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. The Commissioner of Business Oversight, the Senior Deputy
Commissioner of the Division of Financial Institutions, or any deputy
or employee of the Division of Financial Institutions shall not do
or be any of the following with respect to any bank, savings
association, credit union, or industrial loan company supervised by
the department:
(a) Be indebted, directly or indirectly, as borrower, endorser,
surety, or guarantor to any such bank, savings association, credit
union, or industrial loan company.
(b) Be an officer, director, or employee of any such bank, savings
association, credit union, or industrial loan company.
(c) Own or deal in directly or indirectly, the shares or
obligations of any such bank, savings association, credit union, or
industrial loan company.
(d) Be interested in or, directly or indirectly, receive from any
such bank, savings association, credit union, or industrial loan
company or any officer, director, or employee thereof, any salary,
fee, compensation, or other valuable thing by way of gift, credit,
compensation for services, or otherwise. However, this subdivision
does not prohibit any person from being interested in or directly or
indirectly receiving (1) anything which is expressly excluded from a
definition of "gift" or "honorarium" in the Political Reform Act of
1974 (Title 9 (commencing with Section 81000) of the Government Code)
or in regulations issued under the Political Reform Act of 1974 by
the Fair Political Practices Commission or (2) anything which, if
received by the commissioner, would constitute a gift or honorarium
within the meaning of the Political Reform Act of 1974 or regulations
issued under the Political Reform Act of 1974 by the Fair Political
Practices Commission but which the commissioner would not be
prohibited from receiving under the Political Reform Act of 1974 or
regulations issued under the Political Reform Act of 1974 by the Fair
Political Practices Commission.
(e) Be interested in or engage in the negotiation of any loan to,
obligation of, or accommodation for another person to or with any
such bank, savings association, credit union, or industrial loan
company.
Notwithstanding the foregoing the commissioner and any deputy or
employee may have and maintain one or more deposit or similar
accounts in any bank, savings association, credit union, or
industrial loan company in this state and may maintain with any bank,
savings association, credit union, or industrial loan company in
this state a loan which was not obtained in violation of this section
if the person reports the loan in writing to the department within
30 days after the person commences his or her term of appointment or
employment with the department and if the loan is not renewed,
renegotiated, extended, or otherwise modified on or after July 1,
1997.
A violation of this section by any person shall constitute
sufficient grounds for his or her removal or discharge.