Georgia Code
Part 3 - Operation and Regulation
§ 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

History. Ga. L. 1925, p. 165, § 12; Code 1933, § 25-112; Ga. L. 1962, p. 74, § 1; Code 1933, § 41A-3106, enacted by Ga. L. 1974, p. 705, § 1; Ga. L. 1976, p. 1681, § 3; Ga. L. 1981, p. 1244, § 7; Ga. L. 1989, p. 1211, § 13; Ga. L. 2011, p. 518, § 4/HB 239; Ga. L. 2015, p. 344, § 21/HB 184; Ga. L. 2016, p. 390, § 3-3/HB 811; Ga. L. 2018, p. 214, § 14/HB 780; Ga. L. 2019, p. 828, § 23/HB 185; Ga. L. 2020, p. 493, § 7/SB 429; Ga. L. 2022, p. 220, § 26/HB 891.
The 2018 amendment, effective May 3, 2018, added the last sentence of subsection (f). See Editor’s notes for applicability.
The 2019 amendment, effective July 1, 2019, substituted “an audit committee” for “a supervisory committee” in the middle of the first sentence of subsection (c); and substituted “audit” for “supervisory” near the beginning of the second sentence of subsection (c) and in the first and second sentences of subsection (d).
The 2020 amendment, effective July 29, 2020, part of an Act to revise, modernize, and correct the Code, substituted “chairperson” for “chairman” in the first sentence of subsection (d).
The 2022 amendment, effective July 1, 2022, deleted “president,” following “chairperson,” in the first sentence in subsection (c).
Editor’s notes.
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.

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