A. 1. Any bank chartered pursuant to the laws of this state may maintain and operate outside attached facilities, and, subject to the approval of the Banking Board as evidenced by its certificate, detached facilities on real property owned or leased by the bank having one or more tellers' windows for drive-in or walk-up service or both. 2. Any branch may maintain and operate outside attached facilities having one or more tellers' windows for drive-in or walk- up service or both on property owned or leased by the bank. 3. For the purposes of this section the date of approval of a bank charter or the date of approval of a branch by the appropriate state or federal authority shall be the date of existence of such bank, branch, or facility. B. 1. No bank shall be permitted to maintain and operate such additional outside facilities except upon certificate issued by the Board. 2. The application for a certificate to maintain and operate a detached facility shall comply with the regulations of the Board. An application fee in an amount prescribed by Board rule shall accompany the application. Within twenty (20) days after the conclusion of the hearing the Board, in its sole discretion, shall approve or deny the application and shall notify the applicant of its decision. 3. Any banking function may be performed at a detached facility except that of making loans. Upon the recommendation of the State Banking Commissioner, the Attorney General shall bring an appropriate action to enjoin a bank from conducting the making of loans at such facilities. 4. Any facility authorized pursuant to the laws of this state prior to October 1, 1983, shall not be rendered unlawful by any provision of this section. 5. The provisions of this section shall not be construed in derogation or denial of the right to operate and maintain facilities as provided for in Sections 421 and 422 of this title. C. Notwithstanding paragraph 1 of subsection A of this section and paragraphs 1 and 2 of subsection B of this section, the Board may by rule establish a procedure whereby the Commissioner may grant approval and issue the certificate to establish and operate or relocate a detached facility without a hearing before the Board. The procedure shall include criteria set by the Board to be applied by the Commissioner in the consideration of the application. Added by Laws 1965, c. 161, § 415. Amended by Laws 1968, c. 93, § 6; Laws 1970, c. 321, § 7; Laws 1971, p. 1033, S.J.R. No. 33, § 1, emerg. eff. June 17, 1971; Laws 1983, c. 221, § 1, operative Oct. 1, 1983; Laws 1990, c. 173, § 5, emerg. eff. May 3, 1990; Laws 1995, c. 36, § 11, eff. July 1, 1995; Laws 1997, c. 22, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 1997; Laws 1997, c. 111, § 48, eff. July 1, 1997; Laws 2000, c. 205, § 16, emerg. eff. May 17, 2000.
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