LCO No. 1718 1 of 1 General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 5556 January Session, 2021 LCO No. 1718 Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY Introduced by: REP. THOMAS, 143rd Dist. AN ACT CONCERNING REMOTE PERFORMANCE OF A NOTARIAL ACT. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened: That the general statutes be amended to permit the remote 1 notarization of documents by a notary public or a commissioner of the 2 Superior Court using an electronic device or process, provided the 3 notary or commissioner of the Superior Court is able to simultaneously 4 communicate by sight and sound with the person requesting the 5 notarial act. 6 Statement of Purpose: To permit the remote performance of any notarial act.