California · Financial Code
FIN §1780: (a) No foreign (other nation) bank shall establish or maintain an office in this state at which it engages in representational functions unless it is licensed to maintain a representative office, agen
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(a) No foreign (other nation) bank shall establish or maintain an office in this state at which it engages in representational functions unless it is licensed to maintain a representative office, agency, or branch office at that place. (b) (1) No person shall establish or maintain an office in this state as representative of a foreign (other nation) bank unless the bank is licensed to maintain the office as a representative office. (2) For purposes of this chapter, if any person establishes or maintains an office in this state as representative of a foreign (other nation) bank, the bank shall be deemed to establish and maintain the office as a representative office. (c) Neither subdivision (a) nor subdivision (b) shall be deemed to prohibit a foreign (other nation) bank that maintains a federal agency or federal branch in this state from establishing or maintaining one or more representative offices in this state.
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