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 |  | | An Act To Amend the Maine Banking Laws | 
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 |  | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: | 
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 |  | |  | Sec. 1.  9-B MRSA §131, sub-§3, as amended by PL 1997, c. 398, Pt. A, |  | §1, is further amended to read: | 
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 |  | |  | 3.  Branch. "Branch" means any office of a financial |  | institution, including a credit union, where the business of |  | banking is conducted other than the institution's main office.  A |  | branch includes an office or vehicle that is not permanent and |  | that is capable of being moved or transferred from one location |  | to another. | 
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 |  | |  | Sec. 2.  9-B MRSA §131, sub-§17, as amended by PL 1997, c. 398, Pt. A, |  | §8, is further amended to read: | 
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 |  | |  | 17.  Financial institution. "Financial institution" means a |  | universal bank or limited purpose bank organized under the |  | provisions of this Title, and a trust company, nondepository |  | trust company, savings bank, industrial bank or savings and loan |  | association organized under the prior laws of this State. As the  |  | term "financial institution" is used in Parts 1 and 2 and in  |  | chapter 46, it includes credit unions organized pursuant to the  |  | When the term "financial institution" islaws of this State. |  | used in Parts 1 and 2 and sections 422-A, 427, 428, 429 and |  | chapter 46, the term also includes a credit union organized |  | pursuant to the laws of this State. | 
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 |  | |  | Sec. 3.  9-B MRSA §131, sub-§23-A, as enacted by PL 1997, c. 398, Pt. |  | A, §13, is amended to read: | 
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