§ 42b-7 — Appointment by issuer of authenticity agents, transfer agents, registrars and other agents. Establishment of depository system for transfer of registered public obligations.

(a) An issuer or an issuer's official or official body on behalf of the issuer may appoint for such term as may be agreed, including for as long as a registered public obligation may be outstanding, corporate or other authenticating agents, transfer agents, registrars, paying or other agents and specify the terms of their appointment, including their rights, their compensation and duties, limits upon their liabilities and provision for their payment of liquidated damages in the event of breach of certain of the duties imposed, which liquidated damages may be made payable to the issuer, the owner or a financial intermediary. None of such agents need have an office or do business within this state. The provisions of this subsection shall not relieve any issuer from any obligation applicable to it pursuant to section 7-373. (b) An issuer or an issuer's official or official body on behalf of the issuer may agree with custodian banks and financial intermediaries and nominees of any of them in connection with the establishment and maintenance by others of a central depository system for the transfer or pledge of registered public obligations. Any such custodian banks and financial intermediaries and nominees may, if qualified and acting as fiduciaries, also serve as authenticating agents, transfer agents, registrars, paying or other agents of the issuer with respect to the same issue of registered public obligations. (c) Nothing shall preclude the issuer from itself performing, either alone or jointly with other issuers, any transfer, registration, authentication, payment or other function described in this section.

Legislative History

(P.A. 83-519, S. 7, 23; P.A. 06-196, S. 272.) History: P.A. 06-196 made a technical change in Subsec. (a), effective June 7, 2006.