(a) No license issued under section 36a-556 shall be assignable or transferable. Any change in any control person of the licensee, except a change of a director, general partner or executive officer that is not the result of an acquisition or change of control of the licensee, shall be the subject of an advance change notice filed on the system at least thirty days prior to the effective date of such change and no such change shall occur without the commissioner's approval.

(b) No licensee may use any name other than its legal name or a fictitious name approved by the commissioner, provided such licensee may not use its legal name if the commissioner disapproves of such name. No licensee shall engage in any activity requiring a small loan license under any other name or at any other place of business than that named in the license. Any proposed change in a licensee's name or to the licensee's place of business shall be the subject of an advance change notice filed on the system at least thirty days prior to the effective date of such change and no such change to the licensee's name or place of business shall be made without the commissioner's approval of such change.

(c) The commissioner may automatically suspend any license for a violation of this section or upon a failure of the licensee to designate a qualified individual or branch manager who meets the requirements set forth in section 36a-562 not later than thirty-days after such position becomes vacant. After a license has been automatically suspended pursuant to this subsection, the commissioner shall (1) give the licensee notice of the automatic suspension, pending proceedings for revocation of or refusal to renew the license pursuant to section 36a-570 and an opportunity for a hearing in accordance with section 36a-51, and (2) require the licensee to take or refrain from taking action as the commissioner deems necessary to effectuate the purpose of this section.

(1957, P.A. 439, S. 5; 1959, P.A. 555; 1963, P.A. 175, S. 3; 1969, P.A. 242, S. 4; P.A. 79-134; P.A. 83-345, S. 1, 2; P.A. 16-65, S. 30; P.A. 18-173, S. 37.)

History: 1959 act expanded and clarified insurance refund provisions; 1963 act clarified provision re amount of life insurance required; 1969 act deleted detailed provisions re insurance amounts, charges and refunds and specified that gain or benefit to licensee not deemed additional or excess charges; P.A. 79-134 added exception re coverage of married couple; P.A. 83-345 authorized the providing of accident and health insurance covering one person on a loan, required licensees to inform the borrower of his right not to purchase credit insurance and permitted borrowers to cancel any insurance coverage up to 15 days after the loan is made; Sec. 36-234 transferred to Sec. 36a-566 in 1995; P.A. 16-65 replaced former provisions with new Subsecs. (a) and (b) re license not to be assignable or transferable, use of name and change in control persons, name or place of business, effective July 1, 2016; P.A. 18-173 amended Subsec. (a) by replacing “proposed change” with “change”, replacing “persons” with “person of the licensee, except a change of a director, general partner or executive officer that is not the result of an acquisition or change of control of the licensee,”, and deleting “to the control persons”, added new Subsec. (c) re automatic suspension of license, and made technical and conforming changes.