Georgia Code
Part 8 - Incorporation of Banks and Trust Companies
§ 7-1-394. Investigation; Approval or Disapproval by Department; Abbreviated Procedures

(b.1) The procedure and criteria used in the review of a request to establish an additional banking location pursuant to Code Sections 7-1-601 and 7-1-602 may be streamlined and abbreviated as provided by departmental rule, regulation, or written policy.
History. Ga. L. 1925, p. 119, § 1; Code 1933, § 13-905; Ga. L. 1949, p. 308, § 1; Ga. L. 1951, p. 287, § 1; Ga. L. 1966, p. 692, § 11; Code 1933, § 41A-1805, enacted by Ga. L. 1974, p. 705, § 1; Ga. L. 1983, p. 602, § 11; Ga. L. 1989, p. 1211, § 7; Ga. L. 1989, p. 1257, § 6; Ga. L. 1990, p. 8, § 7; Ga. L. 1993, p. 511, § 1; Ga. L. 1996, p. 848, § 6; Ga. L. 1998, p. 795, § 16; Ga. L. 2017, p. 193, § 10/HB 143; Ga. L. 2019, p. 828, § 6/HB 185; Ga. L. 2019, p. 1056, § 7/SB 52; Ga. L. 2020, p. 493, § 7/SB 429.
The 2019 amendments. —
The first 2019 amendment, effective July 1, 2019, deleted “and” from the end of paragraph (a)(6), substituted a semicolon for the period at the end of paragraph (a)(7), and added paragraphs (a)(8) and (a)(9). The second 2019 amendment, effective May 12, 2019, part of an Act to revise, modernize, and correct the Code, substituted “provided, however, that in no event” for “provided, however, in no event” near the end of the last sentence of subsection (c).
The 2020 amendment, effective July 29, 2020, part of an Act to revise, modernize, and correct the Code, substituted “any person who” for “any person that” in the middle of the second sentence of paragraph (a)(8); and substituted “Section 1681a(f), with respect to any person who” for “Section 1681a(f) with respect to any person that” in the middle of the second sentence of paragraph (a)(9).
Cross references.
Unlawful acquisitions by bank holding companies, § 7-1-608 .
Provisions applicable to interstate acquisitions or mergers by bank holding companies, § 7-1-622 .

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