Massachusetts General Laws
Chapter 167j - Corporate Governance Provisions and Requirements
Section 4 - Misconduct of Officer, Director, Agent or Employee of Bank

Section 4. Any officer, trustee, director, agent or employee of any bank, who knowingly and willfully does any act forbidden to the individual or to such bank by chapters 167, 167A to 167J, inclusive, 168, 170, 172, and other laws as such provisions are applicable to such officer or to such bank, or who knowingly and willfully aids or abets the doing of any act so forbidden to such bank or to any other officer, director, agent or employee thereof, or who knowingly and willfully fails to do any act required of the individual by any such provision, or who knowingly and willfully fails to do any act which is required of such bank by any such provision the performance of which is imposed on the individual by the by-laws or regulations of the bank or by law or the responsibility for the non-performance of which is placed upon the individual by law shall, if no other penalty against the individual is specifically provided as a result of the individual's capacity, be punished by a fine of not more than $1,000 or by imprisonment for not more than 1 year, or both.

Structure Massachusetts General Laws

Massachusetts General Laws

Part I - Administration of the Government

Title XXII - Corporations

Chapter 167j - Corporate Governance Provisions and Requirements

Section 1 - Definitions

Section 2 - Bond of Officers and Employees of Bank

Section 3 - Duties of Treasurer of Bank Under Other Provisions of Law

Section 4 - Misconduct of Officer, Director, Agent or Employee of Bank

Section 5 - Fee, Commission, Gift or Other Consideration in Connection With Business of Corporation

Section 6 - Penalty for Violations of Secs. 5 or 10

Section 7 - Payment of Interest on Deposit Accounts

Section 8 - Trustee, Director or Other Officer of Bank Simultaneously Serving in Same Capacity for Certain Other Institutions

Section 9 - Annual Statement of Condition of Bank

Section 10 - Loans or Extensions of Credit to Officer, Director or Trustee of Bank

Section 11 - Quarterly Written Reporting of Summary of Transactions and Other Information Requested by Board

Section 12 - Audit of Balance Sheet and Other Financial Statements of Mutual Bank

Section 13 - Maintenance of Capital and Surplus or Surplus Account Deemed Adequately Capitalized

Section 14 - Capital Stock of Stock Corporation

Section 15 - Report of Transfer of Stock Resulting in Ownership of 10 per Cent or More of Outstanding Stock With Voting Power

Section 16 - Determination of Record Date of Right to Notice of and to Vote at Stockholder's Meeting

Section 17 - Declaration of Dividends

Section 18 - Grant of Options to Purchase, Issue and Sell Shares of Capital Stock to Directors, Officers and Employees

Section 19 - Stock Purchase Plans, Restricted Stock Purchase Plans and Stock Grant Plans for Employees, Officers and Directors

Section 20 - Issue and Sale of Capital Notes and Debentures

Section 21 - Election of Alternative Corporate Governance Procedures; Designation in By-Laws of Body of Law Selected for Corporate Governance Procedure