53C-8-10. Willfully and maliciously making derogatory reports.
Any person who shall willfully and maliciously make, circulate, transmit, or otherwise communicate any statement, rumor, or suggestion to one or more other persons that is directly or by inference false and derogatory to the financial condition, or affects the solvency or financial standing, of any bank, or who shall counsel, aid, procure, or induce another to make, circulate, transmit, or otherwise communicate any such statement or rumor, shall be guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor. (2012-56, s. 4.)
Structure North Carolina General Statutes
North Carolina General Statutes
Chapter 53C - Regulation of Banks
§ 53C-8-1 - Commissioner has authority to supervise banks.
§ 53C-8-2 - Assessments and fees.
§ 53C-8-3 - Reports required of banks.
§ 53C-8-4 - Examination by Commissioner.
§ 53C-8-5 - Examination of affiliates.
§ 53C-8-7 - Examiner making false report.
§ 53C-8-8 - Examiner disclosing confidential information.
§ 53C-8-9 - Loans or gratuities forbidden.
§ 53C-8-10 - Willfully and maliciously making derogatory reports.
§ 53C-8-11 - Misapplication, embezzlement of funds.
§ 53C-8-12 - Enforcement of the banking laws.
§ 53C-8-13 - Immediate action orders.
§ 53C-8-14 - Supervisory control.
§ 53C-8-15 - Removal of directors, officers, and employees.