(a) An Alabama state branch, Alabama state agency, or Alabama representative office shall be subject to examination by the superintendent at such intervals and in such a manner as he or she shall establish by regulation or order.

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Terms Used In Alabama Code 5-13B-102

  • agency: when used in reference to an office of a foreign bank, shall have the same meaning as is set forth in Section 1(b)(1) of the Federal International Banking Act (12 U. See Alabama Code 5-13B-41
  • Alabama representative office: shall mean any such office that is located in this state. See Alabama Code 5-13B-41
  • Alabama state agency: when used in reference to an office of a foreign bank, shall mean an agency of a foreign bank that is located in this state and licensed pursuant to the provisions of Division 3 of this article. See Alabama Code 5-13B-41
  • Alabama state branch: when used in reference to an office of a foreign bank, shall mean a branch of a foreign bank that is located in this state and licensed pursuant to the provisions of Division 3 of this article. See Alabama Code 5-13B-41
  • bank: as used in this article shall not in any event include a foreign bank or a branch or agency of a foreign bank. See Alabama Code 5-13B-41
  • branch: when used in reference to an office of a foreign bank, shall have the same meaning as set forth in Section 1(b)(3) of the Federal International Banking Act (12 U. See Alabama Code 5-13B-41
  • foreign bank: means any company organized under the laws of a foreign country, a territory of the United States, Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, or the Virgin Islands, that engages directly in the business of banking. See Alabama Code 5-13B-41
  • state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the several territories of the United States. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
  • superintendent: means the superintendent then in office and, where appropriate, all of his or her successors and predecessors in office. See Alabama Code 5-13B-41
  • Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries.
(b) In conducting an examination pursuant to this section, the superintendent shall:

(1) Have full access to the offices, books, accounts, and records of each office located in this state, as well as all of the books, accounts, and records maintained in this state of any office not located in this state of such foreign bank; and
(2) Have authority to require the attendance of and to examine under oath all persons whose testimony may be required relative to the activities of such office.
(c) A foreign bank which is licensed to establish and maintain an Alabama state branch, Alabama state agency, or Alabama representative office shall be assessed a reasonable fee for the expenses incurred by the superintendent in making an examination of such office. Such fee shall be assessed in an amount and in a manner as the superintendent shall establish by regulation.
(d) A foreign bank which is licensed to establish and maintain an Alabama state branch, Alabama state agency, or Alabama representative office shall be subject to all reasonable fees and expenses in such amounts as the superintendent may require by regulation.