Connecticut Notary Requirements

Conn. Gen. Stat. § 3-94a. Notaries public. Definitions. (9) "Personal knowledge of identity" means familiarity with an individual resulting from interaction with that individual over a period of time sufficient to eliminate any reasonable doubt that the individual has the identity claimed.
(10) "Satisfactory evidence of identity" means identification of an individual based on (A) at least two current documents, one issued by a federal or state government and containing the individual's signature and either a photograph or physical description, and the other by an institution, business entity or state government or the federal government and containing at least the individual's signature, or (B) the oath or affirmation of a credible person who is personally known to the notary public and who personally knows the individual.

CT SoS Notary Public Manual (Rev. 2023), Section 4.4 (Determining Identity). Acknowledgment forms for individuals state that the notary either personally knows or has satisfactorily proven the identity of the signer on the basis of documents. If the notary does not know the signer personally, Connecticut law requires that the signer provide the notary with at least two forms of identification containing the individual's signature, at least one of which also contains the photograph of the signer, or a physical description. Remember a social security card or birth certificates are not to be used as a form of identification. If an individual requesting notarial services does not have satisfactory forms of identification, identity can be established by the oath or affirmation of a credible witness.

Conn. Gen. Stat. § 3-94a (Notaries public. Definitions): (4) "Notarial act" or "notarization" means any act that a notary public is empowered to perform under the general statutes and includes taking an acknowledgment, administering an oath or affirmation, witnessing or attesting a signature and completing a copy certification.

Conn. Gen. Stat. § 3-94h (Prohibited acts): A notary public shall not (1) perform any official action with intent to deceive or defraud or (2) use the notary's title or seal in an endorsement or promotional statement for any product, service, contest or other offering.

Conn. Gen. Stat. § 3-94q (Death of notary): As soon as possible after the death of a notary public, the notary's personal representative shall destroy the notary's official notarial seal, if any, and file a signed, written notice, with the Secretary of the State, indicating that the notary public has died and the date of death.

Conn. Gen. Stat. § 3-95 (FEES OF NOTARY): The fee for any act performed by a notary public in accordance with the provisions of the general statutes shall not exceed five dollars plus an additional thirty-five cents for each mile of travel.