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title: O.C.G.A. § 7-1-117. Certificate of dissolution.
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heading_path: BANKING AND FINANCE / FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS / DEPARTMENT OF BANKING AND FINANCE AND FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS GENERALLY / PERMISSIVE CLOSING DAYS, EMERGENCY CLOSINGS, BUSINESS RESTRICTIONS, AND VOLUNTARY LIQUIDATIONS
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# O.C.G.A. § 7-1-117. Certificate of dissolution.

If all applicable fees, charges, and taxes required by law have been paid upon the receipt of the department’s approval, under Code Section 7-1-113 or 7-1-116, of the articles of dissolution, the Secretary of State shall immediately issue to the financial institution a certificate of dissolution with the approved articles of dissolution attached thereto and shall retain a copy of such certificate, the approval of the department, and the articles; and the existence of the financial institution shall cease.

## History

Ga. L. 1919, p. 135, art. 14, § 12; Code 1933, § 13-1512; Ga. L. 1967, p. 597, § 1; Code 1933, § 41A-506, enacted by Ga. L. 1974, p. 705, § 1; Code 1933, § 41A-508, as redesignated by Ga. L. 1978, p. 1714, § 3.