(a) The commissioner may adopt regulations, in accordance with chapter 54, to carry out the provisions of the Connecticut Truth-in-Lending Act, subdivision (13) of subsection (c) of section 36a-770, and sections 36a-771, 36a-774 and 36a-777. Such regulations shall be consistent with the policy of this state as provided in section 36a-677 and the Consumer Credit Protection Act.

(b) No liability shall be imposed under the Connecticut Truth-in-Lending Act for an act done or omitted in conformity with any provision of said act, the Consumer Credit Protection Act or a regulation of the commissioner notwithstanding that after the act or omission the provision may be amended, repealed or determined to be invalid for any reason.

(1969, P.A. 454, S. 3; P.A. 81-158, S. 4, 17; P.A. 82-18, S. 2, 4; P.A. 88-65, S. 43; P.A. 94-122, S. 305, 340; P.A. 96-109, S. 11; P.A. 15-235, S. 5; P.A. 18-173, S. 93.)

History: P.A. 81-158 amended Subsec. (a) by replacing “prescribe” with “adopt” and by providing that the regulations be consistent with the policy of the state, deleted the language concerning the mandatory and optional provisions of the regulations, and redesignated Subsec. (c) as Subsec. (b) and added “any provision of this chapter, the Consumer Credit Protection Act or”, effective March 31, 1982; P.A. 82-18 changed effective date of P.A. 81-158 from March 31, 1982, to “the effective date of Title VI of Public Law 96-221, as contained in Section 625(a) of Public Law 96-221, as amended”, i.e. October 1, 1982; P.A. 88-65 made technical changes by adding U.S. code citations; (Revisor's note: In 1991 the incorrect internal reference to section “42-83(2)(d)” was changed editorially by the Revisors to “42-83(3)(d)”); P.A. 94-122 made technical changes, effective January 1, 1995; Sec. 36-395 transferred to Sec. 36a-679 in 1995; P.A. 96-109 made technical changes in Subsec. (a), deleting reference to Subsec. (c) of Sec. 36a-535 and substituting reference to Subdiv. (13) for Subdiv. (12) of Sec. 36a-770(c); P.A. 15-235 amended Subsec. (a) by deleting provisions re substantive and procedural regulations, adding reference to adoption in accordance with Ch. 54 and making technical changes, and amended Subsec. (b) by making technical changes, effective August 1, 2015; P.A. 18-173 deleted reference to Secs. 36a-567 and 36a-568.

Annotation to former section 36-395:

Cited. 34 CS 154.