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title: O.C.G.A. § 7-1-554. Issuance of certificate of conversion.
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# O.C.G.A. § 7-1-554. Issuance of certificate of conversion.

If all the taxes, fees, and charges required by law shall have been paid and if the name of the resulting bank or trust company continues to be reserved or is available on the records of the Secretary of State, upon the receipt of the written approval of the department, the Secretary of State shall immediately issue to the resulting bank or trust company a certificate of conversion and shall retain a copy of such certificate, the articles, and the approval from the department.

## History

Ga. L. 1953, Jan.-Feb. Sess., p. 73, § 6; Ga. L. 1972, p. 727, § 6; Code 1933, § 41A-2505, enacted by Ga. L. 1974, p. 705, § 1; Ga. L. 2021, p. 323, § 16/HB 111.