Section 1405 - Unlawful gratuity or compensation - Transactions of persons connected with bankA. It shall be unlawful for an affiliate of a bank or trust company or for an officer, director or employee of a bank or trust company or affiliate of a bank or trust company: 1. To solicit, accept or agree to accept, directly or indirectly, from any person other than the institution any gratuity, compensation or other personal benefit for any action taken by the institution or for endeavoring to procure any such action; or2. To have any interest, directly or indirectly, in the proceeds of a loan or of a purchase or sale made by the bank, unless such loan is otherwise permissible, and the purchase or sale is expressly authorized by this Code or by rule of the Board and, unless otherwise directed in writing by the Commissioner, is specifically approved by vote of a majority of the board of directors of the bank or trust company. Provided, no interested director or trustee shall take part in such vote.B. In this section the term "affiliate" shall include:1. Any person who holds a majority of the stock of a bank or has been determined by the Board to hold a controlling interest therein, any other corporation in which such person owns a majority of the stock and any partnership in which the person has an interest;2. Any corporation in which the institution or an officer, director or employee thereof holds a majority of the stock and any partnership in which such person has an interest; or3. Any corporation of which a majority of the directors are officers, directors or employees of the institution or of which officers, directors, trustees or employees constitute a majority of the directors of the institution.Okla. Stat. tit. 6, § 1405
Added by Laws 1965, c. 161, § 1405; Amended by Laws 1975, c. 109, § 16, emerg. eff. 5/7/1975; Amended by Laws 1979, c. 173, § 8; Amended by Laws 1984, c. 133, § 8, eff. 10/1/1984; Amended by Laws 1997, c. 111, § 108, eff. 7/1/1997; Amended by Laws 2005 , HB 1234, c. 48, § 17, eff. 11/1/2005.