# Conn. Gen. Stat. § 47-6b: Sec. 47-6b. Conveyances to nonprofit land-holding organizations

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_CT_T47_C821_S47-6b

## Section

- **Citation:** Conn. Gen. Stat. § 47-6b
- **Heading:** Sec. 47-6b. Conveyances to nonprofit land-holding organizations
- **Jurisdiction:** Connecticut
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Connecticut Code / Title 47 / Chapter 821 / Section 47-6b

## Text

(1) “Nonprofit land-holding organization” means a nonprofit corporation incorporated pursuant to chapter 602, or any predecessor statute thereto, having as one of its principal purposes the conservation and preservation of land, including, but not limited to, a land trust; and

(2) “Conservation restriction” has the same meaning as provided in section 47-42a .

(b) Any deed or other instrument of conveyance by which an interest in real property, including, but not limited to, a conservation restriction or easement, is conveyed to a nonprofit land-holding organization on or after October 1, 2004, shall, in addition to other requirements of law, be signed by a duly authorized officer of such nonprofit land-holding organization to indicate acceptance of such interest by the nonprofit land-holding organization.

(c) Any person who conveys any interest in real property to a nonprofit land-holding organization on or after October 1, 2004, by a deed or other instrument of conveyance that is not signed by a duly authorized officer of such nonprofit land-holding organization as required under subsection (b) of this section shall be liable for a civil penalty in the amount of five hundred dollars. Any such conveyance shall be deemed an unfair or deceptive trade practice under subsection (a) of section 42-110b .

## Nearby sections

- [Conn. Gen. Stat. § 47-2 Sec. 47-2. Charitable uses.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_CT_T47_C821_S47-2.md)
- [Conn. Gen. Stat. § 47-3 Sec. 47-3. Estate given in fee tail.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_CT_T47_C821_S47-3.md)
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- [Conn. Gen. Stat. § 47-5 Sec. 47-5. Requirements re conveyances of land. Conveyance pursuant to power of attorney.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_CT_T47_C821_S47-5.md)
- [Conn. Gen. Stat. § 47-5a Sec. 47-5a. Persons before whom acknowledgment may be made.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_CT_T47_C821_S47-5a.md)
- [Conn. Gen. Stat. § 47-6 Sec. 47-6. Witnessing and acknowledgment of deeds of corporations and voluntary associations.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_CT_T47_C821_S47-6.md)
- [Conn. Gen. Stat. § 47-6a Sec. 47-6a. Foreign business trust authorized to purchase, hold, transmit, make mortgages on, acquire and convey interests in real estate; filing of trust declaration.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_CT_T47_C821_S47-6a.md)
- [Conn. Gen. Stat. § 47-6b Sec. 47-6b. Conveyances to nonprofit land-holding organizations.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_CT_T47_C821_S47-6b.md)
- [Conn. Gen. Stat. § 47-7 Sec. 47-7. Conveyances and releases executed outside this state. Exception.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_CT_T47_C821_S47-7.md)
- [Conn. Gen. Stat. § 47-7a Sec. 47-7a. (Formerly Sec. 47-58a). Rights of aliens re real estate. Validation of real estate transfers to aliens.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_CT_T47_C821_S47-7a.md)
- [Conn. Gen. Stat. § 47-10 Sec. 47-10. Conveyance to be recorded. Recorded conveyance not invalid or unenforceable if original documentation converted into digital or electronic form, lost or destroyed.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_CT_T47_C821_S47-10.md)
- [Conn. Gen. Stat. § 47-12a Sec. 47-12a. Affidavit of facts relating to title or interest in real estate.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_CT_T47_C821_S47-12a.md)
- [Conn. Gen. Stat. § 47-12b Sec. 47-12b. Unlawful restrictive covenants void. Affidavit or form re unlawful restrictive covenants.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_CT_T47_C821_S47-12b.md)
- [Conn. Gen. Stat. § 47-13 Sec. 47-13. Conveyance of property acquired prior to change of name.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_CT_T47_C821_S47-13.md)

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