(a) No foreign bank shall establish or maintain a West Virginia state representative office unless the foreign bank is licensed by the commissioner to maintain a West Virginia representative office.
(b) Nothing in subsection (a) of this section shall be deemed to prohibit a foreign bank which maintains a federal agency or federal branch in this state from establishing or maintaining one or more West Virginia representative offices.
Structure West Virginia Code
Chapter 31A. Banks and Banking
Article 8F. The West Virginia International Banking Act
§31A-8F-1. Legislative Purpose
§31A-8F-3. General Regulation Authority; Language; u.s. General Accounting Principles
§31A-8F-5. Branches by Domestic Subsidiary Banks Owned by a Foreign Bank
§31A-8F-6. Authority of Affiliated Bank or Branch to Act as Agent for a Foreign Bank
§31A-8F-7. Direct Agency Offices of Foreign Banks; Necessity of Licensure
§31A-8F-8. Application to Establish and Maintain an Agency Office; Contents
§31A-8F-10. No Concurrent Maintenance of Federal Branches or Agencies
§31A-8F-11. Powers of a Foreign Bank Agency Office
§31A-8F-12. Representative Office of Foreign Banks; Necessity of Licensure
§31A-8F-13. Representative Office; Application
§31A-8F-14. Representative Office; Factors for Approval of Application
§31A-8F-15. Representative Office; Permissible Activities
§31A-8F-16. Posting of License
§31A-8F-17. Licenses Not Transferable
§31A-8F-19. Change of Control of Foreign Bank
§31A-8F-20. Relocation of Office; Written Notice Necessary
§31A-8F-21. Examination; Payment of Fees
§31A-8F-22. Supervision and Enforcement
§31A-8F-24. Confidentiality of Examination Reports
§31A-8F-25. Books, Accounts and Records
§31A-8F-27. Disclosure of Lack of Federal Deposit Insurance
§31A-8F-28. Capital Equivalency Deposit
§31A-8F-29. Voluntary Closure of Agency or Representative Office; Application