Sec. 42a-2A-104. Transactions subject to other law. - Connecticut Statutes

      Sec. 42a-2A-104. Transactions subject to other law. (a) A transaction subject to this article is also subject to:

      (1) Any certificate of title statute covering automobiles, trailers, mobile homes, boats, farm tractors or the like, including chapters 247, 282 and 283 and sections 21-67a and 49-5, except as to the rights of a lessee in the ordinary course of business under subsection (d) of section 42a-2A-404 and subsection (d) of section 42a-2A-405 whose rights arise before a certificate of title covering the goods is effective in the name of any other purchaser;

      (2) Any applicable certificate of title statute of another jurisdiction;

      (3) Any applicable law which establishes a different rule for consumer leases; and

      (4) Any other law of this state to which the transaction is subject, such as laws dealing with:

      (A) The sale or lease of agricultural products;

      (B) The consignment or transfer by artists of works of art or fine prints;

      (C) Distribution agreements, franchises and other relationships through which goods are leased;

      (D) Liability for products which cause injury to person or property;

      (E) The making and disclaimer of warranties;

      (F) Dealers in particular products, such as automobiles, motorized wheelchairs, agricultural equipment and hearing aids; and

      (G) Noncommercial motor vehicles leases subject to chapter 742a.

      (b) If a law of this state applies to a transaction subject to this article, the following rules apply:

      (1) A requirement that a term, waiver, notice or disclaimer be in a writing is satisfied by a record.

      (2) A requirement that a writing or a term be signed is satisfied by an authentication.

      (c) Except for the rights of a lessee in the ordinary course of business under subdivision (1) of subsection (a) of this section, in the event of a conflict between this article, other than section 42a-2A-105, 42a-2A-401 or 42a-2A-402, and a law referred to in subsection (a) of this section, the law referred to in subsection (a) of this section governs.

      (d) Failure to comply with the laws referred to in subsection (a) of this section has only the effect specified therein.

      (P.A. 02-131, S. 4.)