(a) A financial institution may not be organized, incorporated, or engage in business in Indiana until the department has approved the following:
- (1) The articles of incorporation of the proposed financial institution.
- (2) The organization and establishment of the financial institution in the city or town in which the incorporators propose to establish the financial institution.
- (b) A person who violates this section commits a Class A misdemeanor.
As added by P.L.42-1993, SEC.91.