§ 11202 - Banking day - Vermont Statutes

§ 11202. Banking day

(a) Each Vermont and state depository institution shall be open not less than five banking days each week, except for the days enumerated in subsection 11201(a) of this title, or except as otherwise provided in this chapter.

(b) In addition to the hours of each banking day established by an institution under subsection (a) of this section, a Vermont or state depository institution may, at its discretion, establish days and hours for its offices, including opening offices for business on days that are not defined as business days in section 11201 of this title. The financial institution's governing body is responsible for determining the scope of operations of each branch, including the services to be provided and the days and hours of operation.

(c) A Vermont or state depository institution shall post the days and hours of operation at or near the public entrances to its banking offices and shall provide customers with reasonable advance notice of reduction in services or hours of operation.

(d) Any act authorized, required or permitted to be performed at, by or with respect to any Vermont or state depository institution on a day not defined as a business day or on a day the institution is closed pursuant to section 11204 or 11205 of this title, may be performed on the next succeeding business day and liability or loss of rights of any kind to such financial institution shall not result from this delay. (Added 1999, No. 153 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. Jan. 1, 2001.)