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GA Code § 4-4-83 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 4 - Animals|Chapter 4 - Prevention and Control of Disease in Livestock|Article 1 - Control of Infectious or Contagious Diseases in Livestock|Part 5 - Live Poultry Dealers, Brokers, and Market Operators|§ 4-4-83. Quarantines; Rules and Regulations for Disease Control; Confiscation, Destruction, or Disposal of Diseased Poultry, Eggs, Chicks, or Stock

  In the control, suppression, prevention, and eradication of poultry diseases, the Commissioner or any duly authorized inspector or employee of the department acting under the authority of this part or any other poultry law of this state is authorized to quarantine any premises or any area when he shall determine that any poultry in such place or places is infected with a contagious or infectious disease, that the unsanitary condition of such place or places might cause the spread of such disease, or that the owner or occupant of such place or places has not observed sanitary practices.   The Commissioner is authorized to promulgate and adopt rules and regulations prescribing sanitary standards and requirements for the prevention, control, suppression, and eradication of poultry diseases in this state. Such regulations shall be no less adequate for the protection of the poultry industry and the public health than those regulations of the secretary of agriculture of the United States.   The Commissioner is authorized, in his discretion, to confiscate, destroy, or otherwise dispose of any poultry, hatching eggs, chicks, or breeding stock which is infected with any contagious or infectious diseases.     (Code 1981, §4-4-83, enacted by Ga. L. 1987, p. 525, § 1; Ga. L. 2013, p. 141, § 4/HB 79.)    The 2013 amendment,  effective April 24, 2013, part of an Act to revise, modernize, and correct the Code, revised language in the last sentence of subsection (b).
GA Code § 4-4-84 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 4 - Animals|Chapter 4 - Prevention and Control of Disease in Livestock|Article 1 - Control of Infectious or Contagious Diseases in Livestock|Part 5 - Live Poultry Dealers, Brokers, and Market Operators|§ 4-4-84. Penalties

 Any dealer, broker, or poultry market operator who violates any provision of this part or any quarantine order issued by the Commissioner under the authority of this part or any other law of this state for the protection of the general public in the prevention of poultry diseases shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.    (Code 1981, §4-4-84, enacted by Ga. L. 1987, p. 525, § 1.)
GA Code § 7-1-1 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 7 - Banking and Finance|Chapter 1 - Financial Institutions|Article 1 - Provisions Applicable to Department of Banking and Finance and Financial Institutions Generally|Part 1 - Purposes and Preliminary Matters|§ 7-1-1. Short Title

 This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the "Financial Institutions Code of Georgia" (hereinafter called "this chapter").   (Code 1933, § 41A-101, enacted by Ga. L. 1974, p. 705, § 1.)
GA Code § 7-1-2 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 7 - Banking and Finance|Chapter 1 - Financial Institutions|Article 1 - Provisions Applicable to Department of Banking and Finance and Financial Institutions Generally|Part 1 - Purposes and Preliminary Matters|§ 7-1-2. Legislative Findings

 The General Assembly finds and declares that the sound, efficient, and responsive operation of financial institutions is essential to the livelihood of the people of this state and to the stability and growth of the economy of this state and region and vitally affects the public interest.   (Code 1933, § 41A-103, enacted by Ga. L. 1974, p. 705, § 1.)
GA Code § 7-1-3 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 7 - Banking and Finance|Chapter 1 - Financial Institutions|Article 1 - Provisions Applicable to Department of Banking and Finance and Financial Institutions Generally|Part 1 - Purposes and Preliminary Matters|§ 7-1-3. Objectives of Chapter; Standards for Construction and Regulation

