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Title 10 - Commerce and Trade
Title 10 - Commerce and Trade
638 sections · Georgia
- § 10-1-1 — Short Title
- § 10-1-2 — Definitions; Construction
- § 10-1-3 — Requirements for Retail Installment Contracts; Time Price Differential; Prepayment; Inclusion of Con
- § 10-1-4 — Requirements for Revolving Accounts; Limitations on Time Price Differential
- § 10-1-5 — Mail Order and Telephone Sales
- § 10-1-6 — Buyer's Right to Cancel Home Solicitation Sale
- § 10-1-7 — Providing for Payment of Delinquency Charges, Attorneys' Fees, Court Costs, and Check Dishonor Fees
- § 10-1-9 — Transfer of Retail Installment Contracts or Revolving Accounts
- § 10-1-8 — Security Interest Not Taken on Certain Items; Application of Payments to Revolving Accounts; Written
- § 10-1-10 — Disposition of Goods Repossessed After Default; Right to Recover Deficiency
- § 10-1-11 — Second Mortgage Statute Not Affected; Exemption From Loan and Interest Statutes
- § 10-1-12 — Prior Contracts or Accounts Not Affected
- § 10-1-13 — Waiver of This Article Void
- § 10-1-14 — Limitation of Actions
- § 10-1-15 — Criminal and Civil Penalties
- § 10-1-16 — Inapplicability of This Article to Educational Entities and Student Loan Transactions
- § 10-1-30 — Short Title
- § 10-1-31 — Definitions; Construction
- § 10-1-33 — Finance Charge Limitations; Assignment of Contract
- § 10-1-33.1 — Advancement of Money for Satisfaction of Lease, Lien, or Security Interest in Motor Vehicle
- § 10-1-32 — Requirements for Retail Installment Contracts; Insurance; Delinquency Charges, Attorneys' Fees, and
- § 10-1-34 — Right to Prepay Debt; Credit Upon Anticipation of Payments
- § 10-1-35 — Refinancing Retail Installment Contract
- § 10-1-36 — Disposition of Motor Vehicle Repossessed After Default; Right to Recover Deficiency
- § 10-1-36.1 — Assertion of Violation on Loan or Contract Secured by Motor Vehicle Only in Individual Action
- § 10-1-37 — Waiver of This Article Void
- § 10-1-38 — Criminal and Civil Penalties
- § 10-1-39 — Additional Definitions
- § 10-1-40 — Unlawful Inducement of Motor Vehicle Buyer or Lessee Under Contract to Sublease Vehicle; Unlawful Of
- § 10-1-41 — Actions Brought by Persons Suffering Damage Against Person Inducing Unlawful Sublease of Motor Vehic
- § 10-1-42 — Advancement of Money to Satisfy Lease, Lien, or Security Interest in Motor Vehicle; Inclusion in Gro
- § 10-1-50 — Unsolicited Merchandise Not to Be Sent; Recipient May Treat As Gift; Enjoining Payment Requests
- § 10-1-51 — Unordered Merchandise Sent After Membership Terminated Deemed Gift; Enjoining Payment Requests
- § 10-1-70 — Sales Contract Must State Consideration for Furnishing Names of Prospective Purchasers; Penalty
- § 10-1-81 — Label Required for Remanufactured Item Sold At Retail
- § 10-1-82 — Label Required for Rebuilt Item Sold At Retail
- § 10-1-83 — Penalty for Violation of This Article
- § 10-1-100 — Out of State Purchase of Rifles and Shotguns by Residents
- § 10-1-101 — Nonresidents May Purchase Rifles and Shotguns in Georgia
- § 10-1-121 — Enforcement of Article; Rules and Regulations
- § 10-1-122 — Labels on Paint Containers
- § 10-1-123 — Purity of Flaxseed or Linseed Oil; Requirement for Boiled Linseed Oil
