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title: O.C.G.A. § 7-1-42. Enforcement of payment.
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# O.C.G.A. § 7-1-42. Enforcement of payment.

In the event any financial institution shall fail or refuse to pay on demand any amount owed to the department, including, but not limited to, outstanding fees, the department may proceed through the Attorney General to collect the same by action at law.

## History

Ga. L. 1919, p. 135, art. 3, § 6; Code 1933, § 13-406; Ga. L. 1966, p. 692, § 23; Code 1933, § 41A-213, enacted by Ga. L. 1974, p. 705, § 1; Ga. L. 2016, p. 390, § 1-2/HB 811.