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Tex. Fin. Code § 181.003

TRUST COMPANY RULES

Known as the Texas Trust Company Act

The act spans §§ 181–199 (242 sections).

Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Equitable Trust Co. v. FINANCE COM'N OF TX (2003)

Most recently applied in Equitable Trust Co. v. FINANCE COM'N OF TX (February 2003)

Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 62, Sec. 7.16(a), eff

(a) The finance commission may adopt rules to accomplish the purposes of this subtitle, including rules necessary or reasonable to:

(1) implement and clarify this subtitle;

(2) preserve or protect the safety and soundness of state trust companies;

(3) grant the same rights and privileges to state trust companies with respect to the exercise of fiduciary powers and the conducting of financial activities or activities incidental or complementary to financial activities that are or may be granted to a trust institution that maintains its principal office or a branch or trust office in this state;

(4) provide for recovery of the cost of maintenance and operation of the department and the cost of enforcing this subtitle through the imposition and collection of ratable and equitable fees for notices, applications, and examinations; and

(5) facilitate the fair hearing and adjudication of matters before the banking commissioner and the finance commission.

(b) The presence or absence in this subtitle of a specific reference to rules regarding a particular subject does not enlarge or diminish the rulemaking authority conferred by this section.

Official source: Texas Constitution and Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Texas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.