(a) Notwithstanding the provisions of any retail installment contract to the contrary, any retail buyer may satisfy in full at any time before maturity the debt of any retail installment contract and, in so satisfying any such debt on which there are unearned finance charges, shall receive a rebate thereon for such anticipation of payments as provided for by this section. Subject to the provisions of section 36a-690, the amount of such rebate on a retail installment contract other than any such contract for the sale of a commercial vehicle, shall represent at least as great a proportion of the total finance charge less an acquisition cost or minimum finance charge of fifteen dollars, as the sum of the periodical time balances, after the date of prepayment, bears to the sum of all the periodical time balances under the schedule of payments in the original retail installment contract. On a retail installment contract for the sale of a commercial vehicle, the amount of such rebate shall represent at least as great a proportion of the total finance charge as the sum of the periodical time balances, after the date of prepayment, bears to the sum of all the periodical time balances under the schedule of payments in the original retail installment contract and from which resulting amount is deducted an acquisition cost or minimum finance charge of one hundred fifty dollars. When any such rebate is less than one dollar, no rebate need be made.

(b) In the event of prepayment by the retail buyer of any such renewed or extended retail installment contract in full prior to the revised final date of maturity thereof, the sales finance company or retail seller shall refund to the retail buyer a monthly pro rata portion of the renewal or extension charge. When such refund is less than one dollar, no refund need be made.

(c) Whenever such refund is made, the holder of the contract shall, upon request therefor, deliver to the retail buyer a statement clearly setting forth separately the refund of finance charges and insurance premiums.

(1949 Rev., S. 6701; 1949, 1953, S. 2867d; 1957, P.A. 361, S. 2; P.A. 81-163, S. 3, 4; P.A. 89-210, S. 3.)

History: P.A. 81-163 amended Subsec. (a) by providing that if a retail buyer satisfies in full prior to maturity a debt on which there are unearned finance charges he shall receive a rebate thereon, providing that the calculation of the rebate is subject to the provisions of Sec. 36-417z and that a minimum finance charge may be deducted from the total finance charge, and by replacing “refund” with “rebate”; P.A. 89-210 amended Subsec. (a) by adding provisions re commercial vehicles; Sec. 42-96 transferred to Sec. 36a-783 in 1995.

See Sec. 42a-9-203 re attachment and enforceability of security interests.

Annotations to former section 42-96:

Cited. 24 CA 455.

Cited. 34 CS 154.