North Carolina § 53-384 - Bond of the Commissioner; surety; condition; minimum penalty.
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§ 53-384. Bond of the Commissioner; surety; condition; minimum penalty.
Upon taking possession of any State trust company, the Commissioner shall execute and file a bond payable to this State for the benefit of creditors, clients, and shareholders of the State trust company, with some surety company as surety thereon, with the clerk of the superior court of the county in which the action is pending, conditioned upon the faithful performance of all duties imposed upon the Commissioner under the provisions of this Subpart with respect to the State trust company, the penal sum of the bond to be fixed by order of the Commissioner, which in no case shall be less than two hundred fifty thousand dollars ($250,000). Any person interested, by motion in the pending action, shall be heard by the resident or presiding judge of the superior court as to the sufficiency of the bond. The judge hearing the motion may fix the bond. History (2001-263, s. 1.)
Source: official North Carolina text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 53-384 ("Bond of the Commissioner; surety; condition; minimum penalty.") is part of the North Carolina General Statutes, the codified statutory law of North Carolina. 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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