Title 19
Financial Institutions

Chapter 11
Conservatorship

R.I. Gen. Laws § 19-11-1

§ 19-11-1. Appointment of conservator on application by stockholders or directors.

Whenever any financial institution or credit union shall petition the director for the appointment of a conservator of its property, assets, and affairs for the benefit of its depositors and other creditors, and in order to provide an opportunity for a reorganization of its affairs, the director is authorized and empowered to appoint himself or herself or a deputy a conservator of that financial institution or credit union, the petition in each case to be made in pursuance of a vote adopted by a majority of the board of directors or under the same conditions that could allow the director to petition the court for the appointment of a receiver.

History of Section.
P.L. 1995, ch. 82, § 49.