32-1-552. Further duties of liquidating officer. (1) For the purpose of this section the term “liquidating officer” includes every person legally empowered to liquidate the business and affairs of a state bank, whether the liquidation is by the department or its deputies and agents. The term also includes all receivers of state banks qualified to liquidate a state bank under any law of this state.

Terms Used In Montana Code 32-1-552

  • Assets: (1) The property comprising the estate of a deceased person, or (2) the property in a trust account.
  • bank: as used in this chapter means any corporation that has been incorporated to conduct the business of receiving money on deposit or transacting a trust or investment business, as defined in this chapter. See Montana Code 32-1-102
  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • Department: means the department of administration provided for in Title 2, chapter 15, part 10. See Montana Code 32-1-109
  • Liabilities: The aggregate of all debts and other legal obligations of a particular person or legal entity.
  • Person: includes a corporation or other entity as well as a natural person. See Montana Code 1-1-201
  • State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See Montana Code 1-1-201
  • Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.
  • Venue: The geographical location in which a case is tried.

(2)The liquidating officer of a bank may decide when the assets of a failed bank are not sufficient to pay the debts, contracts, engagements, and liabilities and may determine the time when and the court where necessary legal proceedings are conducted, subject to the general provisions of law governing venue and place of trial.

(3)The provisions of 32-1-551 through 32-1-553 do not impose liability on a stockholder of a bank that is a member of the federal deposit insurance corporation.