If the commissioner determines that a branch maintained by an out-of-state state bank in this state is being operated in violation of any provision of the laws of this state, the commissioner shall have the authority to take all such enforcement actions as he or she would be empowered to take if the branch were a Georgia state bank, provided that the commissioner shall promptly give notice to the home state regulator of each enforcement action taken against an out-of-state state bank and, to the extent practicable, shall consult and cooperate with the home state regulator in pursuing and resolving said enforcement action.
History. Code 1981, § 7-1-628.10 , enacted by Ga. L. 1996, p. 279, § 2; Ga. L. 2021, p. 323, § 27/HB 111.
The 2021 amendment, effective July 1, 2021, deleted “or that such branch is being operated in an unsafe and unsound manner” following “provision of the laws of this state” near the middle of this Code section.
Structure Georgia Code
Chapter 1 - Financial Institutions
Article 2 - Banks and Trust Companies
Part 20 - Interstate Banking and Branching by Merger
§ 7-1-628. Purpose and Scope of Part
§ 7-1-628.2. Mergers Permitted; Applicable Provisions
§ 7-1-628.3. Prohibited Interstate Merger Transactions
§ 7-1-628.4. Permissible Interstate Merger Transactions
§ 7-1-628.6. Powers of Out-of-State Banks Branching Into Georgia
§ 7-1-628.7. Examinations and Reports; Powers of Commissioner
§ 7-1-628.8. Restrictions on De Novo Branches
§ 7-1-628.10. Enforcement Actions by Commissioner
§ 7-1-628.11. Regulations; Administrative Fees
§ 7-1-628.12. Reporting by of Out-of-State Banks