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title: O.C.G.A. § 14-2-1702. Application to qualified foreign corporations.
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# O.C.G.A. § 14-2-1702. Application to qualified foreign corporations.

A foreign corporation authorized to transact business in this state on July 1, 1989, is subject to this chapter but is not required to obtain a new certificate of authority to transact business under this chapter.

## History

Code 1981, § 14-2-1702, enacted by Ga. L. 1988, p. 1070, § 1.