As used in sections 36a-41 to 36a-45, inclusive:

(1) “Financial institution” means a bank, Connecticut credit union, federal credit union, an out-of-state bank that maintains a branch in this state and an out-of-state credit union that maintains an office in this state.

(2) “Financial records” means any original or any copy, whether physically or electronically retained, of: (A) A document granting signature authority over a deposit account or a share account with a financial institution; (B) a statement, ledger card or other record on any deposit account or share account with a financial institution which shows each transaction in or with respect to that account; (C) any check, draft or money order drawn on a financial institution or issued and payable by such an institution; or (D) any item, other than an institutional or periodic charge, made pursuant to any agreement by a financial institution and a customer which constitutes a debit or credit to that person's deposit account or share account with such financial institution if the item is not included in subparagraph (C) of this subdivision.

(P.A. 77-294, S. 1, 6; 77-614, S. 161, 587, 610; P.A. 78-303, S. 85, 136; P.A. 87-9, S. 2, 3; P.A. 88-65, S. 9, 48; P.A. 91-357, S. 3, 78; P.A. 92-12, S. 5; P.A. 94-122, S. 22, 340; P.A. 01-76, S. 2, 5.)

History: P.A. 77-614 and P.A. 78-303 replaced bank commissioner with banking commissioner, effective January 1, 1979; (Revisor's note: Pursuant to P.A. 87-9 “banking commissioner” was changed editorially by the Revisors to “commissioner of banking”); P.A. 88-65 redefined “financial institution” to delete a reference to industrial bank and amended the definition of “supervisory agency” in Subsec. (e) by excluding the Connecticut Credit Union Share Insurance Corporation; P.A. 91-357 redefined “supervisory agency” to delete references to the Federal Savings and Loan Insurance Corporation and the Federal Home Loan Bank Board and to add references to the Resolution Trust Corporation and the Office of Thrift Supervision; P.A. 92-12 redesignated Subsecs. and Subdivs. and made technical changes; P.A. 94-122 deleted the definition of “customer” in Subdiv. (1), renumbered the remaining Subdivs., added electronically retained records to the definition of “financial records”, deleted Subdivs. (4) and (5) defining “person” and “supervisory agency” and made technical changes, effective January 1, 1995; Sec. 36-9j transferred to Sec. 36a-41 in 1995; P.A. 01-76 redefined “financial institution” in Subdiv. (1) by replacing reference to institutions wherever chartered with provision re out-of-state banks and credit unions and made technical changes in Subdiv. (2), effective July 1, 2001.