2012 Connecticut General Statutes
Title 36a - The Banking Law of Connecticut
Chapter 665a - Deposits
Section 36a-299 - (Formerly Sec. 36-9i). Permitted and prohibited transfers by negotiable withdrawal order.

(a) A Connecticut bank may permit unlimited transfers by negotiable withdrawal order from a savings account consisting of savings deposits deposited to the credit of, or in which the entire beneficial interest is held by, one or more individuals, or by a corporation, partnership, association or other organization operated primarily for religious, philanthropic, charitable, educational, political, or other similar purposes and not operated for profit or from deposits of public funds by an officer, employee or agent of the United States or of any state, county, municipality or political subdivision thereof.

(b) A Connecticut bank may permit transfers by negotiable withdrawal order from savings accounts in which any beneficial interest is held by a corporation, partnership, association or other organization operated for profit, provided under the terms of the deposit contract or by practice of the bank, the depositor may make no more transfers than the number of transfers permitted under 12 CFR 204.2(d)(2).

(P.A. 73-195, S. 11, 14; P.A. 77-54, S. 2, 4; P.A. 81-472, S. 66, 159; P.A. 83-438, S. 3, 8; P.A. 94-122, S. 140, 340; P.A. 95-70, S. 7, 8; P.A. 11-216, S. 6.)

History: P.A. 77-54 replaced previous provisions which had prohibited transfer by negotiable withdrawal order from savings deposit in name of government, governmental agency, trade, corporation or partnership name or in name containing commercial, occupational or professional designation and had further prohibited such withdrawals from accounts “not in such a name” for governmental, commercial, occupational or professional purposes; Sec. 36-104l transferred to Sec. 36-9i in 1979; P.A. 81-472 made technical changes; P.A. 83-438 allowed state banks and trust companies, savings banks and savings and loan associations to accept public funds in the form of negotiable withdrawal orders; P.A. 94-122 allowed banks to provide NOW accounts to political organizations, effective January 1, 1995; Sec. 36-9i transferred to Sec. 36a-299 in 1995; P.A. 95-70 amended Subsec. (a) to specifically authorize “unlimited” transfer and to delete “only” re withdrawals from savings account and reference to corporations operated for “fraternal” purposes, effective May 31, 1995; P.A. 11-216 amended Subsec. (b) to add provision re practice of the bank and replace former limitation of no more than three transfers by negotiable withdrawal order or check made by depositor, and exceptions to such limitation, with limitation of no more transfers than number permitted under 12 CFR 204.2(d)(2), effective July 13, 2011.