A new account book or certificate may be issued in the name of the holder of record at any time when requested by the holder or his legal representative upon proof satisfactory to the association that the original book or certificate has been lost or destroyed. The new account book or certificate shall expressly state that it is issued in lieu of the one lost or destroyed, and the association shall in no way be liable thereafter on account of the original account book or certificate. The association may require indemnification against any loss that might result from the issuance of the new account book or certificate.
History: 1953 Comp., § 48-15-100, enacted by Laws 1967, ch. 61, § 56.
ANNOTATIONSAm. Jur. 2d, A.L.R. and C.J.S. references. — 10 Am. Jur. 2d Banks §§ 350, 497, 531, 532.
Liability of savings bank for payment to person presenting lost or stolen passbook or savings account card, 68 A.L.R.3d 1080.
9 C.J.S. Banks and Banking §§ 417, 418, 424, 434, 435, 437, 438.