51A-7-28. Prohibitions concerning bank names.
No provision of this chapter permits any person, partnership, association, or corporation to identify a newly formed bank, to rename an existing bank, or to open a branch of a newly formed or existing bank, if the effect of such formation, opening, or renaming would be likely to create confusion between the trade name, trademark, service mark, or trade identity of such bank or branch and an existing bank or branch having prior trade name, trademark, service mark, or trade identity rights in the trade area sought to be entered by such newly formed or renamed bank or branch.
Source: SL 1996, ch 281.
Structure South Dakota Codified Laws
Chapter 07 - Branch Banks And Drive-In Facilities
Section 51A-7-1 - Operation of branches.
Section 51A-7-2 - Examination of branches.
Section 51A-7-3 - Capital requirements for bank operating branch.
Section 51A-7-4 - Establishment of branch banks.
Section 51A-7-6 - Closing branch--Approval required--Violation as misdemeanor.
Section 51A-7-7 - National banks' branching authority.
Section 51A-7-8 - Detached drive-in facility--Requirements for construction and operation.
Section 51A-7-9 - "Detached" defined.
Section 51A-7-10 - Limitation on functions of detached drive-in facility.
Section 51A-7-11 - Construction or operation of detached drive-in facility--Approval required.
Section 51A-7-12 - Indication of parent bank on branches and drive-in facilities.
Section 51A-7-13 - Definition of terms.
Section 51A-7-14 - Interstate branches--Approval required.
Section 51A-7-15 - Application to establish interstate branch--Fee.
Section 51A-7-16 - Restrictions on branches by other states.
Section 51A-7-19 - Examination of out-of-state bank's South Dakota branch.
Section 51A-7-20 - Reports required from out-of-state bank with South Dakota branch.
Section 51A-7-26 - Promulgation of rules to establish fees.