Connecticut General Statutes
Article 8 - Investment Securities
Section 42a-8-207. - Rights and duties of issuer with respect to registered owners.

(a) Before due presentment for registration of transfer of a certificated security in registered form or of an instruction requesting registration of transfer of an uncertificated security, the issuer or indenture trustee may treat the registered owner as the person exclusively entitled to vote, receive notifications and otherwise exercise all the rights and powers of an owner.

(b) This article does not affect the liability of the registered owner of a security for a call, assessment or the like.
(1959, P.A. 133, S. 8-207; 1961, P.A. 116, S. 8; P.A. 79-435, S. 14; P.A. 96-271, S. 214, 254; P.A. 97-182, S. 23.)
History: 1961 act added reference to Sec. 33-310 in Subsec. (1); P.A. 79-435 specified “certificated” securities in Subsec. (1), inserted new Subsecs. (2) to (6) re uncertificated securities and renumbered former Subsec. (2) as Subsec. (7); P.A. 96-271 amended Subsec. (1) to delete provision that made provisions of said Subsec. subject to Sec. 33-310, effective January 1, 1997; P.A. 97-182 redesignated former Subsec. (1) as Subsec. (a) and amended said Subsec. to rephrase provisions and add reference to “an instruction requesting registration of transfer of an uncertificated security”, deleted former Subsecs. (2) to (6) re uncertificated securities and redesignated former Subsec. (7) as Subsec. (b) and amended said Subsec. to rephrase provisions.
Cited. 181 C. 101.

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