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title: O.C.G.A. § 7-1-410. Minimum capital stock.
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# O.C.G.A. § 7-1-410. Minimum capital stock.

(a) Except as provided in subsections (b) and (c) of this Code section, the minimum capital stock of a de novo bank or trust company shall be $3 million. An established bank or trust company no longer in de novo status shall maintain a minimum capital stock of $3 million or such greater amount as the department may require based on a proportion of capital to total assets.

(b) A de novo bank or trust company whose main office is located in a county with a population of less than 200,000, according to the last official United States census, shall have a minimum capital stock of $2 million. An established bank or trust company located in such county shall maintain a minimum capital stock of $2 million or such greater amount as the department may require based on a proportion of capital to total assets.

(c) A bank or trust company existing on July 1, 1989, with a capital stock of less than that required by subsections (a) and (b) of this Code section shall not be required to increase its capital stock above the amount outstanding on July 1, 1989, except as otherwise provided by law.

## History

Ga. L. 1898, p. 78, § 1; Civil Code 1910, § 2815; Ga. L. 1919, p. 135, art. 8, § 1; Ga. L. 1920, p. 102, § 1; Ga. L. 1927, p. 195, § 7; Ga. L. 1931, p. 156, § 1; Code 1933, §§ 13-901, 109-101; Ga. L. 1935, p. 101, § 1; Ga. L. 1941, p. 312, § 1; Ga. L. 1943, p. 249, § 1; Ga. L. 1965, p. 501, § 1; Ga. L. 1966, p. 463, § 1; Ga. L. 1966, p. 692, § 7; Ga. L. 1972, p. 384, § 1; Ga. L. 1972, p. 727, § 1; Code 1933, § 41A-1901, enacted by Ga. L. 1974, p. 705, § 1; Ga. L. 1989, p. 1211, § 8; Ga. L. 1998, p. 795, § 18; Ga. L. 2003, p. 843, § 5.