Whenever a foreign electric cooperative which is authorized to transact business in this state changes its name, such foreign electric cooperative shall, within 30 days after such change becomes effective, file an application for an amended certificate of authority in accordance with Code Section 46-3-462. If the foreign electric cooperative fails to file this application or if the name to which it has changed would be unavailable to the foreign electric cooperative on an original application for a certificate of authority, the certificate of authority of such foreign electric cooperative shall be suspended and it shall not thereafter transact any business in this state until it has filed the application or has changed its name to a name which is available to it under the laws of this state.
History. Code 1933, § 34C-1704, enacted by Ga. L. 1981, p. 1587, § 1.
Structure Georgia Code
Title 46 - Public Utilities and Public Transportation
Chapter 3 - Electrical Service
Article 4 - Electric Membership Corporations and Foreign Electric Cooperatives
Part 13 - Powers and Duties of Foreign Electric Cooperatives Transacting Business in State Generally
§ 46-3-451. Powers of Foreign Electric Cooperatives Under Certificate of Authority Generally
§ 46-3-452. Name of Foreign Electric Cooperative
§ 46-3-453. Change of Name by Foreign Electric Cooperative
§ 46-3-456. Effect of Certificate of Authority
§ 46-3-458. Change of Registered Office or Registered Agent of Foreign Electric Cooperative
§ 46-3-460. Filing of Amendment to Articles of Incorporation of Foreign Electric Cooperative
§ 46-3-461. Effect of Merger Whereby Foreign Electric Cooperative Is Surviving Entity
§ 46-3-462. Amending of Certificate of Authority
§ 46-3-465. Effect of Termination of Existence of Foreign Electric Cooperative
§ 46-3-466. Grounds for Revocation of Certificate of Authority; Giving Notice of Revocation
§ 46-3-468. Application for Reinstatement of Certificate of Authority
§ 46-3-469. Transacting Business Without Certificate of Authority