Terms Used In Alabama Code 5-2A-8

  • 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.
  • state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the several territories of the United States. See Alabama Code 1-1-1

The superintendent may, with the concurrence of a majority of the members of the State Banking Board or as otherwise provided in this title, promulgate such reasonable regulations, consistent with the laws of this state, as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this title over which the State Banking Department has jurisdiction. The superintendent shall, in addition, issue written interpretations of banking laws and regulations. Any bank or bank holding company and any officer or director thereof relying on any regulation or interpretation shall be fully protected even though the same shall be thereafter ruled invalid for any reason by a court of competent jurisdiction.