New Hampshire § 397-1 - Section 397:1 Banking Emergency.
Full text of New Hampshire New Hampshire Revised Statutes Annotated § 397-1 — Section 397:1 Banking Emergency., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 397-1. Section 397:1 Banking Emergency.
Whenever it shall appear to the governor that the welfare of the state or any section thereof, or the welfare and security of banks and other institutions under the supervision of the bank commissioner, hereinafter referred to as banks, or their depositors or shareholders so require, he may proclaim that a banking emergency exists and that any bank or banks shall be subject to special regulation as hereinafter provided until the governor, by proclamation, declares the period of such banking emergency terminated. The governor may likewise declare such legal bank holidays as in his judgment such an emergency may require.
Source: official New Hampshire text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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What does New Hampshire Revised Statutes Annotated § 397-1 cover?
Section 397-1 ("Section 397:1 Banking Emergency.") is part of the New Hampshire Revised Statutes Annotated, the codified statutory law of New Hampshire. 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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