Mississippi Code
Chapter 1 - Department of Banking and Consumer Finance
§ 81-1-83. Powers and duties of officer making examination

At each examination, the commissioner or an examiner may examine the cash, bills, collaterals and securities, books of account, the condition and affairs of the bank, the mode of conducting and managing the affairs of the bank, the action of its directors, and the investment of the funds of the bank. The commissioner or an examiner shall have power to examine the directors and all other persons under oath as to the value of all collaterals, securities and other assets of the bank. Any officer of a bank refusing to the commissioner or examiner any of the papers, securities, the books of account or cash of a bank shall subject such bank to liquidation as provided by law.
The commissioner or an examiner may call for statements from all correspondent banks and all other persons or corporations showing a balance on the books of the bank at each examination.
The commissioner, examiners, or any other employee of the department shall not reproduce a copy of any information in the possession of any bank pertaining to the names of the stockholders of such bank or the amount of shares owned by such stockholders, nor shall the commissioner, examiners or any other employee of the department remove such stockholder information from the confines of the bank, any provision contained herein to the contrary notwithstanding.

Structure Mississippi Code

Mississippi Code

Title 81 - Banks and Financial Institutions

Chapter 1 - Department of Banking and Consumer Finance

§ 81-1-59. Department of banking and consumer finance

§ 81-1-61. Commissioner of Banking and Consumer Finance; qualifications; term of office; vacancies

§ 81-1-63. Deputy commissioner; duties; qualifications; dismissal

§ 81-1-65. Employment of state banking examiners and other assistants; qualifications; compensation; removal; fingerprinting of all employees and applicants as condition of employment; limited use of criminal history record checks

§ 81-1-67. Oath of office and bond

§ 81-1-69. Salaries of commissioner and deputy commissioner

§ 81-1-71. Reimbursement of travel expenses; annual audit

§ 81-1-73. Seal of Department of Banking and Consumer Finance; sealed documents to be used in evidence; certified copies

§ 81-1-75. Furniture, fixtures, equipment and department expenses

§ 81-1-77. Borrowing money from or indorsing notes to state banks by officers or employees of department prohibited; penalties

§ 81-1-79. Attorney general as legal adviser; special counsel

§ 81-1-83. Powers and duties of officer making examination

§ 81-1-85. Witnesses' attendance may be compelled; penalty for false statements

§ 81-1-87. Testimony to be taken by stenographer; compensation of stenographer

§ 81-1-91. Past due paper; certain items to be charged off

§ 81-1-93. Special examinations and special services; cost and expenses

§ 81-1-95. New statement may be ordered after finding of material changes or errors

§ 81-1-97. Call reports by banks; attestation

§ 81-1-99. Copy of call reports to be furnished on request; fee; penalties relating to issuance of reports and fees therefor

§ 81-1-101. False statement of bank official; penalty

§ 81-1-103. Investigation of proposed federal cease and desist, suspension or removal orders to state chartered banks

§ 81-1-105. Injunction against commissioner by bank

§ 81-1-107. Assessment against banks for maintenance fund

§ 81-1-109. Disbursements from department maintenance fund

§ 81-1-111. Forms and record books to be supplied

§ 81-1-113. Annual report to legislature

§ 81-1-117. Transfer of functions

§ 81-1-125. Commissioner to issue orders for supervisory control with regard to banks

§ 81-1-129. Appeal of cease and desist order

§ 81-1-131. Fines and penalties; reimbursement

§ 81-1-133. Cumulative penalties, fines and remedies

§ 81-1-137. Financial literacy programs for the public