. - Promise to pay barred debt to be in writing.
Section 52-177. - Action on bond. Burden of proving value of principal's interest.
Section 52-178. - Adverse party or officer, agent or employee thereof may be compelled to testify.
Section 52-178a. - Physical examination of plaintiff, when.
Section 52-179. - Seal and its equivalent.
Section 52-180. - Admissibility of business entries and photographic copies.
Section 52-180a. - Admissibility of out-of-state hospital record or bill for treatment.
Section 52-180c. - Admissibility of evidence of sexual misconduct.
Section 52-181. - Evidence of death or capture.
Section 52-182. - Presumption of family car or motorboat in operation by certain person.
Section 52-183. - Presumption of agency in motor vehicle operation.
Section 52-184a. - Evidence obtained illegally by electronic device inadmissible.
Section 52-184b. - Failure to bill and advance payments inadmissible in malpractice cases.