O.C.G.A. § 33-2-32 (2019)

(a) Each corporation or individual, of whatever name or class, which now has or which may hereafter have bonds or securities on deposit as the law provides, is required, on or before January 15 of each year, to pay fees in amounts as provided in Code Section 33-8-1.

(b) All fees collected under subsection (a) of this Code section shall be paid into the general fund of the state treasury.

(c) If a fee prescribed in subsection (a) of this Code section has not been paid on or before January 15, the Commissioner shall refuse to accept the deposits required by law and shall not certify their acceptance until the fee is fully paid. The Commissioner shall suspend or revoke the license of the delinquent company or individual until the fee is fully paid.