{"data":{"id":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-14-2-740","jurisdiction":"us-ga","citation":"O.C.G.A. § 14-2-740","heading":"Definitions.","body":"As used in this part, the term:\n(1) “Derivative proceeding” means a civil suit in the right of a domestic corporation or, to the extent provided in Code Section 14-2-747, in the right of a foreign corporation.\n(2) “Shareholder” includes a beneficial owner whose shares are held in a voting trust or held by a nominee on the owner’s behalf.","path":["TITLE 14 Corporations, Partnerships, and Associations","CHAPTER 2 Business Corporations","Article 7 Shareholders","PART 4 Derivative Proceedings"],"source_url":"https://archive.org/download/gov.ga.ocga.2018/release86.2022.11/gov.ga.ocga.title.14.odt","current_through":"Release 86 (2022-11)","vintage":"Public.Resource.Org bulk O.C.G.A., Release 86 (2022-11), retrieved 2026-09-17","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T19:34:57Z","sha256":"0fd0d41b16b833d860d293862e24428959c0538f65e978ca459493532ab77369","source_id":"us-ga","stale":false,"prev":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-14-2-732","next":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-14-2-741"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}