(a) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (b), a term in a lease agreement is ineffective to the extent that it:

(1) Prohibits, restricts or requires the consent of a party to the lease to the assignment or transfer of, or the creation, attachment, perfection or enforcement of a security interest in, an interest of a party under the lease contract or in the lessor's residual interest in the goods; or

(2) Provides that the assignment or transfer or the creation, attachment, perfection or enforcement of the security interest may give rise to a default, breach, right of recoupment, claim, defense, termination, right of termination or remedy under the lease.

(b) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (c) of section 42a-2A-403, a term described in subdivision (2) of subsection (a) is effective to the extent that there is:

(1) A transfer by the lessee of the lessee's right of possession or use of the goods in violation of the term; or

(2) A delegation of a material performance of either party to the lease contract in violation of the term.

(c) The creation, attachment, perfection or enforcement of a security interest in the lessor's interest under the lease contract or the lessor's residual interest in the goods is not a transfer that materially impairs the lessee's prospect of obtaining return performance or materially changes the duty of or materially increases the burden or risk imposed on the lessee within the purview of subsection (e) of section 42a-2A-403 unless, and then only to the extent that, enforcement actually results in a delegation of material performance of the lessor.

(1959, P.A. 133, S. 9-407; 1971, P.A. 218, S. 1; P.A. 73-240, S. 3, 4; P.A. 76-229, S. 5, 6; 76-369, S. 34; P.A. 80-419, S. 9; P.A. 88-159, S. 8, 11; P.A. 89-243, S. 3, 4; 89-251, S. 185, 203; May Sp. Sess. P.A. 92-6, S. 114, 117; P.A. 93-363, S. 33; P.A. 01-132, S. 69; P.A. 02-131, S. 104; P.A. 03-62, S. 7.)

History: 1971 act added provision prohibiting charge of fee to state when request made by state officials; P.A. 73-240 prohibited charge of fee to municipality when request made by municipal officers; P.A. 76-229 raised certificate fee from $3 to $5, standard copy fee from $1 to $3 and per page fee for copies of more than three pages from $1 to $3; P.A. 76-369 imposed $10 fee for requests not in standard form; P.A. 80-419 raised fee for requests in standard form from $5 to $6 and for those in nonstandard form from $10 to $11; P.A. 88-159 amended Subsec. (2) by increasing uniform fee for certificate from $6 to $12 if request is in standard form and from $11 to $22 if in any other form; P.A. 89-243 amended Subsec. (2) by changing “copy” to “photographic or electronic copy”; P.A. 89-251 increased the fees in Subsec. (2); May Sp. Sess. P.A. 92-6 increased the fee for a certificate from $18 to $25 and deleted the reference to the standard form; P.A. 93-363 deleted Subsec. (1) re obligation of filing officer upon request to note upon copy file number and date and hour of original and deliver copy to person filing financing statement, termination statement of assignment or statement of release if person furnishes copy to filing officer; P.A. 01-132 replaced former provisions re information from filing officer with provisions re restrictions on creation or enforcement of security interest in leasehold interest or in lessor's residual interest; P.A. 02-131 amended Subsec. (b) by adding language re except as otherwise provided in Sec. 42a-2A-403(g) and amended Subsec. (c) by adding language re within the purview of Sec. 42a-2A-403(d); P.A. 03-62 amended Subsecs. (b) and (c) to make technical changes.