(a) A bank which is not a member of the Federal Reserve System shall maintain at all times a reserve fund in an amount fixed by resolution of the Banking Board. The amount of the required reserve for each day shall be computed on the basis of average daily deposits covering such biweekly or shorter periods as shall be fixed by resolution of the Banking Board. This reserve shall consist of cash on hand and demand deposits due from other banks.
(b) A bank shall give written notice to the superintendent, in the manner prescribed by the superintendent for such notice, of any deficiency in the amount or form of the reserve fund required by this section within three business days after the close of any scheduled averaging period during which deficiency occurs. Such bank shall pay to the superintendent a fee because of this deficiency which shall be fixed by the Banking Board. All such fees shall be paid into the special fund set up by the State Treasurer pursuant to Section 5-2A-20.
(c) A bank which is a member of the Federal Reserve System shall maintain at all times a reserve fund in accordance with the requirements applicable to a member bank under the laws of the United States.
Structure Code of Alabama
Title 5 - Banks and Financial Institutions.
Chapter 5A - Organization and Operation of Banks.
Section 5-5A-1 - Procedure for Incorporation - Application for Permit.
Section 5-5A-2 - Procedure for Incorporation - Notice of Intention to Incorporate.
Section 5-5A-9 - Procedure for Incorporation - Judicial Review.
Section 5-5A-10 - Permit to Transact Business - Required.
Section 5-5A-11 - Permit to Transact Business - Examination; Issuance and Recordation of Permit.
Section 5-5A-12 - Membership in Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, Etc.
Section 5-5A-13 - Filing Fee; Other Fees.
Section 5-5A-14 - Capital - Minimum Amount Required for Incorporation of Bank.
Section 5-5A-15 - Capital - Increase or Decrease.
Section 5-5A-16 - Issuance of Capital Notes and Debentures.
Section 5-5A-18 - Powers of Banks Generally.
Section 5-5A-20 - Branch Banks; Commercial Affiliates.
Section 5-5A-21 - Surplus; Restriction on Dividends.
Section 5-5A-22 - Limits of Indebtedness.
Section 5-5A-23 - Investments and Loans With Respect to Housing.
Section 5-5A-28 - Pledge of Assets.
Section 5-5A-29 - Security Not Required When Deposits Insured.
Section 5-5A-31 - Liability for Transactions on Legal Holidays.
Section 5-5A-32 - Closing of Banks, etc., Permitted on One Business Day of Each Week.
Section 5-5A-33 - Bank to Pay Checks Drawn on It at Par.
Section 5-5A-36 - Notice Upon Maturity of Certificate of Deposit Issued for More Than 90 Days.
Section 5-5A-37 - Rights of Minors.
Section 5-5A-40 - Disposition of Deposit in Trust for Another Upon Death of Trustee.
Section 5-5A-42 - Adverse Claims to Deposits.
Section 5-5A-43 - Disclosure of Customer Financial Records.
Section 5-5A-44 - Acquisition of Majority of Voting Shares of a Bank; Procedure.
Section 5-5A-45 - Initiation of Run on Banks, Etc.
Section 5-5A-46 - False, etc., Statements, etc., Affecting Financial Standing of Bank.
Section 5-5A-47 - Liability of Directors or Officers; Enforcement Powers of Superintendent.