In the event there shall be a vacancy in the office caused by death, resignation, disability, disqualification, suspension, or removal of the commissioner, the senior deputy commissioner of banking and finance previously designated by the commissioner as provided in Code Section 7-1-35 shall exercise the powers and perform the duties of the commissioner until a successor is appointed and qualified to serve for the unexpired term of the commissioner.
History. Ga. L. 1919, p. 135, art. 2, § 3; Code 1933, § 13-303; Code 1933, § 41A-204, enacted by Ga. L. 1974, p. 705, § 1; Ga. L. 1989, p. 1211, § 1; Ga. L. 1997, p. 485, § 2.
Structure Georgia Code
Chapter 1 - Financial Institutions
Part 2 - Organization and Personnel of Department of Banking and Finance
§ 7-1-31. Position and Term of Commissioner
§ 7-1-32. Qualifications of Commissioner
§ 7-1-33. Removal or Suspension of Commissioner
§ 7-1-34. Vacancy in Office of Commissioner
§ 7-1-35. Deputy Commissioners, Examiners, and Assistants
§ 7-1-36. Oath of Commissioner, Deputy Commissioner, and Examiners
§ 7-1-37. Restrictions on Commissioner, Deputy Commissioners, and Examiners
§ 7-1-38. Commissioner’s Office Expenses
§ 7-1-39. Seal of Department; Evidentiary Effect
§ 7-1-40. Delegation of Authority by Commissioner
§ 7-1-41. Prescribing Fees; Payment Procedure
§ 7-1-42. Enforcement of Payment
§ 7-1-43. Disposition of Fees Collected; Payment of Expenses From Appropriations