Sec. 9. (a) Except as is incidental to its conversion or to obtaining payment for shares of its capital stock, the bank or trust company may not exercise any new power, right, or authority conferred by its conversion, transact any business, or incur any indebtedness, until both of the following occur:
(1) One (1) of the copies of the articles of incorporation with the indicated approval of the secretary of state has been filed with the county recorder of the county in which the principal office of the bank or trust company is located.
(2) The amount of the capital stock of the bank or trust company has been fully paid in.
(b) If the bank or trust company violates this section, its officers and directors are severally liable for any debts or liabilities of the bank or trust company arising from the violation.
As added by P.L.42-1993, SEC.72.