Louisiana § 6:1363 Definitions

Louisiana Statutes

§ 6:1363 — Definitions

Louisiana § 6:1363

Title 6Banks and Banking

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La. Stat. Ann. § 6:1363 (2026).

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As used in this Chapter, the following terms shall have the meanings specified in this Section:

(1)"Access area" means an outdoor area which is in the control of an operator and which is within a fifty-foot radius of an access facility. In the event that an access facility is located within ten feet of the corner of the building and is generally accessible from the adjacent side, the access area shall include the first forty constructed feet of the adjacent side of the building in the control of the operator.

(2)"Access facility" means an automated teller machine or a night depository.

(3)"Account" means a demand, checking, savings, or other deposit account, whether commercial or consumer, held directly by an operator.

(4)"Automated teller machine" means an electronic information proce

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As used in this Chapter, the following terms shall have the meanings specified in this Section:
(1) "Access area" means an outdoor area which is in the control of an operator and which is within a fifty-foot radius of an access facility. In the event that an access facility is located within ten feet of the corner of the building and is generally accessible from the adjacent side, the access area shall include the first forty constructed feet of the adjacent side of the building in the control of the operator.
(2) "Access facility" means an automated teller machine or a night depository.
(3) "Account" means a demand, checking, savings, or other deposit account, whether commercial or consumer, held directly by an operator.
(4) "Automated teller machine" means an electronic information processing device located in this state which accepts or dispenses cash in connection with an account or credit card. This term shall not include a device used solely to facilitate check guarantees or check authorizations or a device which is used in connection with the acceptance or dispensing of cash on a person-to-person basis, such as by a store cashier.
(5) "Control" means to have actual authority to direct the circumstances of use of an access area or access facility, including its maintenance, lighting, and landscaping.
(6) "Customer" means a person or other legal entity who owns an account provided by an operator whose access facility is being used.
(7) "Footcandle" means the light incident measured on a horizontal plane thirty-six inches above ground level. One footcandle is equal to one lumen per square foot.
(8) "Hours of darkness" means the period that commences thirty minutes after sunset and ends thirty minutes before sunrise.
(9) "Night depository" means a slot or compartment located in this state and provided by an operator to facilitate the delivery of cash or other negotiable instruments into a customer's account during non-business hours of operation.
(10) "Operator" means a state or national bank, savings association, credit union, industrial loans company, mutual savings bank, or other business entity that controls an access facility or access area.