§39-9  CUSIP numbers.  The director offinance, in the director of finance's discretion, may provide that CUSIPidentification numbers shall be imprinted on bonds issued pursuant to thispart.  In the event that CUSIP identification numbers are imprinted on anybonds:

(1)  No number shall constitute a part of the contractevidenced by the particular bond upon which it is imprinted; and

(2)  No liability shall attach to the State or anyofficer or agent thereof, including any fiscal agent, paying agent, or registrarfor the bonds, by reason of the numbers or any use made thereof, including anyuse made by the State or any officer or agent thereof, or by reason of anyinaccuracy, error, or omission.

The director of finance, in the director offinance's discretion, may require that all cost of obtaining and imprintingCUSIP identification numbers shall be paid by the purchaser of the bonds.  Forthe purposes of this section, the term "CUSIP identification numbers"means the numbering system adopted by the Committee for Uniform SecurityIdentification Procedures formed by the Securities Industry Association. [L1988, c 28, pt of §3]