(1) A trust company shall not make any loan to any director, officer or employee of the trust company or to any affiliate or any director, officer or employee of an affiliate from its trust funds, and shall not permit any director, officer, employee or affiliate to become indebted to it in any way out of its trust funds, unless specifically authorized to do so by the terms of the trust.

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Terms Used In Oregon Statutes 709.280

  • 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.
  • Person: includes individuals, corporations, associations, firms, partnerships, limited liability companies and joint stock companies. See Oregon Statutes 174.100
  • Violate: includes failure to comply. See Oregon Statutes 174.100

(2) An officer, director or employee of a trust company shall not knowingly violate any provision of this section, or aid or abet any other person in a violation.

(3) This section shall not prevent the maintenance by a trust company of time or demand deposits of its trust funds in an affiliate that is a bank or extranational institution, provided that the bank or extranational institution complies with the requirements of ORS § 709.220 pertaining to obtaining and setting aside bonds, surety bonds and other securities in an amount equal to the portion of the trust funds not insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation. [Amended by 1973 c.797 § 203; 1975 c.544 § 29e; 1983 c.296 § 5b; 1997 c.631 § 218]