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GENERAL PROVISIONS (1-22)

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DIVISION 1. BANKS

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CHAPTER 1. SCOPE AND DEFINITIONS (99-151)

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CHAPTER 1.5. TRANSITION PROVISIONS (180-185)

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CHAPTER 2. DEPARTMENT OF FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS

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Article 1. General (200-201)

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Article 2. Commissioner of Financial Institutions (210-223)

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Article 3. Deputies and Employees (230-236)

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Article 4. Administration of Department (250-263)

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Article 4.5. Financial Institutions Fund (265)

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Article 5. State Banking Account (270-277)

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Article 6. General Operational Provisions (280-293)

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Article 7. Enforcement (295-302.3)

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Article 8. Liquidation and Conservation (305-330)

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Article 9. Voluntary Liquidation (335-335.1)

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CHAPTER 3. ORGANIZATION OF BANKS

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Article 1. General (350-357)

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Article 2. Application (360-365)

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Article 4. Authorization to Engage in Banking (399-407)

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CHAPTER 4. BANK OFFICES (500-511)

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CHAPTER 4.5. AUTHORIZATIONS FOR BANKS (550-551)

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CHAPTER 5. CORPORATE REQUIREMENTS

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Article 1. Articles, Bylaws, and Name (600-602)

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Article 2. Shares (620-622)

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Article 3. Distributions to Shareholders (640-646)

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Article 4. Shareholders' Equity (660-663)

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Article 4.5. Capital Notes and Debentures (670)

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Article 5. Directors (679-688)

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Article 5.5. Shareholders (689)

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Article 6. Sale of Securities (690-698)

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Article 7. Acquisition of Control (700-711)

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CHAPTER 6. RESTRICTIONS AND PROHIBITED PRACTICES

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Article 1. General (750-770)

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Article 2. Loans to Insiders (780-787)

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Article 3. Banking Business by Unauthorized Persons (790-795)

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CHAPTER 6.5. AGENCY ACTIVITIES

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Article 1. General Provisions (800-802)

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Article 2. California State Bank as Principal (810-816)

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Article 3. California State Bank as Agent (820-826)

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CHAPTER 7. DEPOSITS

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Article 1. Depositors (850-864)

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Article 1.8. Disclosure of Delayed Availability Policy (866-867)

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Article 2. Dormant Accounts (874)

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CHAPTER 8. WITHDRAWALS AND COLLECTIONS

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Article 1. General (952-954)

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Article 2. Certified Checks (970-971)

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CHAPTER 9. LEGAL INVESTMENTS FOR SAVINGS BANKS (1000-1018)

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CHAPTER 10. COMMERCIAL BANKS

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Article 1. General (1200-1208)

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Article 1.5. Loan and Investment Limitations (1210-1213)

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Article 2. Loan Limits (1220-1242)

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Article 4. Investments (1330-1339)

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Article 5. Miscellaneous (1380-1382)

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CHAPTER 11. INDUSTRIAL BANKS

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Article 1. General Provisions (1400-1403)

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Article 2. Business of Industrial Banks (1410-1412)

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CHAPTER 12. TRUST COMPANIES

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Article 1. General Provisions (1500-1505)

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Article 2. Fiduciary Activities (1520-1522)

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Article 3. Deposits with State Treasurer (1540-1547)

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Article 4. Investments (1560-1565)

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Article 5. General (1580-1593)

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CHAPTER 13. SAFE DEPOSIT

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Article 1. General (1650)

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Article 2. Remedies for Nonpayment of Rent (1660-1680)

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CHAPTER 13.5. FOREIGN (OTHER NATION)BANKS

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Article 1. General Provisions (1700-1716)

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Article 2. Representative Offices (1725-1729)

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Article 3. Agencies and Branch Offices (1750-1763)

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Article 4. Voluntary Surrender of License (1775)

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Article 5. Enforcement (1780-1785)

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CHAPTER 14. MONEY TRANSMISSION ACT

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Article 1. General Provisions (1800-1803)

