Section 1101 Of Article 1. Articles, Bylaws, And Names From California Financial Code >> Division 1.1. >> Chapter 5. >> Article 1.
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. (a) In this section:
(1) "Assessment provision" means the provision in the articles of
a bank that complies with the requirements of Section 600.2, as in
effect immediately before the effective date of this section, or any
predecessor statute.
(2) "Bank" means any (A) California state bank or (B) corporation
organized under the laws of this state for the purpose of transacting
business pursuant to Article 1 (commencing with Section 1850) of
Chapter 21.
(b) On and after the effective date of this section, the
assessment provision in the articles of a bank shall no longer be of
any force or effect.
(c) Notwithstanding Sections 902 and 903 of the Corporations Code,
a bank may, on or after the effective date of this section, amend
its articles by deleting the assessment provision with the approval
of its board alone and without any approval of its outstanding
shares.
(d) (1) Any order issued before the effective date of this section
by the commissioner pursuant to Section 662, as in effect
immediately before the effective date of this section or any
predecessor statute, shall, if and to the extent that the bank has
not before that date levied and collected through sale of shares or
otherwise, an assessment on its common shares, be deemed rescinded.
(2) Any proceeding commenced before the effective date of this
section by a bank to assess its common shares in accordance with an
order issued by the commissioner pursuant to Section 662, as in
effect immediately before the effective date of this section or any
predecessor statute, shall be terminated on the effective date of
this section. On and after the effective date of this section, the
bank shall take no further action to levy or collect the assessment
on its common shares, and any lien on the common shares created by
the assessment shall be deemed extinguished.