Where the department by rule, regulation, or written policy has provided for expedited processing of applications or for notice procedures, it may abbreviate its review of these criteria.
History. Code 1933, § 13-203.1, enacted by Ga. L. 1960, p. 67, § 5; Ga. L. 1963, p. 602, § 2; Ga. L. 1970, p. 954, § 4; Ga. L. 1973, p. 127, § 1; Ga. L. 1975, p. 473, § 1; Ga. L. 1978, p. 1710, § 3; Ga. L. 1978, p. 2068, § 1; Ga. L. 1980, p. 1082, § 1; Ga. L. 1983, p. 602, § 14; Ga. L. 1999, p. 674, § 17; Ga. L. 2000, p. 174, § 13; Ga. L. 2016, p. 390, § 2-13/HB 811; Ga. L. 2020, p. 320, § 7/HB 781.
The 2020 amendment, effective January 1, 2021, substituted “30 days” for “90 days” in subsection (b); inserted a comma in the first sentence of subsection (c); deleted the former last sentence in subsection (d), which read: “The department may waive publication requirements for such a procedure.”; and, in subsection (f), deleted “so long as they are consistent with and authorized by this part” following “offices” at the end of the first and last sentences.
Law reviews.
For comment on United States v. Citizens & S. Nat’l Bank, 422 U.S. 86, 95 S. Ct. 2099 , 45 L. Ed. 2 d 41 (1975), see 10 Ga. L. Rev. 641 (1976).
For article discussing compliance with Federal Securities Act of 1933 in bank acquisitions and the issuance of securities of bank holding companies, see 14 Ga. St. B.J. 114 (1978).
For annual survey of law of business associations, see 43 Mercer L. Rev. 85 (1991).
Structure Georgia Code
Chapter 1 - Financial Institutions
Article 2 - Banks and Trust Companies
Part 18 - Bank Branches, Offices, Facilities, and Holding Companies
§ 7-1-602. Applications for Branch Offices
§ 7-1-604. Banking Business Prohibited Except as Allowed by Title 7 or Applicable Federal Law
§ 7-1-605. Bank Holding Companies — Definitions; When Company Deemed to Control Shares
§ 7-1-609. Civil Actions by Department to Enforce Part
§ 7-1-610. National Bank Rights
§ 7-1-611. Penalties for Violations
§ 7-1-612. Power of Banks to Contract With Other Banks for Trust Services