Georgia § 7-1-154 - Certificate of possession; naming deputy receiver.
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§ 7-1-154. Certificate of possession; naming deputy receiver.
The department shall immediately after taking possession file with the principal court a certificate to be known as the certificate of possession, setting forth the facts on the basis of which it has taken possession. The certificate shall state the name of the deputy receiver, if any, whom the department, pursuant to this chapter, appoints to take charge of the affairs of the financial institution, together with the duties of such deputy receiver. If the department does not appoint a deputy receiver prior to the date of the filing of the certificate of possession or if it appoints a new deputy receiver or an additional one or if it adds to the duties of the deputy receiver, it shall file a supplement to the certificate of possession setting forth such acts. The certificate of possession and any supplement thereto shall be listed in the judgment index in the name of the financial institution as defendant and of the department as plaintiff. (Ga. L. 1919, p. 135, art. 7, § 5; Ga. L. 1927, p. 195, § 2; Code 1933, § 13-805; Code 1933, § 41A-705, enacted by Ga. L. 1974, p. 705, § 1.)
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