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Article 2. Exemptions (1805-1806)

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Article 3. Licenses (1810-1822)

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Article 4. Agents (1825-1828)

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Article 5. Eligible Securities (1830-1838)

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Article 6. Consumer Disclosures (1840-1846)

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Article 7. Examinations, Special Reports, and Records (1850-1854)

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Article 8. Enforcement (1860-1868)

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Article 9. Voluntary Surrender of License and Miscellaneous Provisions (1870-1872)

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CHAPTER 15. EXAMINATIONS AND REPORTS

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Article 1. Examinations (1900-1917)

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Article 2. Reports (1935)

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Article 3. Accounting

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CHAPTER 19. INTERNATIONAL AND FOREIGN BANKING AND FINANCING

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Article 1. International and Foreign Banking and Financing Corporations (3500-3548)

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Article 2. Bank Investments in International or Foreign Banking or Financing Corporations Organized Under the Laws of the United States (3560-3562)

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Article 3. Bank Investments in International or Foreign Banking or Financing Corporations Organized Under the Laws of Any State of the Unite (3570)

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Article 4. Bank Investments in Foreign Banks (3580)

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CHAPTER 20. BANK EXTRAORDINARY SITUATION CLOSING (3600-3606)

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CHAPTER 21. BANK HOLDING COMPANIES (3700-3707)

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CHAPTER 21.5. INTERSTATE ACQUISITIONS (3750-3754)

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CHAPTER 22. FOREIGN (OTHER STATE) BANKS

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Article 1. General Provisions (3800-3806)

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Article 2. California Branch Offices (3820-3828)

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Article 3. Facilities of Insured Foreign (Other State) Banks (3840-3845)

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Article 4. Facilities of Uninsured Foreign (Other State) Banks 3 (3860-3871)

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CHAPTER 23. APPROVAL OF NAMES OF NONBANK CORPORATIONS (3900-3904)

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DIVISION 1.1. THE SETTING OF FEES IN CONSUMER CREDIT AGREEMENTS AND RELATED CONSUMER PROTECTIONS (4000-4002)

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DIVISION 1.2. CALIFORNIA FINANCIAL INFORMATION PRIVACY ACT (4050-4060)

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DIVISION 1.3. FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS (4100)

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DIVISION 1.5. DEPOSITORY CORPORATIONS--SALE, MERGER, AND CONVERSION

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CHAPTER 1. GENERAL PROVISIONS

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Article 1. Short Title, Construction, and Severability (4800-4803)

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Article 2. Definitions (4805.01-4805.18)

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Article 3. Other General Provisions (4820-4828.7)

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CHAPTER 2. ADMINISTRATION (4830-4839)

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CHAPTER 3. SALE

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Article 1. General Provisions (4840-4843)

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Article 2. Sale of Whole Business Unit to California State Depository Corporation or California State-Licensed Foreign (Other Nation) Bank (4845-4862)

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Article 3. Sale of Whole Business Unit to Federal Depository Corporation, California Federally Licensed Foreign (Other Nation) Bank, or Insu (4870-4875)

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Article 3.5. Sale of Whole Business Unit of California State Independent Trust Company to Uninsured Foreign (Other State) State Depository C (4876.01-4876.09)

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Article 4. Certain Sales of Partial Business Units (4877.01-4877.07)

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Article 4.5. Sale of Partial Trust Business Unit by California State Bank or Savings Association to Uninsured Foreign (Other State) State De (4878.01-4878.08)

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Article 5. Other Sales of Partial Business Units (4879.01-4879.17)

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CHAPTER 4. MERGER

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Article 1. Merger Into California State Depository Corporation 4 (4880-4891)

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Article 2. Merger Into California State-Licensed Foreign (Other Nation) Bank (4895.01-4895.06)

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Article 3. Merger Into Federal Depository Corporation, California Federally Licensed Foreign (Other Nation) Bank, or Insured Foreign (Other (4900-4905)

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Article 4. Merger of California State Independent Trust Company into Uninsured Foreign (Other State) Depository Corporation (4908.01-4908.10)

