Mississippi Code
General Provisions
§ 81-5-57. Excess deposits; limit and penalty

No state bank shall receive and hold deposits continuously for more than twelve months in excess of twenty times its paid up capital, surplus, undivided profits and reserves, except by permission of the state comptroller. Such permission of the state comptroller shall be in writing executed in duplicate, and one copy thereof shall be delivered to and held by the bank and the other shall be kept on file in the office of the state comptroller. Any bank violating the provisions of this section shall be liable for $100.00 penalty for each day in which deposits are held contrary to the provisions hereof, payable upon demand by the state comptroller who shall bring suit therefor if not paid within ten days after demand. All penalties collected under this section shall be paid into the department of bank supervision maintenance fund.

Structure Mississippi Code

Mississippi Code

Title 81 - Banks and Financial Institutions

Chapter 5 - General Provisions Relating to Banks and Banking

General Provisions

§ 81-5-2. Private corporation laws; application to state banks

§ 81-5-3. Bank not to permit use of its name

§ 81-5-5. Local and regional banks for farm loans authorized

§ 81-5-7. Preservation of old records

§ 81-5-9. Banks shall become members of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation

§ 81-5-11. State banks may become members of Federal Reserve Bank

§ 81-5-13. Federal Reserve Act requirements must be observed

§ 81-5-15. Officers and employees of banks to furnish fidelity bond; insurance

§ 81-5-17. Bank stock; transfer and use as collateral

§ 81-5-19. Stock; record of transfer of to be kept

§ 81-5-21. Stock of other banks not to be owned

§ 81-5-23. Preferred stock; issuance authorized

§ 81-5-25. Investments in stock of small business investment companies

§ 81-5-27. Liability of stockholders

§ 81-5-29. Corporations may be formed to purchase, hold and own bank assets

§ 81-5-31. Voting trusts prohibited

§ 81-5-33. Powers in regard to trusts

§ 81-5-34. Accounts of administrators, executors, guardians, trustees, and other fiduciaries

§ 81-5-35. State and national banks acting in fiduciary capacity not required to file bond; exception

§ 81-5-39. Banks may register securities held in fiduciary capacity in name of bank's nominee

§ 81-5-41. Foreign investors may engage in certain activities without qualifying

§ 81-5-45. Qualification and oath of directors; meetings; executive and auditing committee

§ 81-5-47. Directors may contract to sell stock while continuing to serve

§ 81-5-49. Interlocking directorates prohibited

§ 81-5-51. Loans to directors and executive officers

§ 81-5-53. Limitation of liability when dealing with agents, trustees, etc.

§ 81-5-56. Month and year checking account opened to be printed on face of checks

§ 81-5-57. Excess deposits; limit and penalty

§ 81-5-59. Deposit of minors

§ 81-5-61. Safe deposit boxes; leasing to minors

§ 81-5-62. Accounts payable at death

§ 81-5-64. Access to safe-deposit box upon death of sole lessee or last surviving co-lessee; definitions; order of priority; documentation required; rights and responsibilities of persons granted access; liability protections to financial institution...

§ 81-5-65. Accounts of deceased depositors to be reported; publicity of same

§ 81-5-67. Settlement of adverse claims to deposits

§ 81-5-71. Certifying checks

§ 81-5-75. Authorization for payment of dividend

§ 81-5-77. Limit of loans and extensions of credit to single borrower

§ 81-5-79. Small loans

§ 81-5-81. Effect of third-party deposits to induce making of unsound loans

§ 81-5-83. Limit of borrowing power of banks

§ 81-5-85. Consolidation, conversion or merger of state or state and national banks, state or federal savings and loan associations and state-chartered banks, and state or federal savings banks and state-chartered banks

§ 81-5-87. Holding of real estate by bank

§ 81-5-89. Limitations upon acceptances

§ 81-5-93. Clearinghouse associations authorized

§ 81-5-95. Powers of clearinghouse associations

§ 81-5-97. Banking hours

§ 81-5-98. Drive-in teller windows and branch offices considered to be branch banks

§ 81-5-101. Dissolution of solvent banks

§ 81-5-103. General penalty