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<section article="gfi" article_name="Financial Institutions" number="5-808" title_number="5" title_name="Banking Institutions -- General Provisions" subtitle_number="8" subtitle_name="Prohibited Activities; Penalties">
  <level label="a">
    <text>The Commissioner may order any banking institution to cease and desist from:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>An unsafe or unsound banking practice;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>A practice that is injurious to the public interest; or</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>A violation of a law, rule, or regulation that relates to the Commissioner’s supervision of the institution.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>To protect depositors, stockholders, or the public, the Commissioner may include in a cease and desist order a restriction on the withdrawal of money from any banking institution.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <text>The Commissioner may include in a cease and desist order a requirement that the officers or directors of a banking institution act affirmatively to correct any violation or practice.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="d">
    <level label="1">
      <text>Before a cease and desist order takes effect, the Commissioner shall give the banking institution an opportunity for a hearing.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>Notice of the hearing shall be given and the hearing shall be held in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="e">
    <text>If the Commissioner determines that the violation or practice under subsection (a) of this section requires immediate action to protect depositors, stockholders, or the public, the Commissioner:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>May issue a cease and desist order that is effective on service; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>Shall give the banking institution an opportunity for a hearing to rescind the order.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
</section>
