A savings and loan association paying deposits to an insane or otherwise incompetent depositor or bankrupt depositor or acting upon the release and discharge or authorization of such depositor or acting upon the power of attorney of an insane, deceased, or bankrupt depositor in good faith and without actual knowledge of the insanity or other incompetency, bankruptcy, or death of such depositor shall be protected in so doing and may lawfully charge such payment to the depositor’s account.
History. Code 1933, § 16-440, enacted by Ga. L. 1956, p. 628, § 1; Code 1933, § 41A-3528, enacted by Ga. L. 1974, p. 705, § 1; Ga. L. 2016, p. 390, § 7-4/HB 811.
Code Commission notes.
Pursuant to Code Section 28-9-5, in 2016, “a” was deleted preceding “savings and loan association” at the beginning of this Code section.
Structure Georgia Code
Chapter 1 - Financial Institutions
Article 7 - Building and Loan Associations and Savings and Loan Associations
§ 7-1-777. Principal and Branch Offices
§ 7-1-780. Lien on Deposits to Secure Loans
§ 7-1-781. Conversion Into Savings and Loan Association
§ 7-1-783. Previous Conversions Into Savings and Loan Associations Ratified
§ 7-1-787. Exemption From Securities Regulations
§ 7-1-790. Deposits of Fiduciaries
§ 7-1-791. Payment on Death of Depositor
§ 7-1-792. Deposits Applied to Funeral Expenses
§ 7-1-793. Investment of Funds in Insured Deposits
§ 7-1-794. Deposits as Security or in Lieu of Bond
§ 7-1-795. Savings Account Books and Certificates
§ 7-1-796. Insanity, Incompetency, Bankruptcy, or Death of Depositor