Georgia Code
Part 3 - Operation and Regulation
§ 7-1-653. Expulsions and Withdrawals; Disposition of Deposits, Interest, Shares, or Dividends; Reinstatement

History. Ga. L. 1925, p. 165, §§ 16, 21; Code 1933, §§ 25-109, 25-110; Code 1933, §§ 41A-3104, 41A-3105, enacted by Ga. L. 1974, p. 705, § 1; Ga. L. 1981, p. 1244, § 6; Ga. L. 1982, p. 3, § 7; Ga. L. 2005, p. 826, § 18/SB 82; Ga. L. 2010, p. 878, § 7/HB 1387; Ga. L. 2019, p. 828, § 22/HB 185; Ga. L. 2021, p. 323, § 31/HB 111.
The 2019 amendment, effective July 1, 2019, added subsection (c).
The 2021 amendment, effective July 1, 2021, rewrote subsection (c), which read: “In addition to the other powers set forth in this Code section, the board of directors may, by a two-thirds’ vote of the directors, adopt and enforce a policy with respect to expulsion from membership based on nonparticipation by a member in the affairs of the credit union. In establishing its policy, the board of directors should consider a member’s failure to maintain deposits or shares with the credit union and whether the member has a loan with the credit union. If such a policy is adopted, written notice of the policy and the effective date of such policy shall be provided to each member of the credit union not less than 30 days prior to the effective date of such policy. In addition, each new member shall be provided written notice of any such policy prior to or upon applying for membership.

Structure Georgia Code

Georgia Code

Title 7 - Banking and Finance

Chapter 1 - Financial Institutions

Article 3 - Credit Unions

Part 3 - Operation and Regulation

§ 7-1-650. Powers

§ 7-1-651. Membership; Shares

§ 7-1-651.1. In-Person Annual Meetings; Requirements for Remote Options; Impact of Emergency Declaration

§ 7-1-652. Joint, Minor, and Trust Shares and Deposits; Preferred Capital Base Shares

§ 7-1-653. Expulsions and Withdrawals; Disposition of Deposits, Interest, Shares, or Dividends; Reinstatement

§ 7-1-654. Capital; Right to Offset Loans, Dues, and Fines

§ 7-1-655. Boards of Directors; Credit and Audit Committees; Officers; Oaths of Officials; Removal From Office; Suspension of Member; Filling of Vacancies; Notification to Department of Change in President or Chief Executive Officer

§ 7-1-656. Duties of Directors; Meetings; Prohibited Activities; Eligibility to Vote; Applicability of Code Section 7-1-490; Appointment of Honorary Director or Director Emeritus

§ 7-1-657. Duties of Audit Committee; Inspections; Comprehensive Annual Audits; Use of Independent Accountants

§ 7-1-658. Loans

§ 7-1-659. Entrance Fees; Reserves; Exclusion of State and Federal Credit Union Reserves From Tax Calculations

§ 7-1-660. Dividends; Interest

§ 7-1-661. Fiscal Year; Special Meetings of Members; Voting and Proxies

§ 7-1-662. Taxes to Which Subject

§ 7-1-663. Rules and Regulations of Department

§ 7-1-664. Credit Union Equipment, Operations, and Locations

§ 7-1-665. Designation of Main Office; Operation of Branch Offices; Factors in Establishing Branches; Approval Process; Merger of Credit Unions

§ 7-1-666. Deposit Insurance Requirements; Public Notices When Deposits Not Properly Insured

§ 7-1-667. Mergers

§ 7-1-668. Conversion of State and Federal Credit Unions

§ 7-1-669. Central Credit Union

§ 7-1-671. “Federal Power” Defined; Construction With Federal Law; Notifications; Objections; Authority; Construction