It is a criminal offense for any person not authorized to carry on a banking business under this code, falsely and with intent to defraud, to act as a bank or to represent that the person is or is acting for a bank or to use an artificial or corporate name that is the name of a bank.

Source: L. 2003: Entire article added with relocations, p. 1135, § 3, effective July 1. L. 2024: Entire section amended, (HB 24-1351), ch. 461, p. 3205, § 30, effective August 7.

Editor's note: This section is similar to former § 11-11-101 as it existed prior to 2003.