2012 Wyoming Statutes
TITLE 13 - BANKS, BANKING AND FINANCE
CHAPTER 10 - CRIMES, OFFENSES AND PENALTIES
13-10-203. Cease and desist orders; Wyoming financial institutions; bank holding companies notice; opportunity for hearing.
(a) After notice and opportunity for hearing, the commissioner shall issue a final cease and desist order to a Wyoming financial institution if the Wyoming financial institution or any officer, director, employee or agent of the institution is violating or is about to violate any state statute or rule relating to financial institutions or is engaging or is about to engage in an unauthorized or unsafe and unsound practice. After notice and opportunity for hearing, the commissioner shall issue a final cease and desist order to a bank holding company if the bank holding company or any officer, director, manager, employee or agent of the bank holding company is violating or is about to violate any state or federal statute or rule relating to bank holding companies or is engaging or is about to engage in an unauthorized or unsafe and unsound practice relating to Wyoming financial institutions owned or controlled by the bank holding company.
(b) Before issuing a final cease and desist order, the commissioner shall serve notice of intent to issue the order upon the Wyoming financial institution or the bank holding company. The notice shall be in writing and shall contain the information required by W.S. 13-10-208(a). The proposed order shall direct the Wyoming financial institution or the bank holding company to discontinue the violations of law or the unsafe and unsound practices and may direct the Wyoming financial institution or the bank holding company to take any action the commissioner deems necessary to correct the alleged violation or wrongful practice.
(c) The Wyoming financial institution or the bank holding company may request a hearing on the proposed order before the board in accordance with W.S. 13-10-208(b). If the Wyoming financial institution or the bank holding company does not request a hearing in writing within the prescribed time period, the proposed order shall become a final cease and desist order and the commissioner shall serve the final order upon the Wyoming financial institution or the bank holding company.
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