  The underlying objectives of this chapter are to provide for:   Safe and sound operation of financial institutions;   Proper conservation of the assets of financial institutions;   Public confidence in financial institutions;   Protection for the interests of the depositors, creditors, and shareholders of financial institutions;   Service by financial institutions responsive to the needs and convenience of depositors, borrowers, and other customers and conducive to economic progress and, to these ends, opportunities to expand services and facilities;   Appropriate competition among financial institutions and between them and other financial organizations including those organized under the laws of the United States, other states, and foreign countries;   Delegation to the department of rule-making power and administrative discretion in order that supervision of financial institutions may be flexible and responsive to changes in economic conditions and banking, fiduciary, and other commercial practices;   Opportunity for management of financial institutions to exercise their business judgment;   Simplification and modernization of the law governing banking, trust, and other financial institutions; and   As to other entities under the supervision of the department that are not financial institutions, including check cashers and mortgage lenders and brokers, to provide for:   Supervision and examination of their business affairs to ensure that they operate in a manner consistent with state law;   Protection of the interests of consumers and service by these entities which is responsive to their consumers; and   Simplification and modernization of the law that governs these entities, together with the delegation of rulemaking power and administrative discretion to the department to carry out its responsibilities, keeping in mind the need for economic and technological progress in the industry.       This chapter shall be construed and applied to promote the foregoing objectives and they shall constitute standards to be observed by the department in promulgating rules and regulations, issuing cease and desist orders, conducting examinations, and exercising discretionary powers and in connection with all other matters embraced by this chapter.    (Code 1933, § 41A-104, enacted by Ga. L. 1974, p. 705, § 1; Ga. L. 1997, p. 485, § 1; Ga. L. 2002, p. 1220, § 1.)
GA Code § 7-1-5 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 7 - Banking and Finance|Chapter 1 - Financial Institutions|Article 1 - Provisions Applicable to Department of Banking and Finance and Financial Institutions Generally|Part 1 - Purposes and Preliminary Matters|§ 7-1-5. Unauthorized Activity as a Financial Institution

 Whenever it shall appear to the department that any person or corporation is conducting business as a financial institution without authority pursuant to this chapter, the department may determine, for purposes of Parts 4, 7, 8, and 9 of this article, that such person or corporation is a financial institution as defined in paragraph (21) of Code Section 7-1-4.   (Code 1933, § 41A-410, enacted by Ga. L. 1978, p. 1717, § 1.)   RESEARCH REFERENCES   Am. Jur. 2d.   - 10 Am. Jur. 2d, Banks and Financial Institutions, § 3.   C.J.S.   - 9 C.J.S., Banks and Banking, §§ 20, 21, 773.
GA Code § 7-1-7 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 7 - Banking and Finance|Chapter 1 - Financial Institutions|Article 1 - Provisions Applicable to Department of Banking and Finance and Financial Institutions Generally|Part 1 - Purposes and Preliminary Matters|§ 7-1-7. Publication of Notices or Advertisements

  Except as otherwise expressly provided, any notice or advertisement required by this chapter to be published in a newspaper shall be published once a week for four weeks in the newspaper which is, on the date of the first such publication, the official organ (as determined pursuant to Code Section 9-13-142) of the county which is or is to be the location of the main office of the financial institution.   The department may waive or modify any requirement to publish a notice:   In order to facilitate a merger, consolidation, or sale of assets when one of the parties is a failed or failing bank as determined by the commissioner;   Whenever it determines that the public benefit is not significantly served by a second or subsequent publication in a situation where a series of transactions would otherwise require multiple publications;   Where a similar publication required by another state or federal regulator serves substantially the same purpose;   By regulation or order, whenever it determines that a lesser number of publications will reduce administrative burden and will adequately serve the public benefit of the notice; or   For other reasons of regulatory parity.     The department may require proof of publication or modified publication having been completed prior to consummation of the underlying transaction.    (Code 1933, § 41A-108, enacted by Ga. L. 1974, p. 705, § 1; Ga. L. 1980, p. 972, § 2; Ga. L. 1987, p. 1586, § 1; Ga. L. 1995, p. 673, § 3; Ga. L. 1998, p. 795, § 3; Ga. L. 2000, p. 136, § 7; Ga. L. 2000, p. 174, § 2.)   Code Commission notes.   - The amendment (enactment) of this Code section by Ga. L. 2000, p. 136, § 7, irreconcilably conflicted with and was treated as superseded by Ga. L. 2000, p. 174, § 2. See County of Butts v. Strahan, 151 Ga. 417 (1921).   Administrative Rules and Regulations.   - Notification of filing and protest, Official Compilation of the Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia, Department of Banking and Finance, Banks, Applications, Registrations, and Notifications, Rule 80-1-1-.04.   RESEARCH REFERENCES   Am. Jur. 2d.   - 18A Am. Jur. 2d, Corporations, § 954 et seq. 18B Am. Jur. 2d, Corporations, § 1431 et seq.   C.J.S.   - 19 C.J.S., Corporations, § 791 et seq.
GA Code § 7-1-8 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 7 - Banking and Finance|Chapter 1 - Financial Institutions|Article 1 - Provisions Applicable to Department of Banking and Finance and Financial Institutions Generally|Part 1 - Purposes and Preliminary Matters|§ 7-1-8. Applicability of Common Law

