{"data":{"id":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-1-1a","jurisdiction":"us-ct","citation":"Conn. Gen. Stat. § 1-1a","heading":"Terms relating to security in personal property.","body":"Unless the context of any statute requires a different interpretation, all words and terms appearing in any statute and relating to security in personal property shall be construed to mean their counterparts in section 42a-1-201 and chapter 748. In particular “chattel mortgage”, “conditional sale contract” or “lien” on personal property, except a lien of the type to which chapter 748 does not apply under subdivision (2) of subsection (d) of section 42a-9-109, shall be construed to mean “security interest”; “mortgagor” and “conditional vendee” shall be construed to mean “debtor”; “mortgagee” and “conditional vendor” shall be construed to mean “secured party”.","path":["TITLE 1. PROVISIONS OF GENERAL APPLICATION","CHAPTER 1. CONSTRUCTION OF STATUTES"],"source_url":"https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/sup/chap_001.htm#sec_1-1a","current_through":"Revised to January 1, 2026 (2026 Supplement to the General Statutes of Connecticut, applied over the base revision of January 1, 2025)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T19:07:19Z","sha256":"f920cb25df7e9a0ce6f04ebd563e717e320301c1b971d156449787bc3478c97e","source_id":"us-ct","stale":false,"prev":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-1-1","next":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-1-1b"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}