S.D. Codified Laws § 51A-15-11 (2026)
Director's authority to suspend activities and take possession of bank--Grounds.
SL 1909, ch 222 , art 1, § 9; SL 1909, ch 222 , art 2, § 20; SL 1911, ch 256 , §§ 9, 26; SL 1915, ch 102 , art 1, § 9; SL 1915, ch 102 , art 2, § 23; RC 1919, §§ 8925, 8970, 9056; SDC 1939, § 6.0604; SDCL § 51-14-11; SL 1969, ch 11 , § 13.5; SL 1970, ch 265 , § 65; SL 1981, ch 346 , § 68; SL 1982, ch 336 , § 2; SL 1988, ch 377 , § 165; SDCL § 51-27-10; SL 2015, ch 239 , § 9.
After a hearing with three days' oral or written notice to a majority of the members of the board of directors, the director may, with the consent of a majority of the members of the commission, suspend all activities and take possession of the business and property of a bank if the director finds:
- (1) The bank's capital is impaired or the bank is otherwise in an unsound condition;
- (2) The bank's business is being conducted in an unlawful or unsound manner;
- (3) The bank is unable to continue normal operations;
- (4) The bank refuses to permit, obstructs, or impedes an examination as provided in § 51A-2-18;
- (5) The bank places its affairs and assets under the control of the director;
- (6) A parent corporation refuses to permit, obstructs, or impedes an examination as provided in § 51A-2-37;
- (7) The bank is insolvent; or
- (8) The bank's insurance has been terminated pursuant to an action initiated by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation under 12 U.S.C. § 1818(a), as of January 1, 2015.
Source: SL 1909, ch 222 , art 1, § 9; SL 1909, ch 222 , art 2, § 20; SL 1911, ch 256 , §§ 9, 26; SL 1915, ch 102 , art 1, § 9; SL 1915, ch 102 , art 2, § 23; RC 1919, §§ 8925, 8970, 9056; SDC 1939, § 6.0604; SDCL § 51-14-11; SL 1969, ch 11 , § 13.5; SL 1970, ch 265 , § 65; SL 1981, ch 346 , § 68; SL 1982, ch 336 , § 2; SL 1988, ch 377 , § 165; SDCL § 51-27-10; SL 2015, ch 239 , § 9.