Montana Code Annotated
Part 8. Subsidiary Trust Companies
32-1-802. Definitions

32-1-802. Definitions. As used in this part, the following definitions apply:
(1) (a) "Affiliated bank", with respect to a subsidiary trust company, means any bank incorporated under the laws of this state and any national banking association having its main office in this state, more than 50% of the voting stock of which is owned by the same owning bank holding company that owns more than 50% of the voting stock of the subsidiary trust company.
(b) Affiliated bank, with respect to another bank which is not a subsidiary trust company, means any bank incorporated under the laws of this state and any national banking association having its main office located in this state, more than 50% of the stock of which is owned by the same owning bank holding company that owns more than 50% of the voting stock of such other bank.
(2) "Fiduciary capacity" means a capacity resulting from a bank undertaking to act alone or jointly with others primarily for the benefit of another in all matters connected with its undertaking and includes the capacities of trustee (including trustee of a common trust fund), executor, administrator, personal representative, registrar, or transfer agent with respect to stocks, bonds, or other evidences of indebtedness of any corporation, association, municipality, state or public authority, guardian of estates, receiver, conservator, escrow agent, agent for the investment of money, attorney-in-fact, and any other similar capacity.
(3) "Main office", with respect to a subsidiary trust company or an affiliated bank, is the place designated in the articles of incorporation or articles of association of that subsidiary trust company or affiliated bank at which its principal functions are to be conducted.
(4) "Owning bank holding company", with respect to a subsidiary trust company or an affiliated bank, means a bank holding company as defined in the United States Bank Holding Company Act of 1956, as amended.
(5) "Subsidiary trust company" means any corporation which is incorporated under the banking laws of this state and any national banking association having its main office in this state, more than 50% of the voting stock of which is owned by an owning bank holding company and which has as its purposes any one or more of the purposes described in 32-1-107, except that a subsidiary trust company may not be empowered to accept deposits or otherwise to conduct commercial banking business.
(6) (a) "Trust office", with respect to a subsidiary trust company, means an office, including the main office, of the subsidiary trust company maintained for the purpose of conducting its business.
(b) Trust office, with respect to a bank which is not a subsidiary trust company, means an office other than the main office of that bank maintained solely for the purpose of conducting trust business as described in 32-1-804.
History: En. 5-1502 by Sec. 2, Ch. 401, L. 1975; R.C.M. 1947, 5-1502.

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