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N.Y. Banking Law § 7001: Board of directors; qualifications and disqualifications

§ 7001. Board of directors; qualifications and disqualifications. 1.
The affairs of every corporation shall be managed by a board of
directors, each of whom shall be at least eighteen years of age.
  2. (a) At least one-half of the directors of a bank or trust company,
stock-form savings bank, or stock-form savings and loan association must
be citizens of the United States at the time of their election and
during their continuance in office.
  (b) At least one-third of the directors of a safe deposit company must
be citizens of the United States and domiciliaries of this state at the
time of their election and during their continuance in office.
  (c) At least one of the directors of an investment company shall be a
citizen of the United States and a resident of this state.
  3. Each director of an investment company shall be a stockholder of
such company unless otherwise provided in the organization certificate,
or in a by-law adopted by a stockholders' meeting.
  4. No more than one-third of the directors of any bank or trust
company, stock-form savings bank, or stock-form savings and loan
association with capital stock, surplus fund and undivided profits in an
amount in excess of that determined by regulation of the superintendent
pursuant to this subdivision shall be active officers or employees of
the corporation.  Each person lawfully serving as director of such a
corporation at the time such regulation takes effect, or any amount as
determined therein is modified, and who is then an active officer or
employee of the corporation, may continue to serve as a director until
the expiration of the term for which such person was elected,
notwithstanding the fact that by reason thereof more than one-third of
the directors of the corporation are active officers or employees
thereof.
  5. Every person lawfully serving as a director of a bank or trust
company, stock-form savings bank, or stock-form savings and loan
association at the time this act takes effect, who is not a citizen of
the United States, may continue to serve as a director until the
expiration of the term for which he was elected notwithstanding such
lack of citizenship, and if otherwise qualified shall be eligible for
re-election as a director of the bank or trust company, stock-form
savings bank, or stock-form savings and loan association of which he is
a director at the time this act takes effect.
  6. The organization certificate or the by-laws of a corporation may
prescribe other qualifications for directors.

Where this section sits in the code

Banking Law
Article 15. General Provisions Applicable to Banking Stock Corporations, Limited Liability Investment Companies, and Limited Liability Trust Companies
Title 7. Directors and Officers

§ 7001. Board of directors; qualifications and disqualifications. 1.

The affairs of every corporation shall be managed by a board of

directors, each of whom shall be at least eighteen years of age.

2. (a) At least one-half of the directors of a bank or trust company,

stock-form savings bank, or stock-form savings and loan association must

be citizens of the United States at the time of their election and

during their continuance in office.

(b) At least one-third of the directors of a safe deposit company must

be citizens of the United States and domiciliaries of this state at the

time of their election and during their continuance in office.

citizen of the United States and a resident of this state.

3. Each director of an investment company shall be a stockholder of

such company unless otherwise provided in the organization certificate,

or in a by-law adopted by a stockholders' meeting.

4. No more than one-third of the directors of any bank or trust

company, stock-form savings bank, or stock-form savings and loan

association with capital stock, surplus fund and undivided profits in an

amount in excess of that determined by regulation of the superintendent

pursuant to this subdivision shall be active officers or employees of

the corporation. Each person lawfully serving as director of such a

corporation at the time such regulation takes effect, or any amount as

determined therein is modified, and who is then an active officer or

employee of the corporation, may continue to serve as a director until

the expiration of the term for which such person was elected,

notwithstanding the fact that by reason thereof more than one-third of

the directors of the corporation are active officers or employees

thereof.

5. Every person lawfully serving as a director of a bank or trust

company, stock-form savings bank, or stock-form savings and loan

association at the time this act takes effect, who is not a citizen of

the United States, may continue to serve as a director until the

expiration of the term for which he was elected notwithstanding such

lack of citizenship, and if otherwise qualified shall be eligible for

re-election as a director of the bank or trust company, stock-form

savings bank, or stock-form savings and loan association of which he is

a director at the time this act takes effect.

6. The organization certificate or the by-laws of a corporation may

prescribe other qualifications for directors.

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