Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes 6:625

  • Trust company: means a corporation or a limited liability trust company organized under this Chapter, including a trust company organized under the laws of this state before June 27, 2003, or an entity chartered to act as a fiduciary that is neither a depository institution nor a foreign bank. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 6:572
  • Trust office: means an office, other than the principal office, at which a trust company is licensed by the commissioner to act as a fiduciary. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 6:572
  • Trust representative office: means an office of an out-of-state trust company at which the company has been authorized by the commissioner to engage in a trust business other than acting as a fiduciary. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 6:572

To the extent allowed by the laws of another state, a Louisiana trust company may establish and maintain trust offices or solicit and market trust services in a state other than Louisiana by adhering to the following:

(1)  To establish a trust office in another state, a Louisiana trust company shall file an application with the office of financial institutions on a form prescribed by the commissioner.

(2)  To establish a trust representative office in another state, a Louisiana trust company shall provide the commissioner with notice of its intent to operate the representative office at least thirty days prior to commencing business at the out-of-state location.  Upon a showing of good cause, the commissioner may lengthen or shorten the notification period.

(3)  To solicit and market trust services in another state through the mail and other means of interstate commerce without maintaining a physical presence in the other state, a Louisiana trust company may do so without filing any applications or notifications with the commissioner of financial institutions.

Acts 2003, No. 573, §1, eff. June 27, 2003.