(1) Any financial institution may convert any affiliate financial institution to a branch.(2) Any financial institution, no matter the location of its principal place of business, may acquire any other financial institution for conversion to a branch or branches in this or another state.(3)(a) Any bank, no matter the location of its principal place of business, upon thirty days' prior written notice to the banking board or the commissioner, may establish one or more de novo branches anywhere in this or another state.(b) Any bank or savings and loan association may, upon thirty days' written notice to the banking board or commissioner, be converted to a branch of any bank or savings and loan association.(b.5)(I) No financial institution may directly or indirectly establish or maintain or cause to be established or maintained its principal office, a loan production office, a deposit production office, an electronic communications device, or a branch in this state on or within one and one-half miles from premises or property owned, leased, or otherwise controlled, directly or indirectly, by an affiliate that engages in commercial activities.(II) Repealed.(c) The banking board and the

-half miles from premises or property owned, leased, or otherwise controlled, directly or indirectly, by an affiliate that engages in commercial activities.(II) Repealed.(c) The banking board and the financial services board shall adopt policies and procedures by rule no more restrictive than federal regulatory policies and procedures relative to notice of branches to be established under this subsection (3).Amended by 2013 Ch. 282,§ 56, eff. 7/1/2013.Amended by 2013 Ch. 282,§ 15, eff. 7/1/2013.L. 2003: Entire article added with relocations, p. 1127, § 3, effective July 1. L. 2004: (3)(c) amended, p. 147, § 45, effective July 1. L. 2007: (3)(b.5) added, p. 117, § 2, effective March 16; (3)(b.5)(II)(B) amended, p. 2021, § 15, effective June 1. L. 2013: (2), (3)(a), and (3)(b) amended and (3)(b.5)(II) repealed, (SB 13-154), ch. 282, pp. 1467, 1484, §§ 15, 56, effective July 1.This section is similar to former § 11-25-103 as it existed prior to 2003.