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title: O.C.G.A. § 13-12-4. Applicability.
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# O.C.G.A. § 13-12-4. Applicability.

This chapter shall not apply to:

(1) A financial institution as provided in Chapter 1 or 2 of Title 7 or any depository institution as defined in 12 U.S.C. Section 1813(c)(2);

(2) A foreign bank maintaining a branch or agency licensed under the laws of any state of the United States;

(3) Any subsidiary or affiliate of an entity provided in paragraph (1) or (2) of this Code section;

(4) Any electric utility as provided in Chapter 3 of Title 46;

(5) Any entity regulated pursuant to Chapter 45 of Title 43; or

(6) Any county, municipal corporation, authority, or local government or governing body.

## History

Code 1981, § 13-12-4, enacted by Ga. L. 2013, p. 1046, § 1/HB 234.