---
title: O.C.G.A. § 53-12-156. Investments by trustees.
collection: code
id: 53-12-156
cite_as: O.C.G.A. § 53-12-156 (2025)
canonical_url: https://georgiacommons.org/code/53-12-156
md_url: https://georgiacommons.org/code/53-12-156.md
text_url: https://georgiacommons.org/code/53-12-156/text
source_url: https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/document/docs/default-source/joint-features-document-library/t52-t53-(v40)-2021-pdf.pdf?sfvrsn=d23ba203_0#page=841
date: 2025
status: active
corpus_version: 2025-supplement-89aa39ab3c68
license: CC0-1.0
publisher: Georgia Commons, an independent project of Georgia Civic Data. Not the State of Georgia. Not legal advice.
up: https://georgiacommons.org/code/53-12.md
previous: https://georgiacommons.org/code/53-12-155.md
next: https://georgiacommons.org/code/53-12-157.md
index: https://georgiacommons.org/code/index.md
version: the only printed version
in_force: true
current_through: Including Acts of the 2025 Regular Session of the General Assembly
heading_path: WILLS, TRUSTS, AND ADMINISTRATION OF ESTATES / TRUSTS / CREATION BY DEED TO ACQUIRE BENEFICIAL INTEREST
---

# O.C.G.A. § 53-12-156. Investments by trustees.

In addition to investments in any property, the trustee of a trust created under Code Section 53-12-151 may invest any funds of the trust estate in investments authorized by trustees under the laws of this state; provided, however, that the deed creating the estate may further limit or expand the powers and authority of the trustee with respect to investments, including the power to invest in property located outside this state. The trustee shall be authorized and empowered, in accordance with the terms of the deed creating the estate, from corpus or from income or from both, to repurchase or redeem any issued and outstanding certificates of beneficial interest.

## History

Code 1981, § 53-12-156, enacted by Ga. L. 2010, p. 579, § 1/SB 131.