• § 7-1-1 - Short Title
  This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the "Financial Institutions Code of Georgia" (hereinafter called "this chapter").
• § 7-1-2 - Legislative Findings
  The General Assembly finds and declares that the sound, efficient, and responsive operation of financial institutions is essential to the livelihood of the people...
• § 7-1-3 - Objectives of Chapter; Standards for Construction and Regulation
  (a) The underlying objectives of this chapter are to provide for: (1) Safe and sound operation of financial institutions; (2) Proper conservation of the...
• § 7-1-4 - (for Effective Date, See Note) Definitions
  Subject to additional definitions contained in the subsequent provisions of this chapter, as used in this chapter, the term: (1) "Affiliate" means any corporation,...
• § 7-1-5 - Unauthorized Activity As a Financial Institution
  Whenever it shall appear to the department that any person or corporation is conducting business as a financial institution without authority pursuant to this...
• § 7-1-6 - Notices; Waivers of Notice
  Except as otherwise expressly provided: (1) Any notice required to be given under this chapter may be delivered in person by first-class mail or...
• § 7-1-7 - Publication of Notices or Advertisements
  (a) Except as otherwise expressly provided, any notice or advertisement required by this chapter to be published in a newspaper shall be published once...
• § 7-1-8 - Applicability of Common Law
  Unless expressly or impliedly displaced by this chapter, general principles of common law shall apply to financial institutions.
• § 7-1-9 - Reservation of Power Over Financial Institutions
  The General Assembly shall at all times have power to prescribe such regulations, provisions, and limitations as it may deem advisable, which regulations, provisions,...
• § 7-1-10 - Rules of Construction
  (a) The rules of statutory construction contained in Chapter 3 of Title 1 shall apply to this chapter.(b) Unless otherwise specifically indicated and to...
• § 7-1-11 - Registration of Nonresident Corporations
  Whenever any financial institution or other corporation domiciled outside this state, including domestic international banking facilities, international bank agencies, international bank representative offices, and...

Last modified: October 14, 2016