Connecticut General Statutes
Chapter 1 - Construction of Statutes
Section 1-1a. - Terms relating to security in personal property.

Unless the context of any statute requires a different interpretation, all words and terms appearing in any statute and relating to security in personal property shall be construed to mean their counterparts in subdivision (35) of subsection (b) of section 42a-1-201 and chapter 748. In particular “chattel mortgage”, “conditional sale contract” or “lien” on personal property, except a lien of the type to which chapter 748 does not apply under subdivision (2) of subsection (d) of section 42a-9-109, shall be construed to mean “security interest”; “mortgagor” and “conditional vendee” shall be construed to mean “debtor”; “mortgagee” and “conditional vendor” shall be construed to mean “secured party”.

(1959, P.A. 574, S. 9; P.A. 01-132, S. 152; P.A. 05-109, S. 40.)
History: P.A. 01-132 replaced reference to Sec. 42a-9-104(c) with Sec. 42a-9-109(d)(2); P.A. 05-109 replaced reference to Sec. 42a-1-201(37) with reference to Sec. 42a-1-201(b)(35).
Cited. 182 C. 40; 189 C. 690; 213 C. 184.

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