O.C.G.A. § 7-1-1107 (2019)
Offices
(a) For purposes of this Code section, offices of foreign banks in this state shall be divided into classes and ranked in descending order as a:
(1) Georgia state branch;
(2) Georgia state agency; and
(3) Georgia state representative office.
(b) A foreign bank may change a lower class office into a higher class office by applying for the higher class office pursuant to Code Section