§ 47.0155 — Effect of Closing
Plain-Language Summary
Days when a bank is closed for an emergency count as legal holidays, so the bank is not liable for missed deadlines.
47.0155 EFFECT OF CLOSING.
Any day on which a financial institution, or any of its offices, is closed during all or part of its normal business hours pursuant to sections 47.0151 to 47.0155 shall be, with respect to the financial institution or, if not all of its offices are closed, then with respect to the office which is closed, a legal holiday for all purposes with respect to any financial institution business of any character. No liability, or loss of rights of any kind, on the part of any financial institution, or director, officer, or employee thereof, shall accrue or result by virtue of any closing authorized by sections 47.0151 to 47.0155.
The provisions of sections 47.0151 to 47.0155 shall be construed and applied as being in addition to, and not in substitution for or limitation of, any other law of this state or of the United States, authorizing the closing of a financial institution or excusing the delay by a financial institution in the performance of its duties and obligations because of emergencies or conditions beyond the financial institution’s control, or otherwise.
History:
History: History:
1971 c 318 s 5