Georgia Code, Title 53, Chapter 5, Article 7 - Uniform Transfer on Death Security Registration

• § 53-5-60 - Short Title
  This article shall be known and may be cited as the "Uniform Transfer on Death Security Registration Act."
• § 53-5-61 - Definitions
  As used in this article, the term: (1) "Beneficiary form" means a registration of a security which indicates the present owner of the security...
• § 53-5-62 - Ownership of a Security
  Only individuals whose registration of a security shows sole ownership by one individual or multiple ownership by two or more with right of survivorship,...
• § 53-5-63 - Authorization of Beneficiary Form
  A security may be registered in beneficiary form if the form is authorized by this or a similar statute of the state of organization...
• § 53-5-64 - Registration of a Beneficiary Form
  A security, whether evidenced by certificate or account, is registered in beneficiary form when the registration includes a designation of a beneficiary to take...
• § 53-5-65 - Words Used in Beneficiary Form
  Registration in beneficiary form may be shown by the words "transfer on death" or the abbreviation "TOD," or by the words "pay on death"...
• § 53-5-66 - Designation of Transfer in Beneficiary Form
  The designation of a transfer on death beneficiary on a registration in beneficiary form has no effect on ownership until the owner's death. A...
• § 53-5-67 - Ownership of Registered Security After Death
  On death of a sole owner or the last to die of all multiple owners, ownership of securities registered in beneficiary form passes to...
• § 53-5-68 - Duties of Registering Entity; Implementation of Registration; Applicability of Code Section 53-5-67; Protective Effect
  (a) A registering entity is not required to offer or to accept a request for security registration in beneficiary form. If a registration in...
• § 53-5-69 - Effect of Beneficiary Form
  (a) A transfer on death resulting from a registration in beneficiary form is effective by reason of the contract regarding the registration between the...
• § 53-5-70 - Terms and Conditions of Beneficiary Form; Illustrations
  (a) A registering entity offering to accept registrations in beneficiary form may establish the terms and conditions under which it will receive requests for...
• § 53-5-71 - Applicability of Article
  This article applies to registrations of securities in beneficiary form made before or after July 1, 1999, by decedents dying on or after July...

Last modified: October 14, 2016