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title: O.C.G.A. § 7-1-69. Retention of reports.
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# O.C.G.A. § 7-1-69. Retention of reports.

The reports of examinations and investigations made by the department and reports made by financial institutions shall be preserved by the department for a period of five years, after which they may be destroyed.

## History

Ga. L. 1919, p. 135, art. 2, § 19; Code 1933, § 13-319; Code 1933, § 41A-310, enacted by Ga. L. 1974, p. 705, § 1.