This chapter does not apply to any of the following:

Terms Used In North Dakota Code 6-08.1-02

  • 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
  • board: when used in this title includes the state banking board and the state credit union board. See North Dakota Code 6-01-03
  • Commissioner: means the commissioner of financial institutions. See North Dakota Code 6-01-02
  • Financial institution: means any bank, industrial loan company, or savings and loan association organized under the laws of this state or of the United States. See North Dakota Code 6-01-02
  • following: when used by way of reference to a chapter or other part of a statute means the next preceding or next following chapter or other part. See North Dakota Code 1-01-49
  • Person: means an individual, organization, government, political subdivision, or government agency or instrumentality. See North Dakota Code 1-01-49
  • Process: means a writ or summons issued in the course of judicial proceedings. See North Dakota Code 1-01-49
  • 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
  • Subpoena duces tecum: A command to a witness to produce documents.
  • Trust account: A general term that covers all types of accounts in a trust department, such as estates, guardianships, and agencies. Source: OCC
  • Uniform Commercial Code: A set of statutes enacted by the various states to provide consistency among the states' commercial laws. It includes negotiable instruments, sales, stock transfers, trust and warehouse receipts, and bills of lading. Source: OCC

1.    The disclosure of necessary customer information in the preparation, examination, handling, or maintenance of any customer information by any officer, employee, or agent of a financial institution having custody of such information or in the examination of such necessary information by an accountant engaged by the financial institution to perform an audit.

2.    The disclosure of necessary customer information in the examination of any customer information by or the furnishing of customer information to any officer, employee, or agent of a financial institution regulatory agency solely for use in the exercise of that person‘s duties.

3.    The publication of data derived from customer information if the data cannot be identified to any particular customer or account.

4.    Any acts required of the financial institution by the Internal Revenue Code.

5.    Disclosures permitted under the Uniform Commercial Code concerning the dishonor of any negotiable instrument.

6.    The exchange in the regular course of business of necessary customer credit information between a financial institution and other financial institutions or commercial entities, directly or through a customer reporting agency.

7.    The release by the industrial commission, in its capacity as the managing body of the Bank of North Dakota, of the following:

a.    The name of any person who has obtained approval for direct or indirect financing or security, including a loan guarantee or a letter of credit, through the Bank of North Dakota primarily for purposes other than personal, family, or household purposes.

b.    The amount of any financing or security referenced in subdivision a.

c.    The amount of any net writeoff or loan forgiveness associated with the financing or security referenced in subdivision a which the industrial commission determines is uncollectible.

d.    The program under which any financing or security referenced in subdivision a was made.

8.    The disclosure of customer information in the examination, handling, or maintenance of any customer information by any governmental agency or law enforcement agency for purposes of verifying information necessary in the licensing process, provided prior consent is obtained from the licensee and customer.

9.    Disclosure of customer information to a law enforcement agency or governmental agency pursuant to a search warrant or subpoena duces tecum issued in accordance with applicable statutes or the North Dakota Rules of Criminal Procedure.

10.    Disclosure by a financial institution to the agriculture commissioner that it has given a customer notice of the availability of the North Dakota mediation service.

11.    The disclosure by a financial institution to any financial institution or other entity that controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with the financial institution if the financial institution or other entity receiving the information complies with section 6-08.1-03.

12.    A disclosure of customer information under section 502(e) of the federal Financial Services Modernization Act of 1999 [Pub. L. 106-102; 113 Stat. 1436; 15 U.S.C.

6802(e)]. A disclosure under this subsection must comply with the rules adopted under section 6-08.1-10.

13.    A disclosure made to the disciplinary board of the North Dakota supreme court or another state‘s authority with responsibility for enforcing rules of professional conduct for lawyers regarding dishonor of an instrument issued against any trust account maintained by an attorney or law firm, as these terms are defined in section 6-08-16.2.