Illinois § 5-3

Full text of Illinois Illinois Compiled Statutes § 5-3, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.

§ 5-3.

Violations; orders. (a) Whenever it appears to the Commissioner from any examination, statement of condition or report, that any corporate fiduciary has committed any violation of law, has made or published a false statement of condition or is conducting its business in an unsafe, unsound or unauthorized manner, he shall, by an order under his signature, direct the discontinuance of such illegal and unsafe, unsound or unauthorized practices and that the corporate fiduciary strictly conform with the requirements of the law, and with safety and security in its transactions. (b) If a corporate fiduciary refuses or neglects to make a required statement of condition or any report required under this Act, or to comply with an order as above stated, or if it appears to the Commissioner that it is unsafe or inexpedient for the corporate fiduciary to continue to transact business, or that extraordinary withdrawals of money are jeopardizing the interests of remaining depositors, or that any corporate fiduciary or officer of a corporate fiduciary has abused his trust or is guilty of misconduct in his official position, injurious to the corporate fiduciary, or that it has suffered a serious loss, he shall enter an order appropriate to the circumstances, which may include the appointment of a receiver as hereinafter provided, the taking of possession of the corporate fiduciary, or the removal of a director, officer, employee, or agent of the corporate fiduciary, or he may, represented by the Attorney General, seek an injunction or other appropriate order from the court. (c) No dividends shall be paid by a corporate fiduciary while it continues its business as a corporate fiduciary to an amount greater than its net profits then on hand, deducting first therefrom its losses and bad debts. (Source: P.A. 92-483, eff. 8-23-01.)

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What does Illinois Compiled Statutes § 5-3 cover?

Section 5-3 is part of the Illinois Compiled Statutes, the codified statutory law of Illinois. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.

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