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Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
As used in the Trust Company Act:
A. “director” means the director of the financial institutions division of the regulation and licensing department;
B. “trust business” means the holding out by a person, legal entity or corporation to the public at large by advertising, solicitation or other means that the person, legal entity or corporation is available to act as a fiduciary in this state or is accepting and undertaking to perform the duties of a fiduciary in the regular course of its business;
C. “trust company” means a corporation holding a certificate issued pursuant to the Trust Company Act;
D. “certificate” means a certificate of authority issued pursuant to the Trust Company Act to engage in trust business;
E. “fiduciary” means executor, administrator, conservator or trustee;
F. “nonprofit corporation” means a nonprofit corporation as defined in the Nonprofit Corporation Act that was formed and is operating a pooled trust in compliance with the requirements of 42 U.S.C. 1396p(d)(4) to provide trust services for individuals who are disabled, and the nonprofit corporation is not otherwise engaged in the trust business. As used in this subsection, “disabled” has the meaning set forth in 42 U.S.C. 1382c(a)(3); and
G. “division” means the financial institutions division of the regulation and licensing department.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - New Mexico Statutes Chapter 58. Financial Institutions and Regulations § 58-9-2. Definitions - last updated January 01, 2024 | https://codes.findlaw.com/nm/chapter-58-financial-institutions-and-regulations/nm-st-sect-58-9-2/
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