Title 50, Chapter 17, Section 59
( 50-17-59)
(a) The director cannot have on deposit at any one time in any of
the depositories for a time longer than ten days a sum of money
belonging to the state under a contract with the depository
providing for the payment of interest by a depository which has not
given a bond to the state in the amount as determined by the board.
The bond to be given by the state depositories, when such bonds are
required and whether the depositories are state or national banks,
shall be a surety bond in a sum as required signed by a surety
company duly qualified and authorized to transact business within
this state. In lieu of such a surety bond the state depository may
deposit with the director to secure state funds on deposit in state
depositories: (1) Bonds, bills, certificates of indebtedness, notes, or other
direct obligations of the United States or of this state; (2) Bonds, bills, certificates of indebtedness, notes, or other
obligations of the counties or municipalities of this state; (3) Bonds of any public authority created by the laws of this
state, if the statute creating such authority provides that the
bonds of the authority may be used for this purpose and the bonds
have been duly validated as provided by law, and as to which there
has been no default in payment, either of principal or interest; (4) Industrial revenue bonds or bonds of development authorities
created by the laws of this state, which bonds have been duly
validated as provided by law and as to which there has been no
default in payment, either of principal or interest; or (5) Bonds, bills, certificates of indebtedness, notes, or other
obligations of a subsidiary corporation of the United States
government, which are fully guaranteed by the United States
government both as to principal and interest, or debt obligations
issued by or securities guaranteed by the Federal Land Bank, the
Federal Home Loan Bank, the Federal Intermediate Credit Bank, the
Central Bank for Cooperatives, the Farm Credit Banks, the Federal
Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, or the Federal National Mortgage
Association. (b) The director shall also accept the guarantee or insurance of
accounts of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation to secure
state funds on deposit in state depositories, to the extent
authorized by federal law governing the Federal Deposit Insurance
Corporation. (c) A state depository may secure deposits made with it in part by
surety bond and in part by deposit of any or all of the bonds
mentioned in subsection (a) of this Code section, whether these
bonds are owned by the depository or by another bank, or by either
method. The board may determine, however, that such security will
be required only in the case of time deposits under a contract
providing for the payment of interest. (d) The director is authorized to contract with any bank, other than
the state depository offering the security, for the purpose of
safekeeping the securities deposited with the director under this
provision. |