Connecticut § 31-338 - Bylaws and regulations.
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§ 31-338. Bylaws and regulations.
Sec. 31-338. Bylaws and regulations. Each association shall have power to determine the premiums, contingent liabilities, assessments, penalties and dividends of its members, and to enforce or administer the same without the limitations imposed upon corporations without capital stock by section 33-1057. It shall also have power to make and amend bylaws or regulations for the prompt, economical and safe conduct of its affairs. All bylaws and regulations of each association shall be filed with the Insurance Commissioner and shall be subject to his approval. If not disapproved by him, they shall go into effect thirty days after filing or at such later date as may be indicated in the bylaws or regulations.
(1949 Rev., S. 7478; 1958 Rev., S. 31-205; 1959, P.A. 617, S. 110; 1961, P.A. 491, S. 64; P.A. 77-614, S. 163, 610; P.A. 80-482, S. 210, 348; P.A. 96-256, S. 186, 209.)
History: 1959 act replaced reference to Sec. 33-149 with reference to Sec. 33-446; 1961 act entirely replaced previous provisions; P.A. 77-614 placed commissioner of insurance within department of business regulation and made insurance department a division within that department, effective January 1, 1979; P.A. 80-482 restored insurance division as independent department with commissioner as its head, deleting reference to abolished business regulation department; P.A. 96-256 replaced reference to Sec. 33-446 with Sec. 33-1057, effective January 1, 1997.
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Section 31-338 ("Bylaws and regulations.") is part of the Connecticut General Statutes, the codified statutory law of Connecticut. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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