Section 5-13B-102 Examination; Payment of Fees.

(a) An Alabama state branch, Alabama state agency, or Alabama representative office shall be subject to examination by the superintendent at such intervals and in such a manner as he or she shall establish by regulation or order. (b) In conducting an examination pursuant to this section, the superintendent shall: (1) Have full access to the offices, books, accounts, and records of each office located in this state, as well as all of the books, accounts, and records maintained in this state of any office not located in this state of such foreign bank; and (2) Have authority to require the attendance of and to examine under oath all persons whose testimony may be required relative to the activities of such office. (c) A foreign bank which is licensed to establish and maintain an Alabama state branch, Alabama state agency, or Alabama representative office shall be assessed a reasonable fee for the expenses incurred by the superintendent in making an examination of such office. Such fee shall be assessed in an amount and in a manner as the superintendent shall establish by regulation. (d) A foreign bank which is licensed to establish and maintain an Alabama state branch, Alabama state agency, or Alabama representative office shall be subject to all reasonable fees and expenses in such amounts as the superintendent may require by regulation.