Sec. 36a-307. (Formerly Sec. 36-9dd). Interest on savings deposit accounts.
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(a)For purposes of this section:
(1)“Savings deposit account” means any account at a bank, Connecticut credit union or federal credit union into which deposits are made, where interest is paid periodically on such deposits and which is evidenced by the issuance of a passbook or, in lieu thereof, written receipts and periodic statements provided the deposits in such account
(A)cannot be withdrawn by check or draft, and
(B)are not payable on a specified date or at the expiration of a specified period of time after the date of deposit; and
(2)“earning period” means the period during which interest accrues and at the end of which interest is credited to a savings deposit account.
(b)In the event a depositor withdraws all moneys from a savings deposit account before the end of the earning period during which interest accrues and at the end of which interest is credited, the bank, Connecticut credit union or federal credit union shall pay interest on a pro rata basis from the first day of the earning period to the date of withdrawal, provided Connecticut credit unions and federal credit unions may defer actual payment of such interest until the day following the date dividends are next scheduled to be declared by the Connecticut credit union or the federal credit union.