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title: O.C.G.A. § 36-83-3. Definitions.
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# O.C.G.A. § 36-83-3. Definitions.

As used in this chapter, the term:

(1) “Depository institution” means any commercial bank or trust company, mutual savings bank, savings and loan association, or building and loan association existing under the laws of this state or of the United States and domiciled in this state.

(2) “Local government” means any municipality, county, school district, special district, or other political subdivision of this state, as well as any department, agency, or board of that political subdivision, including but not limited to a public library, which has been authorized to make separate deposits to its own account under this chapter by the governing authority of the political subdivision of which it is a department, agency, or board.

## History

Ga. L. 1980, p. 1715, § 3; Ga. L. 1983, p. 455, § 1.