Tennessee § 45-2-217 - Operation before receiving certificate of authority prohibited.
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§ 45-2-217. Operation before receiving certificate of authority prohibited.
It is a criminal offense against this chapter and chapter 1 of this title for a state bank to perform any act other than to perfect its organization, obtain and equip a place of business and otherwise prepare to do business before receiving a certificate of authority to operate. Acts 1969, ch. 36, § 1 (3.312); T.C.A., § 45-217. Code Commission Notes. Pursuant to § 39-11-111 , when the performance or nonperformance of any act is made criminal by statute, and no penalty, punishment or forfeiture for the violation of that statute is imposed, the doing of the act is a misdemeanor. The criminal offense in this section has been designated as a Class A misdemeanor by authority of § 40-35-110 , which provides that an offense designated a misdemeanor without specification as to category is a Class A misdemeanor. See also § 39-11-114 . Cross-References. Violation of banking laws, title 45, ch. 2, part 17.
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