GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA
SESSION 2007
SESSION LAW 2007-55
SENATE BILL 658
AN ACT to amend the banking laws of north carolina for the assessment of banks and state trust companies.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1. G.S. 53-122(a)(1) reads as rewritten:
"(1)
Banks. - Each bank shall pay a cumulative assessment based on its total assets,
as shown on its report of condition made to the Commissioner of Banks as of
December 31 each year or the date most nearly approximating the same, not to
exceed the amount determined by applying the following schedule: (i) on the
first fifty million dollars ($50,000,000) of assets, or fraction thereof, six
thousand dollars ($6,000); ten thousand dollars ($10,000);
(ii) on assets over fifty million dollars ($50,000,000), but not more than two
hundred fifty million dollars ($250,000,000), twelve dollars ($12.00) fourteen
dollars ($14.00) per one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000), or fraction
thereof; (iii) on assets over two hundred fifty million dollars ($250,000,000),
but not more than five hundred million dollars ($500,000,000), nine dollars
($9.00) eleven dollars ($11.00) per one hundred thousand
dollars ($100,000), or fraction thereof; (iv) on assets over five hundred
million dollars ($500,000,000), but not more than one billion dollars
($1,000,000,000), seven dollars ($7.00) per one hundred thousand dollars
($100,000), or fraction thereof; (v) on assets over one billion dollars
($1,000,000,000), but not more than ten billion dollars ($10,000,000,000), five
dollars ($5.00) four dollars ($4.00) per one hundred thousand
dollars ($100,000), or fraction thereof; and (vi) on assets over ten billion
dollars ($10,000,000,000), three dollars ($3.00) two dollars
($2.00) per one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000), or fraction thereof.
Additionally, each bank shall pay an assessment on trust assets held by it in
the amount of one dollar ($1.00) per one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000) of
the assets, or fraction thereof; except that banks are not required to pay
assessments on real estate held as trust assets."
SECTION 2. G.S. 53-368(a) reads as rewritten:
"(a) For the purpose of
operating and maintaining the office of the Commissioner, each State trust
company shall pay into the office of the Commissioner, within 10 days after
notice, an annual assessment of six thousand dollars ($6,000) ten
thousand dollars ($10,000) plus one dollar ($1.00) per one hundred thousand
dollars ($100,000) of assets held for its accounts, exclusive of nonsecuritized
real estate interests. For purposes of this assessment, the amount of assets
held for accounts shall be determined as of the close of business on December
31 of each year."
SECTION 3. This act is effective when it becomes law and applies to assessments made on or after that date.
In the General Assembly read three times and ratified this the 16th day of May, 2007.
s/ Marc Basnight
President Pro Tempore of the Senate
s/ Joe Hackney
Speaker of the House of Representatives
s/ Michael F. Easley
Governor
Approved 12:02 p.m. this 23rd day of May, 2007