(1) If, in the commissioner’s opinion, any director, officer or employee of any savings bank has participated in, or consented to, any violation of this chapter, or any other law, rule, regulation or order, or any unsafe or unsound business practice in the operation of any savings bank, or any insider loan not specifically authorized by or pursuant to this chapter, or any repeated violation of, or failure to comply with, any savings bank’s bylaws, the commissioner may serve a written notice of charges upon such director, officer or employee and the savings bank, stating his intent to remove such director, officer or employee. Such notice shall specify the alleged conduct of such director, officer or employee and shall state the place for a hearing before the commissioner. A hearing shall be held no earlier than fifteen (15) days, but no later than thirty (30) days, after the notice of charges is served. If, after the hearing, the commissioner determines that the charges asserted have been proven by a preponderance of the evidence, the commissioner may issue an order removing the director, officer or employee in question. Such an order shall be effective upon issuance and may include the entire board of directors or all of the officers of the savings bank.

(2) If it is determined that any director, officer or employee of any savings bank has knowingly participated in, or consented to, any violation of this chapter, or any other law, rule, regulation or order, or engaged in any unsafe or unsound business practice in the operation of any savings bank, or any repeated violation of, or failure to comply with, any savings bank’s bylaws, and that as a result, a situation exists requiring immediate corrective action, the commissioner may issue an order temporarily removing such person or persons pending a hearing. Such an order shall state its duration on its face and the words “Temporary Order of Removal” and shall be effective upon issuance for a period of fifteen (15) days. Such order may be extended once for a period of fifteen (15) days. A hearing must be held within ten (10) days of the expiration of a temporary order, or any extension thereof, at which time a temporary order may be dissolved or converted to a permanent order.

(3) Any removal pursuant to subsection (1) or (2) of this section shall be effective in all respects as if such removal has been made by the board of directors and the members or stockholders of the savings bank in question.

(4) Without the prior written approval of the commissioner, no director, officer or employee permanently removed pursuant to this section shall be eligible to be elected, reelected or appointed to any position as a director, officer or employee of that savings bank, nor shall such director, officer or employee be eligible to be elected to or retain a position as a director, officer or employee of any other state savings bank.