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12 U.S.C. § 3

U.S. CodeFederal
Oath of Comptroller
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/us/usc/t12/s3
Title
12 — Banks and Banking
Chapter
CH1
Release
119-84
Release Date
2026-04-17

Section Text

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The Comptroller of the Currency shall, within fifteen days from the time of notice of his appointment, take and subscribe the oath of office. (R.S. § 326; Pub. L. 86–251, § 1(d), Sept. 9, 1959, 73 Stat. 488; Pub. L. 92–310, title II, § 223(a), June 6, 1972, 86 Stat. 206.) Editorial Notes Codification R.S. § 326 derived from act June 3, 1864, ch. 106, § 1, 13 Stat. 99, which was the National Bank Act. See section 38 of this title. Amendments1972—Pub. L. 92–310 struck out provisions which required the Comptroller to give a bond in the sum of $250,000. 1959—Pub. L. 86–251 increased the surety bond requirement from $100,000 to $250,000.

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