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title: O.C.G.A. § 44-12-233. Receipt of securities under this article.
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# O.C.G.A. § 44-12-233. Receipt of securities under this article.

Whenever the commissioner shall receive securities under this article in the name of the owner, he shall forthwith take appropriate action to transfer the record of ownership of said securities into the name of the commissioner.

## History

Code 1981, § 44-12-233, enacted by Ga. L. 1990, p. 1506, § 1.