Each town clerk shall keep a special index book to be known as the “Index of Surveys and Maps”. Whenever any map is filed with the town clerk as provided by law, he shall make an entry in said index book, giving the title thereof, the name of each of the owners of such land, the date on which it was filed, the date of the survey and a brief description of the plot surveyed. He shall further keep another and separate index book to be known as “Index of Surveys and Maps by Streets” and whenever any map is filed with the town clerk as provided by law, he shall make an entry in said index book giving the street or streets on which the property abuts, and giving the title of the map, the name of each of the owners of such land, the date on which it was filed, the date of the survey and a brief description of the plot surveyed.
(1949 Rev., S. 558; February, 1965, P.A. 98, S. 2; 574, S. 51; 1969, P.A. 567, S. 1.)
History: 1965 acts required index entry to contain names of owners and the date on which filed and deleted requirement to include name of surveyors; 1969 act added provisions concerning “Index of Surveys and Maps by Streets”.
See Sec. 7-34a re fees charged by town clerks.
See Sec. 11-8i et seq. re historic documents preservation grant program for municipalities.
Purpose and effect of index; does not obviate necessity for specific reference to map in a duly recorded deed. 108 C. 541.
Structure Connecticut General Statutes
Section 7-17. - Oath of town clerks.
Section 7-18. - Neglect of duty.
Section 7-19. - Assistant town clerks. Notice to Secretary of the State of appointment, vacancy.
Section 7-20. - Acting town clerk.
Section 7-21. - Town clerk pro tempore.
Section 7-22. - Removal of town clerks.
Section 7-22a. - Certification program for town clerks.
Section 7-23. - Records and copies.
Section 7-25a. - Electronic indexing system.
Section 7-26. - Errors to be corrected.
Section 7-26a. - Indemnification of clerk with respect to claims arising out of land record errors.
Section 7-27. - Municipal records to be kept in fire-resistive vaults or safes.
Section 7-27a. - Destruction of original land records or instruments.
Section 7-27b. - Removal of Social Security number from document prior to recording on land records.
Section 7-28. - Indexing of mechanic's lien.
Section 7-29. - Release or assignment of mortgage or lien. Recording of assignment of mortgage.
Section 7-30. - Attachment of real estate.
Section 7-31. - Maps of surveys and plots, filing requirements, copies.
Section 7-32. - Index of surveys and maps.
Section 7-33. - Lists of transfers of taxable property.
Section 7-34b. - Accounting of fees required. Salary in lieu of fees.
Section 7-35. - Preservation by town clerks of statutes, special acts and Register and Manual.
Section 7-35a. - Off-site storage of original documents. Requirements.