487.14309 Acquisition of personal property for use of customer; loan secured by personal property.
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487.14309 Acquisition of personal property for use of customer; loan secured by personal property.
Sec. 4309.
(1)A bank may lease, purchase, hold, and convey personal property for the use of a customer by lease arrangement with the bank, but the acquisition of personal property and leasing to a customer constitutes a loan secured by personal property under section 4202.
(2)A bank may incur additional obligations incident to becoming an owner or lessor of personal property acquired for the use of a customer.
(3)Inventory of personal property held under this section and not leased shall not exceed 25% of the bank's capital and surplus.
(4)Personal property of a bank that is leased, loaned, or otherwise made available to and used by a person in connection with a business conducted for profit shall be subject to taxation in the same amount and to the same extent as though the lessee or user were the owner of the property. When due, the taxes shall constitute a debt due from the lessee or user to the unit of government for which the taxes were assessed.
History: 1999, Act 276 , Eff. Mar. 1, 2000