USA Statutes : alabama
Title : Title 05 BANKS AND FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS.
Chapter : Chapter 6A DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, AND EMPLOYEES.
Section 5-6A-1

Section 5-6A-1
Directors of banks to own stock in bank; citizenship and residence of directors.

Not less than 75 percent of the directors of a bank shall, during their whole term of service, be citizens of the United States. Every director of a bank shall be the owner and holder of shares of stock in the bank or parent bank holding company. Every director shall hold such shares in his or her own name, unpledged and unencumbered in any way except statutory lien which might attach in favor of such corporation. No person convicted of a felony or a crime involving moral turpitude shall serve as a director. At least 51 percent of the directors of every bank shall be residents of the state. Any director at any time violating any of the provisions of this section shall be removed from office by the board of directors or by the superintendent when the facts are made known to the superintendent.

(Acts 1980, No. 80-658, §5-6-1; Act 98-244, p. 403, § 1.)Section 5-6A-2

Section 5-6A-2
Oath of directors.

Every such director shall, within 30 days after his election, take and subscribe, in duplicate, an oath that he will diligently and honestly perform his duties as such director, not knowingly violate or permit to be violated any provision of the banking law of this state and that he is the owner in good faith of the shares of stock of the bank or company required to qualify him for such office, standing in his own name on its books. A copy of such oath shall be forthwith filed with the Superintendent of Banks. No director shall perform the duties of his office until such oath is made, and in case a director fails to make such oath, his place on the board shall be declared vacant and his successor elected as prescribed by the bylaws of the bank, such successor being required to have the same qualifications and take the same oath as provided by this chapter.

(Acts 1980, No. 80-658, §5-6-2.)Section 5-6A-20

Section 5-6A-20
Declaration of illegal dividends, discounts of notes, etc.

Any director of a bank who knowingly concurs in any vote or act of the directors of such bank by which it is intended to pay a cash dividend except from the undivided profits arising from the business of the bank in violation of Section 5-5A-21, or to make or approve a loan with the stock of the lending bank as security therefor; to divide, withdraw or in any manner pay to the stockholders or any of them any part of the capital of the bank, or to purchase or reduce such capital, except in pursuance of law; or to discount or receive any note or other evidence of debt in payment of any installment of purchase price of capital actually called in and required to be paid, or with intention to provide the means of making such payment; or to receive or discount any note or other evidence of debt with the intent to enable any stockholder to withdraw any part of the money paid in by him on his stock; or to apply any portion of the funds of such corporation except as allowed by law, directly or indirectly, to the purchase of shares of its stock, is guilty of a misdemeanor.

(Acts 1980, No. 80-658, §5-6-20.)Section 5-6A-21

Section 5-6A-21
Concealment of loans, purchase or sale of security, etc.

Any officer or employee of a bank who intentionally conceals from the directors or a committee of such bank where the directors have delegated authority to a committee to pass on loans and discounts, any discount or loan made for and in behalf of the bank between the regular meetings of its board of directors or committee or the purchase or the sale of any of its securities during the same period is guilty of a misdemeanor.

(Acts 1980, No. 80-658, §5-6-21.)Section 5-6A-22

Section 5-6A-22
Overdrawing own account; receipt of commissions, etc., to procure loans, discounts, etc.

Any officer, director, or employee of a bank who willfully and knowingly overdraws his account with such bank and thereby obtains money or funds of any such bank except as the superintendent shall allow by regulation, or asks, receives, consents or agrees to receive any commission, emolument, gratuity, or reward or any promise of any commission, emolument or reward, or any money, property or thing of value or of personal advantage in procuring or endeavoring to procure for any person, firm or corporation any loan from or the purchase or discount of any paper, note, draft, check or bill of exchange by any such bank is guilty of a misdemeanor.

(Acts 1980, No. 80-658, §5-6-22.)Section 5-6A-23

Section 5-6A-23
Receipt or possession of bank property with intent to defraud, etc.

Any director, officer or employee of a bank who knowingly receives or possesses himself of any of its property otherwise than in payment for a just demand and with intent to defraud shall be guilty of a felony.

(Acts 1980, No. 80-658, §5-6-23.)Section 5-6A-24

Section 5-6A-24
Making of false entries, etc., on books and accounts of bank.

Any director, officer or employee of a bank who with intent to defraud makes or concurs in making any false entry, or with intent to defraud omits or concurs in omitting to make any material entry on its books and accounts, shall be guilty of a felony.

(Acts 1980, No. 80-658, §5-6-24.)Section 5-6A-25

Section 5-6A-25
Fraudulent representation as to capital, false reports, etc., as to condition of bank, etc.

Any director, officer, or employee of a bank who knowingly, by newspaper advertisement or otherwise, represents its capital to be in excess of the actual capital accounts or knowingly concurs in making or publishing any materially false written report, exhibit, or statement of its financial condition, making any material statement which is false, or refuses or intentionally neglects to make any report or statement required by Chapters 1A through 13B and Chapter 20 of this title is guilty of a felony.

(Acts 1980, No. 80-658, §5-6-25; Acts 1995, No. 95-115, p. 134, §73.)Section 5-6A-26

Section 5-6A-26
Loans or extension of credit to bank officers and employees.

An officer or employee of any bank who shall in any way obtain as a borrower any of the funds of such bank without having first complied with the requirements of this section must on conviction be punished as if he had embezzled the amount borrowed.

Any loan obtained by an officer or employee of a bank must be made in accordance with a written loan policy which has been adopted by the board of directors. Such loans or extensions of credit may be made only if (i) the bank would be authorized to make such loans or extensions of credit to borrowers other than officers and employees and (ii) such loans or extensions of credit to officers and employees do not involve more than the normal risk of repayment or present other unfavorable features. All such loans, extensions of credit, or lines of credit to an officer must be reported to the board of directors at its next meeting.

(Acts 1980, No. 80-658, §5-6-26.)Section 5-6A-3

Section 5-6A-3
Meeting of board of directors; bonds of officers and employees of banks.

(a) The board of directors of any bank shall hold regular meetings at such time as may be fixed by the bylaws, at least once every two months, and shall at all times be subject to call by the president or by any two members of the board. Notwithstanding contrary provision in the certificate of incorporation or bylaws of a bank, meetings of the board of directors may be called by the superintendent and held at any place he requires.

(b) The board of directors, at their first meeting after election, shall fix and prescribe the amount of bond that shall be required of each officer and employee of the bank, and shall not be less than the amount that may have been fixed or that may be hereafter fixed by the superintendent for officers and employees of banks of the class to which it belongs. They shall require bonds, either individual or in blanket form, from each and every officer and employee handling money, checks, securities or other valuable papers of the bank, such bond to be made by a bonding company authorized to make such bonds in this state to be approved by the board of directors and to be in such form as may be approved by the superintendent. The superintendent or the board of directors of the bank may require an increase of the amount of such bond or other additional bond and securities, when he or they deem it necessary for the better protection of the bank and its depositors. Directors, as such, shall not be required to give bond.

(Acts 1980, No. 80-658, §5-6-3.)