A bank or trust company, organized and doing business under the laws of any other state, territory, or district than the state of North Dakota, including a national bank doing business in any other state, may establish in this state a place of business, branch office, or agency for the conduct of business as a fiduciary to the extent that the state, territory, or district in which such bank or trust company is organized or has its principal place of business grants authority for a North Dakota state-chartered bank or trust company to establish a place of business, branch office, or agency for the conduct of business as a fiduciary within that state’s, territory’s, or district’s jurisdiction.

Terms Used In North Dakota Code 6-08-27

  • Bank: means any national bank, national banking association, corporation, state bank, state banking association, or savings bank, whether organized under the laws of this state or of the United States, engaged in the business of banking. See North Dakota Code 6-01-02
  • Branch: means a place of business where deposits are received, checks paid, or money lent as a result of a bank that was merged into another bank pursuant to an interstate merger. See North Dakota Code 6-01-02
  • Fiduciary: A trustee, executor, or administrator.
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • National Bank: A bank that is subject to the supervision of the Comptroller of the Currency. The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency is a bureau of the U.S. Treasury Department. A national bank can be recognized because it must have "national" or "national association" in its name. Source: OCC
  • State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See North Dakota Code 1-01-49
  • Trust company: means any corporation formed for the purpose of transacting business as an annuity, safe deposit, surety, or trust company. See North Dakota Code 6-01-02
  • United States: includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See North Dakota Code 1-01-49

Prior to the establishment of any place of business, branch office, or agency, under this section, a bank or trust company organized and doing business under the laws of any state or territory of the United States of America, or of the District of Columbia, other than the state of North Dakota, or a national bank doing business in any other state, territory, or district, must submit a copy of its application to the North Dakota department of financial institutions for review and comment.