Current through 2024 Act No. 225.
Section 34-25-90 - Enforcement(a) The board may enforce the provisions of this article by any appropriate action in the courts of this State, including an action for injunctive relief, provided that the board promptly shall give notice to the home state regulator of any enforcement action initiated against an out-of-state bank holding company and, to the extent practicable, shall consult and cooperate with the home state regulator in pursuing and resolving said enforcement action.(b) Any company which knowingly violates any provision of this chapter, or any regulation or order issued by the board pursuant to this chapter is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, must be fined not more than one hundred dollars for each day during which the violation continues. Any individual who wilfully participates in a violation of this chapter, or any regulation, or order of the board issued pursuant to this chapter is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, must be fined not more than five thousand dollars. Any officer, director, agent, or employee of a bank holding company or subsidiary of it who makes any false entry in any book, report, record, or statement of the company or subsidiary with the intent to deceive, or who, with like intent wilfully omits to make a true entry of any material pertaining to the business of the company or subsidiary in any book, report, record, or statement of the company or subsidiary, made or kept by him or under his direction, is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, must be fined not more than ten thousand dollars or imprisoned not more than one year, or both.1996 Act No. 310, Section 2, eff 7/1/1996.