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O.C.G.A. § 7-1-289

Security for deposits

enacted by Ga

in bank, upon its insolvency, 51 A.L.R.

Power of bank or trust company to create trust out of its securities and sell participation certificates therein, 97

(a) A bank may pledge or otherwise grant security interests in its

assets to secure deposits of: (1) Public funds;

(2) Funds of a pension fund for employees of a public body of the

state;

(3) Funds for which a public body of the state or an officer or employee thereof or any court of law is the custodian or trustee

pursuant to statute;

(4) Funds held by the department as receiver;

(5) Funds which are required to be secured by law or by an order

of a court;

(6) Its own fiduciary funds or the fiduciary funds of an affiliate. In

either case, the funds shall be deposited with the pledging institution and held in its commercial department; and

(7) Public funds deposited in another bank.

(b) Except for the deposits listed in subsection (a) of this Code section, a bank may not pledge or otherwise grant security interests in its assets as security for deposits unless otherwise specifically approved in writing by the department.

Current official text: Official Code of Georgia Annotated (LexisNexis). Digitized from the Internet Archive scan of the OCGA. Reproduced from public-domain Georgia statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.