Connecticut § 36a-302 (Formerly Sec. 36-9v). Applicability of federal Expedited Funds Availability Act to banks and credit unions.

Connecticut Statutes

§ 36a-302 — (Formerly Sec. 36-9v). Applicability of federal Expedited Funds Availability Act to banks and credit unions.

Connecticut § 36a-302

Title 36aThe Banking Law of Connecticut

Ch. 665aDeposits

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Bluebook

Conn. Gen. Stat. § 36a-302 (2026).

Text

Each bank, Connecticut credit union and federal credit union shall comply with the applicable provisions of the Expedited Funds Availability Act, 12 USC 4001 et seq. and regulations now and hereafter adopted thereunder, except that for the purposes of this section, the term “account” as defined in Section 229.2 of Regulation CC (12 CFR Part 229) includes savings accounts but does not include:

(1)Accounts where funds deposited in such accounts are payable on a specified date or at the expiration of a specified time after the date of deposit; or (2) savings accounts opened or funded electronically.

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Each bank, Connecticut credit union and federal credit union shall comply with the applicable provisions of the Expedited Funds Availability Act, 12 USC 4001 et seq. and regulations now and hereafter adopted thereunder, except that for the purposes of this section, the term “account” as defined in Section 229.2 of Regulation CC (12 CFR Part 229) includes savings accounts but does not include: (1) Accounts where funds deposited in such accounts are payable on a specified date or at the expiration of a specified time after the date of deposit; or (2) savings accounts opened or funded electronically.

Legislative History

(P.A. 84-164, S. 1; P.A. 85-194; P.A. 87-8; 87-9, S. 2, 3; 87-589, S. 10, 87; P.A. 89-131, S. 1, 2; May Sp. Sess. P.A. 92-11, S. 8, 70; P.A. 94-122, S. 143, 340; P.A. 08-5, S. 1.) History: P.A. 85-194 inserted new provisions designated as Subsecs. (a), (c) and (d) prohibiting the imposition of a check hold period of greater than four business days for checks drawn on banks located in this state and seven business days for checks drawn on banks located out of state, making prior provisions Subsec. (b); P.A. 87-8 amended Subsec. (a) to shorten check hold periods to one business day for checks drawn on the same institution, three business days for checks drawn on institutions located in this state, and five business days for checks drawn on institutions located out of state; (Revisor's note: Pursuant to P.A. 87-9 “banking commissioner” was changed editorially by the Revisors to “commissioner of banking”); P.A. 87-589 made technical change in Subsec. (c); P.A. 89-131 amended Subsec. (a) by adding numeric subdivision designations, changing numeric subparagraph designations to lettered designations and adding Subpara. (2) re compliance with the Expedited Funds Availability Act, amended Subsec. (b) by providing that the provisions of the subsection shall not apply after September 1, 1990, and amended Subsec. (d) by limiting the application of the subsection to prior to September 1, 1990; May Sp. Sess. P.A. 92-11 amended Subsecs. (a) and (b) to replace references to “subdivision (g) of subsection (1) of section 42a-4-104” with “subdivision (9) of subsection (a) of section 42a-4-104”; P.A. 94-122 deleted as obsolete provisions re time limits on deposit availability in Subsec. (a) and Subsecs. (b), (c) and (d), effective January 1, 1995; Sec. 36-9v transferred to Sec. 36a-302 in 1995; P.A. 08-5 designated existing provision re deposited funds payable on specified date or time as Subdiv. (1) and added Subdiv. (2) re savings accounts opened or funded electronically.