Connecticut e-signature and notarization law

Connecticut's electronic signature law: the Connecticut Uniform Electronic Transactions Act (Conn. Gen. Stat. §§ 1-266 to 1-286). Electronic signatures are also valid under the federal ESIGN Act for most transactions. Some documents are excluded, such as wills, divorce and adoption documents, court orders and certain official notices.

The fuller federal list is in our guide to e-signing in the United States.

What Connecticut's e-signature law does not cover

Section 1-268 of the Connecticut General Statutes sets the limits. The Act does not apply to:

• A transaction governed by a law on the creation and execution of wills, codicils or testamentary trusts.
• The Uniform Commercial Code, other than section 42a-1-306 and articles 2 and 2A of title 42a, except to the extent section 1-281 provides.
• Notices governed by a law requiring them to be furnished, such as notice of the cancellation or termination of utility services.
• Any document required to accompany the transportation or handling of hazardous materials, pesticides or other toxic or dangerous materials.
• The rules of court practice and procedure under the Connecticut Practice Book.

Remote online notarization in Connecticut

Remote online notarization: allowed in Connecticut, but not for wills, codicils, trusts or real estate closings, among other records.

Conn. Gen. Stat. § 3-95b allows a document to be notarized for an individual who is not in the notary's physical presence, if the individual and the notary can communicate simultaneously, in real time, by sight and sound.

The process finishes on paper. The individual must mail or otherwise deliver the signed original to the notary, who completes it with the notary's commission signature and official stamp or seal.

Section 3-95b also lists records that may not be acknowledged remotely. The list begins with the making and execution of a will, codicil, trust or trust instrument and ends with a real estate closing. The section comes from Public Act 23-28 and Public Act 24-97.

SignAndGo doesn't notarize documents. A commissioned notary does that, using a remote notarization platform where the state allows it.

Where to read Connecticut's law

• Electronic signatures: Conn. Gen. Stat. §§ 1-266 to 1-286, exclusions at § 1-268.
• Remote notarization: Conn. Gen. Stat. § 3-95b (P.A. 23-28, P.A. 24-97).

Checked against Connecticut's published law on November 2, 2026. This is general information, not legal advice.