Any person or persons whose business it is, either as individuals, agents or officers of banks, to receive checks, drafts and demands, when the same are not entitled to days of grace, upon any bank, and who receives the same, for collection and retains the same for an unreasonable time, without making known to the drawee bank that such collections and demands are held for collection, in order to accumulate a large amount for the purpose of starting what is commonly called a "run" on such bank, or for the purpose of embarrassing such drawee bank shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
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.