Section 1780 Of Article 2. Representative Offices From California Financial Code >> Division 1.1. >> Chapter 20. >> Article 2.
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. (a) No foreign (other nation) bank shall establish or
maintain an office in this state at which it engages in
representational functions unless it is licensed to maintain a
representative office, agency, or branch office at that place.
(b) (1) No person shall establish or maintain an office in this
state as representative of a foreign (other nation) bank unless the
bank is licensed to maintain the office as a representative office.
(2) For purposes of this chapter, if any person establishes or
maintains an office in this state as representative of a foreign
(other nation) bank, the bank shall be deemed to establish and
maintain the office as a representative office.
(c) Neither subdivision (a) nor subdivision (b) shall be deemed to
prohibit a foreign (other nation) bank that maintains a federal
agency or federal branch in this state from establishing or
maintaining one or more representative offices in this state.