Connecticut passed Public Act 23-28 available at https://cga.ct.gov/2023/ACT/PA/PDF/2023PA-00028-R00SB-01040-PA.PDF
A CT notary has some heavy restrictions to deal with, for example, unless the signer is located in CT, the document must have a connection to CT. There is also a provision that "Once the record notarized pursuant to subsection (b) of this section is signed by the individual in accordance with the procedures set forth in this section, the individual shall mail or otherwise cause to be delivered the signed original copy of the record to the notary public for certification and execution with the notary's commission signature and official stamp or seal." That might mean that it's really remote ink notarization (RIN) rather than RON.
A key restriction for a CT notary is not allowed for real estate closings. There is also a provision seems to say that any instrument pertaining to real property located in CT may not be done by remote communication by an out-of-state notary.
I wonder if all these restrictions will lead to most of the RON platforms not accepting CT notaries. I wonder if they will make any effort to screen documents to exclude CT real estate documents. |
