17:9A-460 - Voluntary surrender of license
17:9A-460. Voluntary surrender of license
79. a. Except as provided in subsection b. of this section, any foreign bank which holds a license to establish an office may voluntarily surrender that license by filing the license and a report with the commissioner. However, any foreign bank which holds licenses to establish two or more offices may not voluntarily surrender less than all of those licenses.
b.If the commissioner has reason to doubt a foreign bank's ability or willingness to pay in full the claims of its creditors, the commissioner shall take action as provided pursuant to section 85 of P.L.1996, c.17 (C.17:9A-466).
c. (1) Except as otherwise provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection c., a voluntary surrender of a license shall be effective on the 30th day after that license and the report called for in subsection a. of this section are filled with the commissioner or on such earlier date as the commissioner may by order specify.
(2)If a proceeding to revoke or suspend a license is pending at the time when that license and the report called for in subsection a. of this section are filed with the commissioner or if a proceeding to revoke or suspend a license or to impose conditions upon the surrender of a license is instituted before the 30th day after the license and the report called for in subsection a. of this section are filed with the commissioner, the voluntary surrender of the license shall become effective at the time and upon the conditions as the commissioner may by order specify.
L.1996,c.17,s.79.