Connecticut General Statutes

Conn. Gen. Stat. § 1-28 (2025)

Permissible forms of acknowledgment

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Any instrument may be acknowledged in the manner and form now provided by other laws of this state, or as provided by this chapter.

(1961, P.A. 65, S. 1.)

Cited. 176 C. 17.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1978–2021 · leading case: State v. Grant, 404 A.2d 873 (Conn. 1978).
State v. Grant, 404 A.2d 873 (Conn. 1978). · cites it 4× “The state asserts that responsibility is sufficiently focused on the state's attorney by virtue of his acknowledgement on the application form. Such an assertion misconstrues the vital distinction between an oath and an acknowledgement.”
Rescia Ch. 7 Tr. v. Freedom Mortg. Corp., No. 20-03041 (Bankr. D. Conn. Sept. 30, 2021). · cites it 8× “See, Conn.Gen.Stat. §§ 1-28 – 1-41; 1-57 – 1-65z.”
Shortt v. New Milford Police Dep't, 547 A.2d 107 (Conn. App. Ct. 1988). “” We note that the “affidavit” attached to the defendant’s motion to dismiss was not properly executed under oath. Rather, it was merely “acknowledged [by the signer] to be his free act and deed.”
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