Section 1555 Of Article 1. General Provisions From California Financial Code >> Division 1.1. >> Chapter 16. >> Article 1.
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. No foreign corporation, other than a national banking
association or a foreign (other state) state bank that is authorized
to conduct a trust business in this state, shall have or exercise the
powers of a trust company nor directly or indirectly transact or
conduct in this state a trust business as defined in Section 115.
However, a foreign corporation that is authorized by its articles to
exercise trust powers may act as trustee for the following purposes:
(a) To deliver bonds and receive payments therefor.
(b) To deliver permanent bonds in exchange for temporary bonds of
the same issue.
(c) To deliver refunding bonds in exchange for those of a prior
issue or issues.
(d) To register bonds or to exchange registered bonds for coupon
bonds or coupon bonds for registered bonds.
(e) To pay interest on the bonds, and take up and cancel coupons
representing the interest payment.
(f) To redeem and cancel bonds when called for redemption or to
pay and cancel bonds when due.
(g) To certify registered bonds for the purpose of exchanging
registered bonds for coupon bonds.
A foreign corporation that is authorized by its articles to
exercise trust powers may be appointed and may accept appointment and
act as trustee under any mortgage, deed of trust, or other
instrument securing bonds or other obligations issued or to be issued
by any railroad corporation that owns a railroad operating in the
State of California and extending into another state.
A foreign corporation exercising in this state the powers
conferred by this section shall not establish or maintain directly or
indirectly any branch office or agency in this state unless it has
complied with all of the applicable provisions of Chapter 20
(commencing with Section 1750) or of Chapter 19 (commencing with
Section 1670).