 Unless expressly or impliedly displaced by this chapter, general principles of common law shall apply to financial institutions.   (Code 1933, § 41A-109, enacted by Ga. L. 1974, p. 705, § 1.)
GA Code § 7-1-9 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 7 - Banking and Finance|Chapter 1 - Financial Institutions|Article 1 - Provisions Applicable to Department of Banking and Finance and Financial Institutions Generally|Part 1 - Purposes and Preliminary Matters|§ 7-1-9. Reservation of Power Over Financial Institutions

 The General Assembly shall at all times have power to prescribe such regulations, provisions, and limitations as it may deem advisable, which regulations, provisions, and limitations shall be binding upon financial institutions that are subject to this chapter. The General Assembly shall have the power to amend, repeal, or modify this chapter at pleasure.   (Code 1933, § 41A-110, enacted by Ga. L. 1974, p. 705, § 1.)   RESEARCH REFERENCES   Am. Jur. 2d.   - 10 Am. Jur. 2d, Banks and Financial Institutions, § 20.   C.J.S.   - 9 C.J.S., Banks and Banking, §§ 5, 7.
GA Code § 7-1-10 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 7 - Banking and Finance|Chapter 1 - Financial Institutions|Article 1 - Provisions Applicable to Department of Banking and Finance and Financial Institutions Generally|Part 1 - Purposes and Preliminary Matters|§ 7-1-10. Rules of Construction

  The rules of statutory construction contained in Chapter 3 of Title 1 shall apply to this title.   Unless otherwise specifically indicated and to the full extent permitted by the Constitution of Georgia, any reference in this title to an existing statute or regulation shall mean to such statute or regulation as has been or may in the future be amended or have material added to it. If in any case such construction is not constitutionally permissible, such reference shall mean to the statute or regulation as it existed on July 1, 2016.   Any reference in this title to an action by a superior court or other court shall authorize a judge of such court to take such action in term or in vacation, whether present in the county or absent from it.    (Code 1933, § 41A-105, enacted by Ga. L. 1974, p. 705, § 1; Ga. L. 2016, p. 390, § 7-2/HB 811.)
GA Code § 7-1-11 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 7 - Banking and Finance|Chapter 1 - Financial Institutions|Article 1 - Provisions Applicable to Department of Banking and Finance and Financial Institutions Generally|Part 1 - Purposes and Preliminary Matters|§ 7-1-11. Registration of Nonresident Corporations

 Repealed by Ga. L. 2016, p. 390, § 2-1/HB 811, effective July 1, 2016.   Editor's notes.   - This Code section was based on Code 1981, § 7-1-11, enacted by Ga. L. 1987, p. 1586, § 2; Ga. L. 2015, p. 693, § 3-5/HB 233.   Ga. L. 2017, p. 774, § 7/HB 323, part of an Act to revise, modernize, and correct the Code, repealed the reservation of this Code section.
GA Code § 7-1-30 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 7 - Banking and Finance|Chapter 1 - Financial Institutions|Article 1 - Provisions Applicable to Department of Banking and Finance and Financial Institutions Generally|Part 2 - Organization and Personnel of Department of Banking and Finance|§ 7-1-30. Department Created

 There is created the Department of Banking and Finance.   (Ga. L. 1919, p. 135, art. 2, § 1; Code 1933, § 13-301; Ga. L. 1972, p. 1015, § 1101; Ga. L. 1972, p. 1198, § 2.)
GA Code § 7-1-31 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 7 - Banking and Finance|Chapter 1 - Financial Institutions|Article 1 - Provisions Applicable to Department of Banking and Finance and Financial Institutions Generally|Part 2 - Organization and Personnel of Department of Banking and Finance|§ 7-1-31. Position and Term of Commissioner

  The head of the department shall be the commissioner who shall exercise supervision and control over all divisions and employees of the department.   The commissioner shall be appointed by the Governor, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, for a four-year term. The initial term of the commissioner shall terminate on January 20, 1976. Each succeeding term of office shall be for four years commencing on the expiration date of the previous term. Beginning July 1, 1999, the salary of the commissioner shall be set by the Governor.    (Ga. L. 1919, p. 135, art. 2, § 2; Code 1933, § 13-302; Ga. L. 1972, p. 1015, §§ 1101, 1102; Ga. L. 1972, p. 1198, §§ 2, 3; Code 1933, § 41A-201, enacted by Ga. L. 1974, p. 705, § 1; Ga. L. 1999, p. 910, § 1; Ga. L. 1999, p. 1213, § 1.)   Editor's notes.   - The amendment of this Code section by Ga. L. 1999, p. 910, § 1, was superseded by the amendment by Ga. L. 1999, p. 1213, § 1.   RESEARCH REFERENCES   Am. Jur. 2d.   - 10 Am. Jur. 2d, Banks and Financial Institutions, § 104.   C.J.S.   - 9 C.J.S., Banks and Banking, § 139.
GA Code § 7-1-32 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 7 - Banking and Finance|Chapter 1 - Financial Institutions|Article 1 - Provisions Applicable to Department of Banking and Finance and Financial Institutions Generally|Part 2 - Organization and Personnel of Department of Banking and Finance|§ 7-1-32. Qualifications of Commissioner

