Connecticut General Statutes 36a-158 – Establishment and use of automated teller machines and point of sale terminals by out-of-state banks and out-of-state credit unions
(a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, no out-of-state bank or out-of-state credit union may directly or indirectly establish or use an automated teller machine or point of sale terminal in this state. This prohibition does not apply to an out-of-state bank or out-of-state credit union that is authorized under the laws of this state or federal law to accept deposits within this state.
Terms Used In Connecticut General Statutes 36a-158
- Automated teller machine: means a stationary or mobile device that is unattended or equipped with a telephone or televideo device that allows contact with bank personnel, including a satellite device but excluding a point of sale terminal, at which banking transactions, including, but not limited to, deposits, withdrawals, advances, payments or transfers, may be conducted. See Connecticut General Statutes 36a-2
- Bank: means a Connecticut bank or a federal bank. See Connecticut General Statutes 36a-2
- Deposit: means funds deposited with a depository. See Connecticut General Statutes 36a-2
- Out-of-state: includes any state other than Connecticut and any foreign country. See Connecticut General Statutes 36a-2
- Out-of-state bank: means any institution that engages in the business of banking, but does not include a bank, Connecticut credit union, federal credit union or out-of-state credit union. See Connecticut General Statutes 36a-2
- Out-of-state credit union: means any credit union other than a Connecticut credit union or a federal credit union. See Connecticut General Statutes 36a-2
- Point of sale terminal: means a device located in a commercial establishment at which sales transactions can be charged directly to the buyer's deposit, loan or credit account, but at which deposit transactions cannot be conducted. See Connecticut General Statutes 36a-2
- State: means any state of the United States, the District of Columbia, any territory of the United States, Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, the trust territory of the Pacific Islands, the Virgin Islands and the Northern Mariana Islands. See Connecticut General Statutes 36a-2
(b) An out-of-state bank or out-of-state credit union may use an automated teller machine or point of sale terminal located in this state provided: (1) Such bank or credit union obtains permission to use the automated teller machine or point of sale terminal in this state from the owner of such automated teller machine or point of sale terminal; (2) such bank or credit union uses the automated teller machine in this state on a transaction fee basis; (3) unless such bank or credit union or an affiliate of such bank or credit union is otherwise authorized under the laws of this state or federal law to accept deposits within the state, the transactions available to customers of such bank or credit union on any such automated teller machine shall be limited to withdrawals, advances and transfers and shall not include deposit transactions; and (4) any such automated teller machine is established and used in accordance with the provisions of sections 36a-155 and 36a-156.