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title: O.C.G.A. § 53-12-291. Registration where two or more fiduciaries are acting jointly.
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# O.C.G.A. § 53-12-291. Registration where two or more fiduciaries are acting jointly.

If two or more fiduciaries are acting jointly in reference to any securities, it shall be lawful to register the property in the name of any nominee or any joint corporate fiduciary. In the event that more than one corporate fiduciary is acting, it shall be lawful to register securities in the name of any nominee of any one of the corporate fiduciaries.

## History

Code 1981, § 53-12-291, enacted by Ga. L. 2010, p. 579, § 1/SB 131.