Nevada Revised Statutes
Chapter 661 - Organizational Requirements
NRS 661.235 - Limitation on declaring dividend or making distribution; exception.


1. As used in this section, "net profits" means the remainder of all earnings from operations plus actual recoveries on loans and investments and other assets, after deducting from the total thereof all operating expenses, actual losses, transfers to reserve for loan losses, and all federal and state taxes.
2. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 3, the directors of any state bank shall not declare a dividend or make a distribution of the net profits of the bank until:
(a) The surplus fund of the bank equals its initial stockholders’ or members’ equity, not including its initial surplus fund;
(b) There has first been carried to the surplus fund 10 percent of the previous year’s net profit; and
(c) The bank complies with the requirements set forth in NRS 661.025.
3. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 661.240, the directors of a state bank that maintains the insurance of deposits required pursuant to the provisions of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act, 12 U.S.C. §§ 1811 et seq., may declare a dividend or make a distribution of so much of the net profits of the bank as they determine is expedient.
(Added to NRS by 1971, 979; A 1995, 483; 1997, 985)

Structure Nevada Revised Statutes

Nevada Revised Statutes

Chapter 661 - Organizational Requirements

NRS 661.015 - Organization: Minimum initial stockholders’ or members’ equity required; insurance of deposit accounts by Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.

NRS 661.025 - Requirements for stockholders’ or members’ equity determined by Commissioner; deposit liability; acceptance of deposits.

NRS 661.035 - Amendment of articles of incorporation to increase or reduce authorized stock; approval by Commissioner.

NRS 661.065 - Liability of persons holding stock in or becoming substituted members of bank in fiduciary capacity.

NRS 661.075 - Failure to pay installment on stock or contribution: Sale of stock or member’s interest; forfeiture of amount previously paid.

NRS 661.085 - Impaired stockholders’ or members’ equity: Duty of Commissioner to give notice; duty of officers and directors to require bank to make impairment good; power of Commissioner to take possession of bank.

NRS 661.105 - Preferred stock: Conditions for issuance; inclusion in determination of compliance with requirements for stockholders’ equity.

NRS 661.115 - Maintenance and filing of list of stockholders or members; additional requirements for list of members.

NRS 661.125 - Report of changes in ownership or management; report of certain loans made by bank; application required after certain acquisitions; investigation by Commissioner; payment of costs; waiver of investigation.

NRS 661.135 - Directors or managers: Number; selection.

NRS 661.145 - Directors or managers: Qualifications.

NRS 661.165 - Directors: Quarterly meetings and examination of books required; exemption.

NRS 661.185 - Bonds of officers, managers and employees.

NRS 661.195 - Liability of directors, managers, officers and other persons.

NRS 661.205 - Overdrafts.

NRS 661.235 - Limitation on declaring dividend or making distribution; exception.

NRS 661.240 - Additional limitation on making distribution; definition.