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...(A)(1) A family trust company may be, but is not required to be, licensed under this chapter. If a family trust company does not apply for a license under this chapter, it is not subject to supervision by the superintendent of financial institutions, so long as the family trust company meets the criteria as set forth in this chapter for an unlicensed family trust company. It shall, however, before commencing operatio...

... assignee for the benefit of creditors, attorney in fact, authenticating agent, bailee, bond or indenture trustee, conservator, conversion agent, curator, custodian, escrow agent, exchange agent, fiscal or paying agent, financial adviser, investment adviser, investment manager, managing agent, purchase agent, receiver, registrar, safekeeping agent, subscription agent, transfer agent except for public business entitie...

...ary, while acting as the fiduciary of a trust, a family trust company may do all of the following: (1)¿Invest in a security of an investment company or investment trust for which the family trust company or a family affiliate provides services in a capacity other than as a fiduciary; (2)¿Place a security transaction using a broker that is a family affiliate; (3)¿Invest in an investment contract that is purchased f...

...mber of the governing board of a family trust company shall take and subscribe an oath that the member will administer the affairs of the family trust company diligently and honestly and that the member will not knowingly or willfully permit noncompliance with or violation of any of the laws relating to family trust companies.

...(A) A family trust company wishing to be licensed under this chapter shall file an application with the superintendent of financial institutions. The application shall be in the form prescribed by the superintendent and shall be accompanied by a nonrefundable application fee of five thousand dollars. (B) Within sixty days after a complete application for a license is filed, the division of financial institutions sha...

...e following: (a)¿A name for the family trust company that includes "family trust company" or "FTC" and that distinguishes it from any trust company licensed under Chapter 1111. of the Revised Code or any other family trust company licensed under this chapter; (b) The purpose for which it is formed, including a statement that its services will be provided only to family clients of a designated relative. (3) The ind...

...A family trust company's license to engage in trust business in this state is not transferable or assignable.

...Not more than one place of business shall be maintained under the same license issued under this chapter, but the superintendent of financial institutions may issue additional licenses to the same licensee. For every additional place of business in this state, the licensee shall submit an application in the form prescribed by the superintendent and pay a one-time nonrefundable fee of five hundred dollars. For every a...

...The existence of any licensed family trust company shall date from the filing of its articles of incorporation or articles of organization, from which time it shall have and may exercise the incidental powers conferred by law upon corporations or limited liability companies, as applicable. However, until it has obtained a license issued under this chapter, a family trust company shall not transact any business as a l...

...cting any business as a licensed family trust company, a family trust company shall pledge to the superintendent of financial institutions interest-bearing securities authorized in division (B) of this section, having a par value, not including unaccrued interest, of one hundred thousand dollars, and approved by the superintendent. The family trust company may pledge the securities either by delivery to the superinte...

...(A)¿Each licensed family trust company shall obtain and maintain all of the following: (1) Fidelity bonds in such amounts as it considers advisable, but not less than an aggregate amount of one million dollars, on any active officer, manager, family member acting in a managerial capacity, or employee, whether or not such persons receive a salary or other compensation from the family trust company, to indemnify it ag...

...Each licensed family trust company shall do all of the following: (A) Maintain office space in this state for the transaction of trust business and for the storage of, and access to, family trust company records; (B) Hold in this state at least two governing board meetings per year at which a quorum of the board members are physically present; (C) Employ, engage, or contract with at least one individual, on a part...

...he governing board of a licensed family trust company shall hold at least one regular meeting during each calendar quarter. At each of the quarterly meetings, the board, or an auditor selected by the board, shall thoroughly review the books, records, funds, and securities held by the family trust company. If the board selects an auditor, the auditor's findings shall be reported directly to the board. In lieu of the q...

... of the Revised Code, a licensed family trust company has all the rights, privileges, and exemptions from licensing and regulation requirements that are granted by any law of this state to trust companies licensed under Chapter 1111. of the Revised Code, including, without limitation, the requirements for registration, licensing, and supervision set forth in Chapter 1707. of the Revised Code. A family trust company e...

...(A) A family trust company licensed under this chapter may cease doing trust business and voluntarily surrender its license to engage in trust business in this state, and as a consequence be relieved of the necessity to comply with the requirements of this chapter, only with the consent of the superintendent of financial institutions. (B) A licensed family trust company proposing to cease doing trust business in thi...

...(A) A family trust company shall keep separate and complete records for each fiduciary account or relationship, including a record of any securities constituting assets of each particular estate, trust, or account. (B) A family trust company may place securities it holds in any fiduciary capacity with a qualified custodian of securities. A qualified custodian of securities that has custody of securities held by a ...

...(A) A family trust company may, for any business purpose, retain a document, paper, or other instrument. A family trust company may record by use of a process to record, copy, photograph, or store a representation of the original document, paper, or other instrument or record if all of the following apply: (1) The process correctly and accurately copies or reproduces, or provides a means for correctly and accuratel...

...(A) Any licensed family trust company is subject to all powers of, and remedies and sanctions available to, the superintendent of financial institutions and the division of financial institutions under Chapters 1101. to 1127. of the Revised Code, in addition to the specific powers, remedies, and sanctions provided for in this chapter. (B)(1) With regard to a licensed family trust company, "regulated person," as us...

...Each family trust company licensed under this chapter shall file with the superintendent of financial institutions any report the superintendent may require, in the form and manner and containing the information prescribed by the superintendent.

...eighteen months after a licensed family trust company receives its initial license under this chapter, and as often thereafter as the superintendent of financial institutions considers necessary, but at least once each thirty-six-month cycle, the superintendent, or any deputy or examiner appointed by the superintendent for that purpose, shall thoroughly examine the records and affairs of the licensed family trust com...

...ther information obtained from a family trust company, including the names and addresses of the directors and officers, the names and addresses of the stockholders, family members, or other owners, capital contributions, and business affiliations; (2) Information required to be reported to, or filed with, the superintendent of financial institutions under this chapter, including the affidavit described in division (...

...erial capacity for, the licensed family trust company has failed to comply with any provision of this chapter. (2) The licensed family trust company, or any person authorized to act on its behalf, refuses to allow the superintendent or any deputy or examiner appointed by the superintendent to inspect all books, records, papers, and effects related to the family trust company's business. (B) In addition to any other...

...ily trust company has failed to pay any fees, charges, forfeitures, or penalties assessed under Chapters 1101. to 1127. of the Revised Code. (B)(1) If the superintendent has reasonable cause to believe any of the factors in division (A) of this section is true, and the superintendent determines it is necessary to protect the persons and interests in this state that the family trust company serves as a fiduciary or...

...financial institutions revokes a family trust company's license to do trust business in this state pursuant to division (A) of section 1111.32 of the Revised Code, the superintendent may take possession of the family trust company's trust business in this state and may appoint a receiver for the liquidation of the trust business in this state. If the family trust company has its principal place of business in this st...

...ownership interest in a licensed family trust company.