Liability of applicant beginning business before authorized

The applicant who charters a merchant acquirer limited purpose bank which transacts business before its capital stock have been paid in as required under this chapter shall be jointly and severally liable to creditors for the amounts not paid in by subscribers or any other deficiencies. Such liability shall be deemed an asset of the merchant acquirer limited purpose bank and may be enforced by it, its successors or assignees, by a shareholder suing derivatively, or by a receiver appointed by the department. Added by 2012 Ga. Laws 435,§ 1, eff. 3/28/2012.