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CHAPTER 5. CONVERSION

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Article 1. Conversion of California State Depository Corporation Into California State Depository Corporation (4920-4930)

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Article 2. Conversion of Federal Depository Corporation Into California State Depository Corporation (4940-4952)

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Article 3. Conversion of California State Depository Corporation Into Federal Depository Corporation (4960-4966)

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CHAPTER 1. GENERAL PROVISIONS AND DEFINITIONS (4970)

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CHAPTER 2. PROHIBITED ACTS (4973)

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CHAPTER 3. ENFORCEMENT (4974-4979.8)

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DIVISION 1.7. SECURITIES SALES (4981-4983)

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DIVISION 1.8. PERSONS CONNECTED WITH FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS (4990-4991)

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DIVISION 1.9. HIGHER-PRICED MORTGAGE LOANS (4995-4995.6)

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DIVISION 2. SAVINGS ASSOCIATION LAW

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CHAPTER 1. SHORT TITLE, GENERAL DEFINITIONS, AND GENERAL PROVISIONS

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Article 1. Short Title (5000)

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Article 2. General Definitions (5100-5124)

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Article 3. General Provisions (5203-5209)

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Article 4. Penalties (5300-5311)

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Article 5. Criminal Forfeiture (5320-5325)

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Article 6. Civil Penalties (5330)

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CHAPTER 2. CORPORATE ORGANIZATION AND CORPORATE CHANGES

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Article 1. Organizing Permit (5400-5403)

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Article 2. Petition for Certificate of Authority (5500-5506)

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Article 3. Postincorporation Organization of Associations (5600-5618)

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Article 4. Issuance of Stock and Certificates (5620-5624)

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Article 5. Association Name, Office (5650-5655)

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Article 6. Conversions (5700-5718)

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Article 7. Power to Reorganize, Merge, Consolidate, or Transfer Assets (5750-5762)

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Article 8. Holding Companies and Stock Acquisitions (5800-5811)

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Article 9. Dissolution (5850)

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Article 10. Mutual Holding Companies (5860-5868)

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CHAPTER 3. CORPORATE ADMINISTRATION

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Article 1. Meetings of Members of Mutual Associations (6000-6006)

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Article 2. Access to Books and Records; Communication with Stockholders or Members; Derivative Actions (6050-6053)

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Article 3. Financial Statement Publication (6100)

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Article 4. Directors (6150-6157)

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Article 5. Indemnity Bonds (6200-6204)

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Article 6. Records (6450-6458)

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Article 7. Statutory Net Worth; Reserve Accounts (6475-6477)

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CHAPTER 4. POWERS OF ASSOCIATIONS

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Article 1. General Powers (6500-6530)

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Article 2. Branching and Agency Powers (6550-6558)

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CHAPTER 5. SAVINGS OPERATIONS

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Article 1. Savings Liability (6600-6603)

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Article 2. Savings Accounts (6651-6663)

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Article 3. Contracts for Savings Programs (6700-6702)

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Article 4. Powers of Attorney on Savings Accounts (6725)

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Article 5. Married Persons and Minors (6750-6752)

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Article 6. Multiple-Party Accounts (6800-6805)

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Article 7. Accounts of Administrators, Executors, Guardians, Custodians, Trustees, and Other Fiduciaries (6850-6856)

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Article 8. Accounts of Incompetents (6900)

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Article 9. Accounts of Deceased Nonresidents (6950-6951)

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Article 10. Savings Accounts as Legal Investments and as Security; Public Funds (7000-7002)

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Article 11. Interest (7050-7055)

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Article 12. Withdrawals (7100)

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Article 13. Redemption (7150-7154)

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CHAPTER 6. INVESTMENT OPERATIONS

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Article 1. Required Liquidity (7200)

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Article 2. Investment in Securities (7250-7252)

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Article 2.5. Other Authorized Investments in Bonds and Securities (7260-7275)

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Article 3. Investment in Business Property (7300)

