Washington Code 39.58.010 – Definitions
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Terms Used In Washington Code 39.58.010
- Assets: (1) The property comprising the estate of a deceased person, or (2) the property in a trust account.
- Capitalization: means the measure or measures of capitalization, other than net worth, of a depositary applying for designation as or operating as a public depositary pursuant to this chapter, based upon regulatory standards of financial institution capitalization adopted by rule or resolution of the commission after consultation with the director of the department of financial institutions;
Washington Code 39.58.010Collateral: means the particular assets pledged as security to insure payment or performance of the obligations under this chapter as enumerated in RCW 39. See Washington Code 39.58.010 Commission: means the Washington public deposit protection commission created under RCW 39. See Washington Code 39.58.010 Commission report: means a formal accounting rendered by all public depositaries to the commission in response to a demand for specific information made by the commission detailing pertinent affairs of each public depositary as of the close of business on a specified date, which is the "commission report date. See Washington Code 39.58.010 Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed. 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. Depositary pledge agreement: means a tripartite agreement executed by the commission with a financial institution and its designated trustee. See Washington Code 39.58.010 Director of the department of financial institutions: means the Washington state director of the department of financial institutions;
Washington Code 39.58.010Eligible collateral: means the securities or letters of credit enumerated in RCW 39. See Washington Code 39.58.010 Financial institution: means any national or state chartered commercial bank or trust company, savings bank, savings association, or federal or state chartered credit union, or branch or branches thereof, located in this state and lawfully engaged in business;
Washington Code 39.58.010Jurisdiction: (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. Liabilities: The aggregate of all debts and other legal obligations of a particular person or legal entity. Liquidity: means the measure or measures of liquidity of a depositary applying for designation as or operating as a public depositary pursuant to this chapter, based upon regulatory standards of financial institution liquidity adopted by rule or resolution of the commission after consultation with the director of the department of financial institutions;
Washington Code 39.58.010Loss: means the issuance of an order by a regulatory or supervisory authority or a court of competent jurisdiction (a) restraining a public depositary from making payments of deposit liabilities or (b) appointing a receiver for a public depositary;
Washington Code 39.58.010Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period. person: may be construed to include the United States, this state, or any state or territory, or any public or private corporation or limited liability company, as well as an individual. See Washington Code 1.16.080 Public deposit: means public funds on deposit with a public depositary;
Washington Code 39.58.010Public depositary: means a financial institution that has been approved by the commission to hold public deposits, and has segregated, for the benefit of the commission, eligible collateral having a value of not less than its maximum liability;
Washington Code 39.58.010Public funds: means moneys under the control of a treasurer, the state treasurer, or custodian belonging to, or held for the benefit of, the state or any of its political subdivisions, public corporations, municipal corporations, agencies, courts, boards, commissions, or committees, including moneys held as trustee, agent, or bailee belonging to, or held for the benefit of, the state or any of its political subdivisions, public corporations, municipal corporations, agencies, courts, boards, commissions, or committees;
Washington Code 39.58.010Remainder: An interest in property that takes effect in the future at a specified time or after the occurrence of some event, such as the death of a life tenant. State treasurer: means the treasurer of the state of Washington;
Washington Code 39.58.010Treasurer: means a county treasurer, a city treasurer, a treasurer of any other municipal corporation, and any other custodian of public funds, except the state treasurer;
Washington Code 39.58.010Trustee: A person or institution holding and administering property in trust. Trustee: means a third-party safekeeping agent which has completed a depositary pledge agreement with a public depositary and the commission. See Washington Code 39.58.010
(1) “Capitalization” means the measure or measures of capitalization, other than net worth, of a depositary applying for designation as or operating as a public depositary pursuant to this chapter, based upon regulatory standards of financial institution capitalization adopted by rule or resolution of the commission after consultation with the director of the department of financial institutions;
(2) “Collateral” means the particular assets pledged as security to insure payment or performance of the obligations under this chapter as enumerated in RCW 39.58.050;
(3) “Commission” means the Washington public deposit protection commission created under RCW 39.58.030;
(4) “Commission report” means a formal accounting rendered by all public depositaries to the commission in response to a demand for specific information made by the commission detailing pertinent affairs of each public depositary as of the close of business on a specified date, which is the “commission report date.” “Commission report due date” is the last day for the timely filing of a commission report;
(5) “Depositary pledge agreement” means a tripartite agreement executed by the commission with a financial institution and its designated trustee. Such agreement shall be approved by the directors or the loan committee of the financial institution and shall continuously be a record of the financial institution. New securities may be pledged under this agreement in substitution of or in addition to securities originally pledged without executing a new agreement;
(6) “Director of the department of financial institutions” means the Washington state director of the department of financial institutions;
(7) “Eligible collateral” means the securities or letters of credit enumerated in RCW 39.58.050 (5), (6), and (7);
(8) “Financial institution” means any national or state chartered commercial bank or trust company, savings bank, savings association, or federal or state chartered credit union, or branch or branches thereof, located in this state and lawfully engaged in business;
(9) “Investment deposits” means time deposits, money market deposit accounts, and savings deposits of public funds available for investment. “Investment deposits” do not include time deposits represented by a transferable or a negotiable certificate, instrument, passbook, or statement, or by book entry or otherwise;
(10) “Liquidity” means the measure or measures of liquidity of a depositary applying for designation as or operating as a public depositary pursuant to this chapter, based upon regulatory standards of financial institution liquidity adopted by rule or resolution of the commission after consultation with the director of the department of financial institutions;
(11) “Loss” means the issuance of an order by a regulatory or supervisory authority or a court of competent jurisdiction (a) restraining a public depositary from making payments of deposit liabilities or (b) appointing a receiver for a public depositary;
(12) “Maximum liability,” with reference to a public depositary’s liability under this chapter for loss per occurrence by another public depositary, on any given date means:
(a) A sum equal to ten percent of:
(i) All uninsured public deposits held by a public depositary that has not incurred a loss by the then most recent commission report date; or
(ii) The average of the balances of said uninsured public deposits on the last four immediately preceding reports required pursuant to RCW 39.58.100, whichever amount is greater; or
(b) Such other sum or measure as the commission may from time to time set by resolution according to criteria established by rule, consistent with the commission’s broad administrative discretion to achieve the objective of RCW 39.58.020.
