History. Code 1981, § 7-1-624 , enacted by Ga. L. 1984, p. 1467, § 1; Ga. L. 1994, p. 215, § 5; Code 1981, § 7-1-625 , as redesignated by Ga. L. 1996, p. 279, § 1; Ga. L. 2018, p. 214, § 12/HB 780; Ga. L. 2022, p. 220, § 20/HB 891.
The 2018 amendment, effective May 3, 2018, deleted “and shall advise the department of the location of its initial registered office within this state and the name of its initial registered agent at such location” following “foreign corporation” at the end of the first sentence of subsection (b). See Editor’s notes for applicability.
The 2022 amendment, effective July 1, 2022, inserted “Georgia” following “Any” and “and any out-of-state bank holding company controlling a Georgia state bank” in subsection (a); in subsection (b), inserted “out-of-state” following “Any” in the first sentence and deleted the former last two sentences, which read: “Such bank holding company shall agree to be bound by all the provisions of Code Sections 7-1-605 through 7-1-612 and by the provisions of this part. Any bank holding company having a Georgia bank subsidiary shall promptly advise the department of any changes in its registered office and agent.”; and, inserted “or the United States” in the first sentence in subsection (c).
Editor’s notes.
Ga. L. 1996, p. 279, § 1, effective April 1, 1996, redesignated former Code Section 7-1-625 as present Code Section 7-1-626.
Ga. L. 2018, p. 214, § 26(b)/HB 780, not codified by the General Assembly, provides that: “It is not the intent of the General Assembly to affect the law applicable to litigation pending as of March 9, 2018.
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