ยง 128. Preservation of books and records. Every bank and every trust
company shall preserve all its records of final entry, including cards
used under the card system and deposit tickets, for a period of at least
six years from the date of making the same or from the date of the last
entry thereon; provided, however, that preservation of photographic
reproductions thereof or records in photographic form shall constitute
compliance with the requirements of this section. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, the superintendent of financial services may prescribe by
regulation such period of time longer or shorter than six years during
which all records kept by banks and trust companies as fiduciary shall
be preserved in original form.
Structure New York Laws
Article 3 - Banks and Trust Companies
94 - Change From Bank to Trust Company; From Trust Company to Bank.
96-A - Servicing of Mortgages by Banks.
96-B - Payroll Payment by Banks or Trust Companies.
96-C - Power to Act as Trustee Under Self-Employed Retirement Trust or Individual Retirement Trust.
96-D - Banking Development Districts.
97 - Power to Purchase Securities and Stocks.
98 - Power to Take and Hold Real Estate; Restrictions.
100-A - Fiduciary Capacities; Appointment by Court Authorized; Bond; Oath; Accounting.
100-B - Investments as Fiduciary; When Interest Is to Be Paid; Preference.
100-D - Foreign Common Trust Funds.
101 - Additional Powers of Certain Trust Companies.
102 - Powers of Specially Chartered Trust Companies.
102-A - Limited Liability Trust Companies.
104 - Entries in Books; Restrictions; Amortization of Securities.
105 - Branch Offices; Prohibition Against Doing Business at Unauthorized Places.
105-A - Electronic Facilities.
107 - Reserves Against Deposits.
107-A - Security for Public Deposits.
108 - Rates of Interest; Installment Obligations; Personal Loan Departments.
108-A - Acceptance of United States Currency.
109 - Closing of Books; Profits; How to Be Computed.
110 - Surplus Fund; of What Composed, and for What Purposes Used.
111 - Profits; Credits to Surplus Fund and to Undivided Profits.
112 - Dividends; Payable From Net Profits; Restrictions.
113 - Change of Location; Change of Designation of Principal Office.
114 - Assessment of Stockholders to Make Good Impairment of Capital Stock; Sale of Stock.
122 - Examinations of Banks and Trust Companies by Directors; Employment of Assistants.
123 - Reports of Directors' Examinations.
125 - Reports to Superintendent; Penalty for Failure to Make.
128 - Preservation of Books and Records.
129 - Requirement of Notice on Withdrawal of Certain Time Deposits; Notice to Superintendent.
129-A - Requirement of Written Notification; Alternative Payment Schedules.
130 - Restrictions on Officers, Directors and Employees.
131 - Prohibitions Against Encroachments Upon Certain Powers of Banks and Trust Companies.
132 - Use of Sign, or Words, Indicating Bank or Trust Company by Unauthorized Persons Prohibited.
133 - Use of Banking Institution Name.
136 - Change of National Banking Association Into State Bank by Conversion or Merger.
136-A - Purchase of Assets of National Banking Association by Bank or Trust Company.
136-B - Approval of Superintendent.
136-C - Effect of Merger or Conversion of National Banking Association Into State Bank.
137 - Change of State Bank Into National Banking Association by Conversion, Merger or Consolidation.
138 - Foreign Branches; Performance of Contracts and Repayment of Deposits.