Connecticut Passes URPERA
  Posted: May 16 2008 | Connecticut | Print Article |

Connecticut has adopted the Uniform Real Property Electronic Recording Act (URPERA). URPERA was signed by Connecticut Gov. M. Jodi Rell on May 12 and takes effect Oct. 1, 2009.

URPERA states that any requirements of state law describing or requiring that a document be an original, on paper or in writing are satisfied by a document in electronic form. Furthermore, any requirement that the document contains a signature or acknowledgment is satisfied by an electronic signature or acknowledgment. The act specifically authorizes a recorder, at the recorder's option, to accept electronic documents for recording and to index and store those documents electronically.

URPERA was drafted by the National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Law (NCCUSL) and approved by the American Bar Association (ABA) in 2004. No state is required to adopt a uniform or model law; however, NCCUSL's uniform and model laws provide states with the basis for legislation that promotes uniformity among the states.