 The commissioner shall be of good moral character, shall not have been convicted in any court of competent jurisdiction of any crime involving moral turpitude, shall have been a citizen of this state for not less than three years, and shall have attained the age of 30 years but be less than 70 years. In addition, the commissioner shall have had at least five years' experience as an active officer of a bank or national bank or as an examiner or other officer in a federal or state agency supervising such institutions.   (Ga. L. 1919, p. 135, art. 2, § 4; Code 1933, § 13-304; Code 1933, § 40-3597, enacted by Ga. L. 1972, p. 1015, § 1102; Ga. L. 1972, p. 1198, § 3; Code 1933, § 41A-202, enacted by Ga. L. 1974, p. 705, § 1.)   RESEARCH REFERENCES   Am. Jur. 2d.   - 10 Am. Jur. 2d, Banks and Financial Institutions, § 104.   C.J.S.   - 9 C.J.S., Banks and Banking, § 139.
GA Code § 7-1-33 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 7 - Banking and Finance|Chapter 1 - Financial Institutions|Article 1 - Provisions Applicable to Department of Banking and Finance and Financial Institutions Generally|Part 2 - Organization and Personnel of Department of Banking and Finance|§ 7-1-33. Removal or Suspension of Commissioner

 The commissioner may be suspended or removed by the Governor whenever the Governor has in his judgment trustworthy information that the commissioner is insane or has absconded or grossly neglected his duties or is guilty of conduct plainly violative of his duties or the restrictions of Code Section 7-1-37.   (Ga. L. 1919, p. 135, art. 2, § 7; Code 1933, § 13-307; Code 1933, § 41A-203, enacted by Ga. L. 1974, p. 705, § 1.)   RESEARCH REFERENCES   Am. Jur. 2d.   - 2 Am. Jur. 2d, Administrative Law, § 45 et seq.   C.J.S.   - 9 C.J.S., Banks and Banking, § 139.
GA Code § 7-1-34 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 7 - Banking and Finance|Chapter 1 - Financial Institutions|Article 1 - Provisions Applicable to Department of Banking and Finance and Financial Institutions Generally|Part 2 - Organization and Personnel of Department of Banking and Finance|§ 7-1-34. Vacancy in Office of Commissioner

 In the event there shall be a vacancy in the office caused by death, resignation, disability, disqualification, suspension, or removal of the commissioner, the senior deputy commissioner of banking and finance previously designated by the commissioner as provided in Code Section 7-1-35 shall exercise the powers and perform the duties of the commissioner until a successor is appointed and qualified to serve for the unexpired term of the commissioner.   (Ga. L. 1919, p. 135, art. 2, § 3; Code 1933, § 13-303; Code 1933, § 41A-204, enacted by Ga. L. 1974, p. 705, § 1; Ga. L. 1989, p. 1211, § 1; Ga. L. 1997, p. 485, § 2.)   OPINIONS OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL   Lack of deputy commissioner at time vacancy occurs.   - In event of vacancy in office of superintendent of banks (now commissioner of banking and finance), the assistant superintendent (now deputy commissioner) shall act, or if there be none, the Governor shall appoint a superintendent who shall in turn appoint an assistant. 1948-49 Op. Att'y Gen. p. 16.
GA Code § 7-1-36 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 7 - Banking and Finance|Chapter 1 - Financial Institutions|Article 1 - Provisions Applicable to Department of Banking and Finance and Financial Institutions Generally|Part 2 - Organization and Personnel of Department of Banking and Finance|§ 7-1-36. Oath of Commissioner, Deputy Commissioner, and Examiners

