Sec. 36a-679. (Formerly Sec. 36-395). Regulations. - Connecticut Statutes

      Sec. 36a-679. (Formerly Sec. 36-395). Regulations. (a) The commissioner may adopt substantive regulations when authorized by sections 36a-675 to 36a-685, inclusive, and may adopt procedural regulations to carry out the provisions of said sections. Such regulations shall be consistent with the policy of this state as provided in section 36a-677. The commissioner may adopt regulations to carry out the provisions of sections 36a-567 and 36a-568, subdivision (13) of subsection (c) of section 36a-770, and sections 36a-771, 36a-774 and 36a-777. Such regulations shall be adopted in accordance with chapter 54 and shall not be inconsistent with the Consumer Credit Protection Act (15 USC 1601 et seq.).

      (b) No liability shall be imposed under sections 36a-675 to 36a-685, inclusive, for an act done or omitted in conformity with any provision of said sections, the Consumer Credit Protection Act (15 USC 1601 et seq.) or a regulation of the commissioner notwithstanding that after the act or omission the provision may be amended, repealed or determined to be invalid for any reason.

      (1969, P.A. 454, S. 3; P.A. 81-158, S. 4, 17; P.A. 82-18, S. 2, 4; P.A. 88-65, S. 43; P.A. 94-122, S. 305, 340; P.A. 96-109, S. 11.)

      History: P.A. 81-158 amended Subsec. (a) by replacing "prescribe" with "adopt" and by providing that the regulations be consistent with the policy of the state, deleted the language concerning the mandatory and optional provisions of the regulations, and redesignated Subsec. (c) as Subsec. (b) and added "any provision of this chapter, the Consumer Credit Protection Act or", effective March 31, 1982; P.A. 82-18 changed effective date of P.A. 81-158 from March 31, 1982, to "the effective date of Title VI of Public Law 96-221, as contained in Section 625(a) of Public Law 96-221, as amended", i.e. October 1, 1982; P.A. 88-65 made technical changes by adding U.S. code citations; (Revisor's note: In 1991 the incorrect internal reference to section "42-83(2)(d)" was changed editorially by the Revisors to "42-83(3)(d)"); P.A. 94-122 made technical changes, effective January 1, 1995; Sec. 36-395 transferred to Sec. 36a-679 in 1995; P.A. 96-109 made technical changes in Subsec. (a), deleting reference to Subsec. (c) of Sec. 36a-535 and substituting reference to Subdiv. (13) for Subdiv. (12) of Sec. 36a-770(c).

      Annotation to former section 36-395:

      Cited. 34 CS 154.