N.D. Cent. Code § 6-05-15.4
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6-05-15.4. Multiple offices or places of business - Application to state banking board - Hearing
Official statutory text
6-05-15.4. Multiple offices or places of business - Application to state banking board -
Hearing.
1. A trust company may establish and maintain for itself and its operating subsidiary
organizations one or more offices or places of business within this state, throughout
the United States, in foreign countries, or in dependencies or insular possessions of
the United States upon written application to the department of financial institutions.
Additional branches in the United States may be approved by the commissioner, while
all other branches must be approved by the state banking board. The application must
include the information specified by the board.
2. Notice of the application to establish and maintain an office or place of business must
be published as required by the state banking board.
3. The commissioner shall determine if the application is complete and shall notify the
trust company of the determination. If the commissioner determines the application is
incomplete, the commissioner shall request the additional information necessary to
complete the application. The commissioner or state banking board either shall
approve the application or shall notify the trust company that a hearing on the
application will be required.
4. Any hearing required by the commissioner or state banking board must be
commenced and concluded by issuance of an order of the board.
5. The commissioner or state banking board may disapprove the application if the
commissioner or board find:
a. The establishment and maintenance of the office or place of business will
jeopardize the solvency of the trust company; or
b. The operation of more than one office or place of business by the trust company
will place the company in an unsafe and unsound condition.
6. If a North Dakota chartered trust company desires to move a branch previously
established to another location, the trust company shall apply to the commissioner for
such authority and provide the commissioner with such relevant information as the
commissioner may reasonably request.
Hearing.
1. A trust company may establish and maintain for itself and its operating subsidiary
organizations one or more offices or places of business within this state, throughout
the United States, in foreign countries, or in dependencies or insular possessions of
the United States upon written application to the department of financial institutions.
Additional branches in the United States may be approved by the commissioner, while
all other branches must be approved by the state banking board. The application must
include the information specified by the board.
2. Notice of the application to establish and maintain an office or place of business must
be published as required by the state banking board.
3. The commissioner shall determine if the application is complete and shall notify the
trust company of the determination. If the commissioner determines the application is
incomplete, the commissioner shall request the additional information necessary to
complete the application. The commissioner or state banking board either shall
approve the application or shall notify the trust company that a hearing on the
application will be required.
4. Any hearing required by the commissioner or state banking board must be
commenced and concluded by issuance of an order of the board.
5. The commissioner or state banking board may disapprove the application if the
commissioner or board find:
a. The establishment and maintenance of the office or place of business will
jeopardize the solvency of the trust company; or
b. The operation of more than one office or place of business by the trust company
will place the company in an unsafe and unsound condition.
6. If a North Dakota chartered trust company desires to move a branch previously
established to another location, the trust company shall apply to the commissioner for
such authority and provide the commissioner with such relevant information as the
commissioner may reasonably request.
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