  Before entering office, the commissioner shall take an oath before the Governor or one of the Justices of the Supreme Court to support the Constitution of the United States and the Constitution of Georgia and to execute faithfully the duties of his or her office, which oath shall be in writing and subscribed to by the commissioner and filed in the Governor's office. Before entering their respective offices, each deputy commissioner and examiner shall take an oath of office before the commissioner to support the Constitution of the United States and the Constitution of Georgia and to execute faithfully the duties of their respective offices which shall be in writing and subscribed by the deputy commissioner or examiner and filed with the department.   The commissioner, each deputy commissioner, and each examiner shall:   Faithfully discharge, execute, and perform all and singular the duties required of such officer and which may be required by the Constitution and laws of the State of Georgia;   Faithfully account for all moneys that may be received by such officer from time to time by virtue of his office; and   Safely deliver to the successor of such office all books, moneys, vouchers, accounts, and effects whatever belonging to said office.      (Ga. L. 1919, p. 135, art. 2, §§ 6, 11; Code 1933, §§ 13-306, 13-311; Code 1933, § 41A-206, enacted by Ga. L. 1974, p. 705, § 1; Ga. L. 1984, p. 22, § 7; Ga. L. 1989, p. 1211, § 3; Ga. L. 2016, p. 390, § 1-1/HB 811; Ga. L. 2017, p. 774, § 7/HB 323.)   Code Commission notes.   - Pursuant to Code Section 28-9-5, in 2016, a period was added following "Governor's office" at the end of the first sentence of subsection (a).   JUDICIAL DECISIONS   Liability of commissioner.    - In a suit against the superintendent of banks (now commissioner of banking and finance), and surety on the superintendent's bond for loss suffered by depositor by the superintendent's failure to discover insolvency of certain savings and loan company, the superintendent could not be held civilly liable for the superintendent's erroneous judgment that the superintendent had no supervisory powers over the corporation unless facts were alleged to show that the superintendent's judgment was willful, malicious, fraudulent, and corrupt. Gormley v. State, 54 Ga. App. 843, 189 S.E. 288 (1936).   Stockholders have no recourse against commissioner.   - Director of bank, and not superintendent of banks (now commissioner of banking and finance), is in charge of business and stockholders of a failed bank have no recourse against the superintendent of banks, or the superintendent's bond, because of the mismanagement of the directors and officers. Hill v. Fidelity & Deposit Co., 44 F.2d 624 (N.D. Ga. 1930).
GA Code § 7-1-38 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 7 - Banking and Finance|Chapter 1 - Financial Institutions|Article 1 - Provisions Applicable to Department of Banking and Finance and Financial Institutions Generally|Part 2 - Organization and Personnel of Department of Banking and Finance|§ 7-1-38. Commissioner's Office Expenses

 The commissioner shall be provided with suitable offices and equipment, the expense of which shall be paid by the state in the same manner as the expenses of other offices of the state government are paid.   (Ga. L. 1919, p. 135, art. 2, § 8; Ga. L. 1920, p. 102, § 1; Ga. L. 1925, p. 119, § 1; Code 1933, § 13-308; Ga. L. 1963, p. 369, § 1; Code 1933, § 41A-208, enacted by Ga. L. 1974, p. 705, § 1.)
GA Code § 7-1-39 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 7 - Banking and Finance|Chapter 1 - Financial Institutions|Article 1 - Provisions Applicable to Department of Banking and Finance and Financial Institutions Generally|Part 2 - Organization and Personnel of Department of Banking and Finance|§ 7-1-39. Seal of Department; Evidentiary Effect

 The department shall adopt an official seal. Any paper executed under the seal of the department shall prima facie be deemed to have been executed by a duly authorized official of the department.   (Code 1933, § 41A-209, enacted by Ga. L. 1974, p. 705, § 1.)
GA Code § 7-1-40 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 7 - Banking and Finance|Chapter 1 - Financial Institutions|Article 1 - Provisions Applicable to Department of Banking and Finance and Financial Institutions Generally|Part 2 - Organization and Personnel of Department of Banking and Finance|§ 7-1-40. Delegation of Authority by Commissioner

  Any authority, power, or duty vested in the commissioner or department by a provision of this chapter may be exercised, discharged, or performed by a deputy, assistant, examiner, or employee of the department acting in the commissioner's name and by his delegated authority. In the case of any matters involving the exercise of discretion, the delegation of authority shall be in writing. Any such delegation by the commissioner may be revoked in the same manner in which it was granted.   The commissioner shall be responsible for the official acts of such persons who act in his name and by his authority.    (Code 1933, § 13-324, enacted by Ga. L. 1973, p. 526, § 2; Code 1933, § 41A-210, enacted by Ga. L. 1974, p. 705, § 1.)