Section 45a-207 - (Formerly Sec. 45-193). Investments held by foreign corporation as executor or trustee; use of nominee(a) Except as otherwise provided by this section, all investments held, as executor or testamentary trustee of the estate of any resident of this state or of any nonresident leaving property within this state, by any foreign corporation which is qualified to act as executor or testamentary trustee in this state as provided by section 45a-206, shall be segregated and shall not be mingled with other assets of such foreign corporation or with the investments of any other trust, and shall, except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, be so held as clearly to set forth the fiduciary capacity in which such foreign corporation is acting.(b) A foreign corporation which is appointed to act in this state pursuant to the provisions of section 45a-206, owning stock as a trustee, may deposit or arrange for the deposit of such stock or other securities in a clearing corporation, as defined in subdivision (5) of subsection (a) of section 42a-8-102, and may hold it in the name of a nominee, including the nominee of such clearing corporation, without mention of the trust in the stock certificate or stock registration book; provided (1) the trust records and all reports or accounts rendered by the trustee clearly show the ownership of the stock by the trustee and the facts regarding its holding; and (2) except for stock and other securities deposited in a clearing corporation, the nominee shall deposit with the trustee a signed statement showing the trust ownership, shall either endorse the stock certificate in blank or execute a power of attorney for transfer in blank, and shall not have possession of the stock certificate or access thereto except under the immediate supervision of the trustee. The trustee shall be personally liable for any loss to the trust resulting from any act of such nominee in connection with stock so held. If such foreign corporation is acting as trustee with one or more cotrustees, it shall secure, in advance, the consent, in writing, of such cotrustee or cotrustees to the registration of stock in the name of a nominee, and such cotrustees are authorized to consent thereto. As used in this section, "trustee" includes executors and testamentary trustees of the estates of any residents of this state or of any nonresidents leaving property within this state.Conn. Gen. Stat. § 45a-207
(1951, S. 2928d; P.A. 73-332; P.A. 80-476, S. 190; P.A. 03-19, S. 98.)
See Sec. 45a-199 for definition of "fiduciary".