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title: O.C.G.A. § 53-5-64. Registration of a beneficiary form.
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# O.C.G.A. § 53-5-64. Registration of a beneficiary form.

A security, whether evidenced by certificate or account, is registered in beneficiary form when the registration includes a designation of a beneficiary to take the ownership at the death of the owner or the deaths of all multiple owners.

## History

Code 1981, § 53-5-64, enacted by Ga. L. 1999, p. 805, § 1.