<section number="31A-26-404"><effdate>5/6/2026</effdate><histories><history>Enacted by Chapter <modchap sess="2026GS">45</modchap>, 2026 General Session</history><modyear>2026</modyear></histories><catchline>Funds that a public adjuster holds.</catchline>A public adjuster that receives, accepts, or holds funds on behalf of an insured shall deposit the funds into a trust account within a federally insured depository institution that:<subsection number="31A-26-404(1)"><subsection number="31A-26-404(1)(a)">has a branch in this state, if the public adjuster depositing the money is a resident licensee;</subsection><subsection number="31A-26-404(1)(b)">has a branch in the public adjuster's home state, if the public adjuster is a nonresident licensee; or</subsection><subsection number="31A-26-404(1)(c)">has a branch where the loss occurred; and</subsection></subsection><subsection number="31A-26-404(2)">the depository institution's primary regulator authorizes to engage in trust business.</subsection></section>