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title: O.C.G.A. § 33-20-31. Applicability and construction of chapter.
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# O.C.G.A. § 33-20-31. Applicability and construction of chapter.

Except for corporations subject to this chapter which are surviving corporations, this chapter shall not apply to nor govern any corporation which is organized for profit or which contemplates any pecuniary gain to its shareholders or members. A corporation subject to this chapter may organize subsidiary or affiliated corporations to engage in allied business ventures in accordance with Chapters 13 and 14 of this title.

## History

Code 1933, § 56-1701a, enacted by Ga. L. 1976, p. 1461, § 1; Ga. L. 1995, p. 745, § 1.10.