Section 332 Of Article 2. Commissioner Of Business Oversight From California Financial Code >> Division 1. >> Chapter 3. >> Article 2.
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. (a) (1) In this section, "federal law" includes, but is not
limited to, the United States Constitution, any federal statute, any
federal court decision, and any regulation, circular, bulletin,
interpretation, decision, order, and waiver issued by a federal
agency.
(2) The definitions set forth in Section 1750 apply to this
section.
(b) (1) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, except as
provided in subdivision (c), if the commissioner finds that any
provision of federal law applicable to national banking associations
doing business in this state is substantively different from the
provisions of this code applicable to banks organized under the laws
of this state, the commissioner may by regulation make that provision
of federal law applicable to banks organized under the laws of this
state.
(2) If the commissioner finds that any provision of federal law
applicable to foreign (other nation) banks with respect to federal
agencies or federal branches in this state is substantively different
from the provisions of this code applicable to foreign (other
nation) banks with respect to agencies or branch offices licensed by
the commissioner under Chapter 20 (commencing with Section 1750) of
Division 1.1, the commissioner may by regulation make that provision
of federal law applicable to foreign (other nation) banks with
respect to agencies or branch offices licensed by the commissioner
under Chapter 20 (commencing with Section 1750) of Division 1.1.
(c) (1) Section 11343.4 and Article 5 (commencing with Section
11346) and Article 6 (commencing with Section 11349) of Chapter 3.5
of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code do not
apply to any regulation adopted under subdivision (b).
(2) The commissioner shall file any regulation adopted pursuant to
subdivision (b), together with a citation to this section as
authority for the adoption and a citation to the provisions of
federal law made applicable by the regulation, with the Office of
Administrative Law for filing with the Secretary of State and
publication in the California Code of Regulations.
(3) Any regulation adopted under subdivision (b) shall become
effective on the date when it is filed with the Secretary of State
unless the commissioner prescribes a later date in the regulation or
in a written instrument filed with the regulation.
(4) Any regulation adopted under subdivision (b) shall expire at
12 p.m. on December 31 of the year following the calendar year in
which it becomes effective.
(5) Any regulation adopted pursuant to subdivision (b) shall be
subject to the following restrictions:
(A) The commissioner shall not renew or reinstate the regulation
adopted pursuant to subdivision (b).
(B) The commissioner shall not adopt a new regulation pursuant to
subdivision (b), to address the same conformity issue that was
addressed by the regulation that expired pursuant to subdivision (c).
(d) The commissioner may adopt regulations pursuant to subdivision
(b) that are exempt from the expiration and restrictions of
subdivision (c) if the regulations are adopted in compliance with all
provisions of Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1
of Division 3 of the Government Code, including those listed in
paragraph (1) of subdivision (c).