Montana Code 32-1-437. Acceptance and issuance of drafts — rulemaking authority
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32-1-437. Acceptance and issuance of drafts — rulemaking authority. (1) A bank organized and existing under the laws of Montana may accept for payment at a future date drafts drawn upon it by its customers authorizing the holders of the drafts to draw drafts upon it or its correspondents at sight or on time if the total amount of drafts accepted for any one person, firm, or corporation does not at any one time exceed 20% of the capital and surplus of the accepting or issuing bank.
Terms Used In Montana Code 32-1-437
- bank: as used in this chapter means any corporation that has been incorporated to conduct the business of receiving money on deposit or transacting a trust or investment business, as defined in this chapter. See Montana Code 32-1-102
- Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
- Department: means the department of administration provided for in Title 2, chapter 15, part 10. See Montana Code 32-1-109
- Person: includes a corporation or other entity as well as a natural person. See Montana Code 1-1-201
- Surplus: means a fund paid in or created under this chapter by a bank from its net earnings or undivided profits that, when set apart and designated as surplus, is not available for the payment of dividends and cannot be used for the payment of expenses or losses so long as the bank has undivided profits. See Montana Code 32-1-109
(2)The department may adopt rules to implement this section.