FORMERLY
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE (Two-thirds of all members elected to each house thereof concurring therein):
Section 1. Amend Section 770 of Title 5 of the Delaware Code by adding thereto a new subsection (c) as follows:
“(c) (1) Any bank or trust company that is authorized by its charter to operate a branch office may open a mobile branch upon application submitted to and approved by the Commissioner and upon the issuance of a certificate of authority of the Commissioner. For purposes of this section, a “mobile branch” means a branch that operates at more than one location. The application for a mobile branch shall specify the manner of operation of the mobile branch, the area in which the mobile branch will operate, and the necessity for the opening of the mobile branch. If the Commissioner deems that the public convenience will be served and that there is good and sufficient reason that the bank or trust company should operate the mobile branch, the Commissioner shall issue written permission for its opening. Any certificate of authority that the Commissioner issues shall be void and have no affect if, after the expiration of a reasonable period of time as determined by the Commissioner, the mobile branch is not actually open for business. The Commissioner shall by regulation prescribe the criteria to be applied for determining what constitutes a reasonable period of time.
(2) The applicant for a mobile branch shall pay the Commissioner an investigation fee of $250.00 which shall not be refundable and shall be submitted with the application.”
Section 2. Amend subsection (a) of §771 of Title 5 of the Delaware Code by inserting at the end of that subsection, after the word "prescribe" and before the period, the words and punctuation "; provided, however, that the Commissioner shall be authorized to exempt from the coverage of this section such places of business or classes of places of business as the Commissioner shall find inappropriate to include in order to effectuate the purposes of this section."
Section 3. If any provision of this Act or the application of any section or part thereof to any person or circumstance is held invalid, such invalidity shall not affect other provisions or applications of this Act that can be given effect without the invalid provision or application.
Section 4. The provisions of this Act shall be effective upon its enactment into law.
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