As long as the uninsured public deposits of a public depositary are one hundred percent collateralized by eligible collateral as provided for in RCW 39.58.050, the “maximum liability” of a public depositary that has not incurred a loss may not exceed the amount set forth in (a) of this subsection.
This definition of “maximum liability” does not limit the authority of the commission to adjust the collateral requirements of public depositaries pursuant to RCW 39.58.040;
(13) “Net worth” of a public depositary means (a) the equity capital as reported to its primary regulatory authority on the quarterly report of condition or statement of condition, or other required report required by its primary regulatory authority or federal deposit insurer, and may include capital notes and debentures which are subordinate to the interests of depositors, or (b) equity capital adjusted by rule or resolution of the commission after consultation with the director of the department of financial institutions;
(14) “Public deposit” means public funds on deposit with a public depositary;
(15) “Public depositary” means a financial institution that has been approved by the commission to hold public deposits, and has segregated, for the benefit of the commission, eligible collateral having a value of not less than its maximum liability;
(16) “Public funds” means moneys under the control of a treasurer, the state treasurer, or custodian belonging to, or held for the benefit of, the state or any of its political subdivisions, public corporations, municipal corporations, agencies, courts, boards, commissions, or committees, including moneys held as trustee, agent, or bailee belonging to, or held for the benefit of, the state or any of its political subdivisions, public corporations, municipal corporations, agencies, courts, boards, commissions, or committees;
(17) “Public funds available for investment” means such public funds as are in excess of the anticipated cash needs throughout the duration of the contemplated investment period;
(18) “State public depositary” means a Washington state-chartered financial institution that is authorized as a public depositary under this chapter;
(19) “State treasurer” means the treasurer of the state of Washington;
(20) “Treasurer” means a county treasurer, a city treasurer, a treasurer of any other municipal corporation, and any other custodian of public funds, except the state treasurer;
(21) “Trustee” means a third-party safekeeping agent which has completed a depositary pledge agreement with a public depositary and the commission. Such third-party safekeeping agent may be a federal home loan bank, or such other third-party safekeeping agent approved by the commission.
[ 2018 c 237 § 1; 2016 c 152 § 1; 2009 c 9 § 1; 1996 c 256 § 1; 1994 c 92 § 494; 1984 c 177 § 10; 1983 c 66 § 3; 1977 ex.s. c 95 § 1; 1975 1st ex.s. c 77 § 1; 1973 c 126 § 9; 1969 ex.s. c 193 § 1.]
NOTES:
Alphabetization—2009 c 9: “The code reviser shall alphabetize and renumber the definitions in RCW 39.58.010.” [ 2009 c 9 § 19.]
Effective date—2009 c 9: “This act is necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, or safety, or support of the state government and its existing public institutions, and takes effect immediately [March 6, 2009].” [ 2009 c 9 § 20.]
Severability—1983 c 66: “If any provision of this act or its application to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the remainder of the act or the application of the provision to other persons or circumstances is not affected.” [ 1983 c 66 § 24.]
Severability—1969 ex.s. c 193: “If any provision of this act, or its application to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the remainder of this act, or the application of the provision to other persons or circumstances is not affected.” [ 1969 ex.s. c 193 § 32.]
Construction—1969 ex.s. c 193: “Nothing in this act shall be construed so as to impair the obligation of any contract or agreement entered into prior to its effective date.” [ 1969 ex.s. c 193 § 33.]
City depositaries: Chapter 35.38 RCW.
County depositaries: Chapter 36.48 RCW.
State depositaries: Chapter 43.85 RCW.