Section 7-16. – Bond.
Section 7-16 is repealed. (1949 Rev., S. 545; 1953, S. 219d; P.A. 82-327, S. 12.)
Section 7-16a. – Notice to Secretary of the State of appointment of town clerk, vacancy in appointed office of town clerk.
If a town clerk is appointed under a special law or a town charter, the appointing authority or, if none, the chief executive official of the town, shall, within ten days after such an appointment is made, file a notice of such appointment with the Secretary of the State, indicating the name and address of […]
Section 7-17. – Oath of town clerks.
Town clerks, before entering upon the duties of their office, shall be sworn, and the authority administering the oath shall file a certificate thereof with the town clerk, who shall record the same. The moderator of any town election at which a town clerk has been elected may administer to such town clerk the oath […]
Section 7-18. – Neglect of duty.
Section 7-18 is repealed, effective October 1, 2002. (1949 Rev., S. 526; 1953, S. 257d; P.A. 02-89, S. 90.)
Section 7-19. – Assistant town clerks. Notice to Secretary of the State of appointment, vacancy.
Each town clerk may, unless otherwise provided by charter or ordinance, appoint assistant town clerks, who, having taken the oath provided for town clerks, shall, in the absence or inability of the town clerk, have all the powers and perform all the duties of the town clerk. Within ten days after a town clerk appoints […]
Section 7-20. – Acting town clerk.
When any town clerk is unable to discharge the duties of his office and has omitted or is unable to appoint an assistant town clerk, the selectmen may appoint one, who, having been sworn, shall act as town clerk during such inability or until the next town election. (1949 Rev., S. 547; 1953, S. 221d.) […]
Section 7-21. – Town clerk pro tempore.
When the town clerk is absent from any town meeting, such town meeting may choose a clerk pro tempore. (1949 Rev., S. 548; 1953, S. 222d.)
Section 7-22. – Removal of town clerks.
Whenever complaint in writing is made to the Attorney General that the town clerk of any town is guilty of misconduct, wilful and material neglect of duty or incompetence in the conduct of such town clerk's office, the Attorney General shall make such investigation of the charges as the Attorney General deems proper and shall, […]
Section 7-22a. – Certification program for town clerks.
(a) There shall be a committee for the purpose of establishing a program and procedures for the training, examination and certification of town clerks and assistant town clerks. The committee shall consist of six members, one of whom shall be from the office of the Secretary of the State, one of whom shall be from […]
Section 7-23. – Records and copies.
Town clerks shall keep the records of their respective towns and truly enter therein, either by transcribing or by photographic, micrographic, electronic imaging or any other process approved by the Public Records Administrator, all votes of the town and give true copies of the same and of all deeds and other instruments by them recorded; […]
Section 7-24. – Recording of instruments; safekeeping of records; recording of illegible instruments; form of instruments.
(a) Each town clerk who is charged with the custody of any public record shall provide suitable books, files or systems, acceptable to the Public Records Administrator, for the keeping of such records and may purchase such stationery and other office supplies as are necessary for the proper maintenance of the town clerk's office. Such […]
Section 7-25. – Index.
Each town clerk shall, within five days after receipt of an instrument for record, enter the names of all the grantors in a grantor index and all the grantees in a grantee index, in alphabetical order, and cross-indexed as to the party first identified as grantor or grantee on the instrument, the nature of the […]
Section 7-25a. – Electronic indexing system.
Not later than January 1, 2009, each town shall provide public access to an electronic indexing system that combines the grantor index and the grantee index of the town's land records. (P.A. 07-252, S. 56.) History: P.A. 07-252 effective July 1, 2007.
Section 7-26. – Errors to be corrected.
The town clerk of each town shall correct all errors and omissions in the indexes to the land records of such town and all omissions of the town clerk or his assistant to attest the records of conveyances of land with the genuine signature of such clerk or assistant, which shall be noted and reported […]
Section 7-26a. – Indemnification of clerk with respect to claims arising out of land record errors.
Each town shall indemnify and save harmless the town clerk of such town, whether such clerk is compensated on a salary or fee basis, from financial loss and expense, including legal fees and costs, if any, arising out of any claim, demand, suit or judgment by reason of alleged negligence resulting in any errors or […]
Section 7-27. – Municipal records to be kept in fire-resistive vaults or safes.
All public records of towns, cities and boroughs shall be kept in fire-resistive vaults or safes except when in actual use for the purpose of examination or entry. If the proper authorities in any town, city or borough fail to provide such vaults or safes, the Public Records Administrator may give an order to the […]
Section 7-27a. – Destruction of original land records or instruments.
Whenever land records or instruments have been photographed, microphotographed or otherwise reproduced by electronic imaging or any other process approved by the Public Records Administrator, as permitted under section 1-16, and the reproduced images have been placed in conveniently accessible files, and adequate provision has been made for preserving, examining and using the same, and […]
Section 7-27b. – Removal of Social Security number from document prior to recording on land records.
Any person whose Social Security number appears on a document that is to be recorded on the land records of a municipality may expunge or cause to be expunged such Social Security number prior to the recording of such document. (P.A. 01-38.)
Section 7-28. – Indexing of mechanic's lien.
Whenever any certificate of mechanic's lien lodged with a town clerk fails to disclose the name of the owner of the premises against which such lien is claimed, such town clerk shall ascertain and index the same from such information as he is able to obtain from the town records or otherwise; but he shall […]
Section 7-29. – Release or assignment of mortgage or lien. Recording of assignment of mortgage.
(a) When any town clerk has recorded any instrument that the town clerk knows to be a release, partial release or assignment of a mortgage or lien recorded on the records of such town, the town clerk shall make a notation on the first page where such mortgage or lien is recorded, stating the book […]