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Home » US Law » 2022 West Virginia Code » Chapter 31A. Banks and Banking » Article 6. Nominee Registration of Fiduciary Securities

§31A-6-1. Procedures for Nominee Registration of Securities

Any bank, nonbanking subsidiary of a bank holding company, nonbanking subsidiary of a banking institution, or entity jointly owned by federally insured depository institutions authorized to exercise trust powers under section fourteen, article four of this chapter, which holds in a fiduciary capacity any stock, bond, debenture, note, warrant, certificate or other security evidencing ownership […]

§31A-6-2. Duties of Trust Institutions Making Use of Nominee Registration

Every trust institution making use of nominee registration as provided in this article shall: (a) At all times maintain such records as may be necessary to show the actual beneficial ownership of the property so held; (b) At all times retain possession and control of securities or other evidences of ownership which must be kept […]

§31A-6-3. Civil Liabilities and Criminal Penalties

Any trust institution which places property in nominee registration under this article is absolutely liable in civil actions or suits for any or all loss or damage to its fiduciary account or the beneficiaries thereof occasioned by the acts of any of its nominees, or any of its agents, employees, or other persons acting for […]

§31A-6-4. Limitations on Liability in Transfers and Changes of Registration

No liability for any loss caused by the acts of the nominee of a trust institution may attach to any transfer agent, registrar, corporation, officer or agent of a corporation, or other person, who, in compliance with the directions of any trust institution acting under the provisions of this article, transfers or changes the registration […]

§31A-6-5. Registration of Property to Evade Taxes Prohibited

No trust institution acting under the provisions of this article may cause or permit the use of its name or the name of its nominee or nominees for the purpose of registering property to evade, avoid or relieve itself or any other person, firm or corporation, or the property, from taxation.