(1) There is hereby created a division of banking within the department of regulatory agencies. The division shall be charged with functions provided by law. Whenever any law of this state refers to the banking department, said law shall be construed as referring to the division of banking.
The administrative head of the division shall be the commissioner of banking, whoshall be the state bank commissioner appointed and serving as provided by law, and the deputies and employees of the commissioner shall also be deputies and employees of the division of banking hereby created. The bank commissioner, at the time of his or her appointment, shall be experienced in the theory and practice of the business and regulation of financial services institutions under the jurisdiction of the banking board.
(a) The provisions of section 24-34-104, C.R.S., concerning the termination schedule for regulatory bodies of the state unless extended as provided in that section, are applicable to the division of banking created by this section.
(b) This article is repealed, effective September 1, 2024.
Source: L. 2003: Entire article added with relocations, p. 1059, § 3, effective July 1. L.
2004: (3)(b) amended, p. 322, § 1, effective April 7. L. 2013: (3)(b) amended, (SB 13-154), ch. 282, p. 1463, § 1, effective July 1.
Editor's note: This section is similar to former § 11-2-101 as it existed prior to 2003.