Louisiana § RS 6:651 - Supervisory committee; examination and report
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§ RS 6:651. Supervisory committee; examination and report
A.(1) Pursuant to the provisions of the bylaws, the board of directors may appoint, or the members may elect, a supervisory committee. The supervisory committee shall at frequent intervals inspect the securities, cash, and accounts of the credit union and supervise the acts of the board of directors, credit committee, and officers, any or all of whom the supervisory committee may suspend at any time by unanimous vote. Within seven days after such a suspension, the supervisory committee shall cause notice to be given to the members and the commissioner of a special meeting to take action on the suspension, the call for the meeting to indicate clearly its purpose.
(2) By a majority vote the committee may call a meeting of the shareholders to consider any violation of this Chapter or of the charter or bylaws, or any practice of the credit union which is unsafe and unauthorized in the opinion of the committee.
B. Supervisory committee vacancies shall be filled in the manner provided for in the bylaws.
C. The supervisory committee shall annually examine the financial condition and internal control structure of the credit union in accordance with applicable federal regulations or rules promulgated by the commissioner.
Amended by Acts 1954, No. 530, §1; Acts 1956, No. 311, §1; Acts 1984, No. 581, §1; Acts 1989, No. 495, §3; Acts 1991, No. 162, §1; Acts 1991, No. 655, §1; Acts 1999, No. 703, §1, eff. July 1, 1999; Acts 2001, No. 887, §1, eff. June 26, 2001.
Source: official Louisiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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