Georgia § 7-1-7 Publication of notices or advertisements

Georgia Statutes

§ 7-1-7 — Publication of notices or advertisements

Georgia § 7-1-7

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O.C.G.A. § 7-1-7 (2026).

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(a)Except as otherwise expressly provided, any notice or advertisement required by this chapter to be published in a newspaper shall be published once a week for four weeks in the newspaper which is, on the date of the first such publication, the official organ (as determined pursuant to Code Section 9-13-142 ) of the county which is or is to be the location of the main office of the financial institution.

(b)The department may waive or modify any requirement to publish a notice:

(1)In order to facilitate a merger, consolidation, or sale of assets when one of the parties is a failed or failing bank as determined by the commissioner;

(2)Whenever it determines that the public benefit is not significantly served by a second or subsequent publication in a situation where a series of transa

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(a) Except as otherwise expressly provided, any notice or advertisement required by this chapter to be published in a newspaper shall be published once a week for four weeks in the newspaper which is, on the date of the first such publication, the official organ (as determined pursuant to Code Section 9-13-142 ) of the county which is or is to be the location of the main office of the financial institution. (b) The department may waive or modify any requirement to publish a notice: (1) In order to facilitate a merger, consolidation, or sale of assets when one of the parties is a failed or failing bank as determined by the commissioner; (2) Whenever it determines that the public benefit is not significantly served by a second or subsequent publication in a situation where a series of transactions would otherwise require multiple publications; (3) Where a similar publication required by another state or federal regulator serves substantially the same purpose; (4) By regulation or order, whenever it determines that a lesser number of publications will reduce administrative burden and will adequately serve the public benefit of the notice; or (5) For other reasons of regulatory parity. (c) The department may require proof of publication or modified publication having been completed prior to consummation of the underlying transaction.