Title 19 · RI

Title 19Financial Institutions

Citation: R.I. Gen. Laws § 19-5-4

Section: 19-5-4

Title 19Financial Institutions

Chapter 5Credit Unions

R.I. Gen. Laws § 19-5-4

§ 19-5-4. Contents of bylaws.

(a) The director, or the director’s designee, shall promulgate regulations that prescribe the form and content of the credit union’s bylaws that shall, if not contrary to state law, reflect the guidelines of the federal credit union model bylaws and amendment provisions.

(b) No credit union seeking formation shall operate until the time the director, or the director’s designee, has approved the bylaws. Amendments to the bylaws shall not be operative until approved by the director, or the director’s designee. Any credit union aggrieved by the decision of the director, or the director’s designee, shall have the right to appeal pursuant to chapter 35 of title 42.

History of Section.P.L. 1995, ch. 82, § 43.