Connecticut · Conn. Gen. Stat. §3-95bConnecticut remote notarization: how it works, and why it can't be used for a real estate closing

Connecticut lets a notary notarize a document for someone not physically present if they can communicate simultaneously in real time by sight and sound, and the notary identifies the individual by personal knowledge, an unexpired government photo ID with name and signature, at least two types of identity proofing, or a credible witness (Conn. Gen. Stat. §3-95b(b)). For a signer outside Connecticut or outside the United States, the record must be for a Connecticut court or government matter, involve property in Connecticut or a transaction substantially connected to Connecticut, or otherwise not be prohibited from being notarized outside the state (§3-95b(c)). The signer mails or delivers the signed original to the notary, who then certifies it with the notary's signature and seal; the notarization is dated when the notary watched the signing (§3-95b(d)–(e)). But no record may be acknowledged remotely in a real estate closing as defined in §51-88a, in executing a power of attorney, or in several estate and health-care documents – such an acknowledgment is ineffective for any purpose and violates §51-88, the unauthorized practice of law statute (§3-95b(i)).