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Article 4. Purchase of Real Estate (7350)

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Article 5. Investment in Loans (7450-7462)

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Article 6. Real Estate Loans (7500-7509)

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Article 7. Successors in Interest in Loans (7600)

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Article 8. Salvage of Loans and Investments (7650)

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Article 9. Usury Exemption (7675)

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Article 10. Finance Leasing (7700.3-7704)

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Article 10.5. Leasing (7720)

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Article 11. Hazard Insurance (7800)

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CHAPTER 7. SUPERVISION

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Article 1. Department of Savings and Loan (8009-8010)

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Article 2. Savings and Loan Account (8030-8037)

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Article 3. General Supervisory Powers and Duties of Commissioner (8050-8055)

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Article 4. Reports and Examinations (8150-8160)

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Article 5. Enforcement (8200-8202)

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Article 6. Conservatorship (8225-8230)

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Article 7. Receivership (8250-8254)

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CHAPTER 8. FEDERAL ASSOCIATIONS (8500-8501)

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CHAPTER 9. FEES (9000-9001)

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CHAPTER 10. FOREIGN (NATIONAL) SAVINGS COMPANIES (10000-10009)

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[CHAPTER 10.1. FOREIGN (REGIONAL) SAVINGS COMPANIES ] (10010)

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DIVISION 3. CHECK SELLERS, BILL PAYERS, AND PRORATERS

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CHAPTER 1. DEFINITIONS (12000-12005)

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CHAPTER 2. APPLICATION OF DIVISION (12100-12108)

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CHAPTER 3. LICENSING (12200-12225)

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CHAPTER 4. LICENSEE REGULATIONS (12300-12332)

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CHAPTER 5. REVOCATION OF LICENSES (12400-12404)

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DIVISION 4. AUTOMATED TELLER MACHINES: USER SAFETY

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CHAPTER 1. INTENT (13000)

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CHAPTER 2. DEFINITIONS (13020)

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CHAPTER 3. LOCATION AND INSTALLATION (13030-13031)

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CHAPTER 4. LIGHTING (13040-13041)

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CHAPTER 5. CONSUMER EDUCATION (13050)

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CHAPTER 6. EXEMPTIONS (13060)

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CHAPTER 7. EFFECT OF COMPLIANCE (13070)

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DIVISION 4.5. AUTOMATED TELLER MACHINE SURCHARGE DISCLOSURE (13080-13083)

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DIVISION 5. CREDIT UNIONS

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CHAPTER 1. GENERAL PROVISIONS

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Article 1. Definitions (14000-14007)

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Article 2. General (14050-14052)

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CHAPTER 2. FORMATION

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Article 1. Incorporation and Bylaws (14100-14103)

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Article 2. Certificate to Act as a Credit Union (14150-14156)

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CHAPTER 3. ADMINISTRATION AND POWERS OF THE COMMISSIONER

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Article 1. General (14200-14212)

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Article 2. Examinations and Reports (14250-14257)

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Article 3. Enforcement (14300-14319)

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Article 4. Costs of Administration (14350-14356)

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Article 5. Credit Union Advisory Committee (14380-14384)

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CHAPTER 4. MANAGEMENT AND OPERATIONS

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Article 1. General (14400-14410)

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Article 2. Directors (14450-14456)

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Article 3. Officers (14500-14502)

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Article 4. Supervisory Committee (14550-14555)

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Article 5. Credit Committee and Loan Officers (14600-14605)

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Article 6. Investments (14650-14656)

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DIVISION 7. INDUSTRIAL LOAN COMPANIES

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Article 4. Branch Offices (18145-18154)

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CHAPTER 2. PAWNBROKER REGULATIONS (21200-21209)

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Article 3. Licensing (22100-22112)

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Article 4. Regulations (22150-22172)

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Article 2. Exemptions (22250-22251)

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Article 3. Loan Regulations (22300-22347)

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Article 4. Charges On Scheduled Balances (22400-22402)

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Article 6. Disclosure of Loan Applications (22470)

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