13-4-101. Change in place of business.
(a) Any bank may apply in writing to the state banking commissioner for permission to change its place of business to any other municipality in the state. The application shall be accompanied by a fee established by rule and regulation of the commissioner and shall state the reasons for the proposed change, be signed by a majority of its board of directors and accompanied by the written assent to the application by the stockholders owning at least two-thirds (2/3) of its stock. The application fee shall be deposited by the state banking commissioner with the state treasurer and credited to the financial institutions administration account. Expenditures shall be made from the account by warrants drawn by the state auditor, upon vouchers issued and signed by the director or commissioner. Funds from the account shall be expended only to carry out the duties of the commissioner or the state banking board.
(b) If the state banking commissioner determines that the change may be desirable, he shall hold a hearing upon the application pursuant to the Wyoming Administrative Procedure Act.
(c) The applicant shall publish notice of the hearing once a week for three (3) consecutive weeks in a newspaper of general circulation in all municipalities affected by the change. At the conclusion of the hearing if the state banking commissioner finds that a change of location is desirable and in the best interests of the bank and the municipality to which the bank is proposing to move, he shall grant a certificate authorizing the change of location.
Structure Wyoming Statutes
Title 13 - Banks, Banking and Finance
Chapter 4 - Reorganization of Banks
Article 1 - Merger, Conversion, Change in Place of Business
Section 13-4-101 - Change in Place of Business.
Section 13-4-102 - Amendment to Articles of Incorporation.
Section 13-4-103 - Cancellation of Charter.
Section 13-4-105 - Approval of Merger by Directors and State Banking Commissioner; Disapproval.
Section 13-4-106 - Approval of Merger by Stockholders.
Section 13-4-107 - Publication of Merger Notice.
Section 13-4-108 - When Merger Effective; Certificate of Merger.
Section 13-4-110 - Dissenting Shareholders.
Section 13-4-111 - Effect of Merger or Conversion.
Section 13-4-112 - Time for Conforming to State Law.