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title: O.C.G.A. § 44-5-125. Compensation; expenses of custodian; bond.
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# O.C.G.A. § 44-5-125. Compensation; expenses of custodian; bond.

(a) A custodian is entitled to reimbursement from custodial property for reasonable expenses incurred in the performance of the custodian’s duties.

(b) Except for one who is a transferor under Code Section 44-5-114, a custodian has a noncumulative election during each calendar year to charge reasonable compensation for services performed during that year.

(c) Except as provided in subsection (f) of Code Section 44-5-128, a custodian need not give a bond.

## History

Code 1981, § 44-5-125, enacted by Ga. L. 1990, p. 667, § 1.