- § 10-1-124 — Flaxseed or Linseed Oil to Be Sold Under True Name; Labeling Tank Cars, Tanks, Barrels, or Vessels o
- § 10-1-125 — Possession of Improperly Labeled Article Prima-Facie Evidence of Violation
- § 10-1-126 — Requirements for Timber-Marking Paint; Penalty for Violation; Enjoining Violation
- § 10-1-127 — Penalty for Sale of Deceptively Labeled Paint
- § 10-1-230 — Short Title
- § 10-1-231 — Legislative Findings
- § 10-1-232 — Definitions
- § 10-1-233 — Acts of Distributor Violating Article
- § 10-1-234 — Selling Controlled Product to Another Distributor for Retail Sale; Selling to Other Dealers At Distr
- § 10-1-234.1 — Suppliers May Not Inhibit Gasoline Distributors From Being Blenders
- § 10-1-235 — Action by Dealer Against Distributor for Violation of Article Authorized; Nature of Relief; Attorney
- § 10-1-236 — Action by Dealer Against Distributor for Violation of Article -- Defense of Termination of Agreement
- § 10-1-237 — Action by Dealer Against Distributor for Violation of Article; Notice of Termination Prior to Expira
- § 10-1-238 — Action by Distributor Against Dealer for Breach of Agreement; Attorneys' Fees
- § 10-1-239 — Limitation of Actions
- § 10-1-240 — Marketing Agreements Subject to Article
- § 10-1-241 — Sale of Real Property Not Affected
- § 10-1-250 — Short Title
- § 10-1-251 — Definitions
- § 10-1-252 — Reasonable Transfer Price
- § 10-1-253 — Computation of Cost
- § 10-1-254 — Prohibited Acts in Sale of Octane or Cetane Fuels; Burden of Rebutting Prima-Facie Case
- § 10-1-255 — Civil Actions; Effect of Written Tender of Settlement; Limitation of Actions
- § 10-1-256 — Declaration of Legislative Intent in Construing Code § 10-1-254
- § 10-1-260 — Short Title
- § 10-1-261 — Legislative Finding
- § 10-1-263 — State Fire Marshal to Enforce Article
- § 10-1-264 — Assistants and Employees of State Fire Marshal
- § 10-1-265 — Rules and Regulations Setting Standards for Liquefied Petroleum Gas Equipment
- § 10-1-266 — Issuance of Licenses or Permits; Annual Fees
- § 10-1-267 — Insurance or Bond Requirements for License or Permit Holders
- § 10-1-268 — Minimum Storage Facilities Required
- § 10-1-269 — Suspension or Revocation of License or Imposition of Penalty by State Fire Marshal
- § 10-1-270 — Conflicting Local Ordinances or Regulations Prohibited
- § 10-1-271 — Reciprocal Agreements With Other States
- § 10-1-272 — Penalty for Violating Article or Rules and Regulations
- § 10-1-290 — Short Title
- § 10-1-291 — Legislative Intent
- § 10-1-292 — Definitions
- § 10-1-293 — Blind Bidding Prohibited; Trade Screening Required; Notice of Screening; Waivers Void
- § 10-1-294 — Enforcement by Civil Action; Damages; Attorneys' Fees; Injunctions
- § 10-1-310 — And 10-1-311.
- § 10-1-330 — Refusal to Sell Books, Periodicals, or Magazines to Dealers Refusing Others Not Ordered
- § 10-1-331 — Penalty
- § 10-1-350 — Definitions
- § 10-1-352 — Requirements for Purchase of Burial Objects
- § 10-1-351 — Verifiable Documentation Required
- § 10-1-353 — Record of Transaction; False Statements; Penalty for Making False Statement
- § 10-1-354 — Inspections by Law Enforcement Officers
- § 10-1-355 — Conditions and Limitations on Payments for Regulated Metal Property; Exception for Transaction Betwe
- § 10-1-356 — Hold on Regulated Metal Property Believed to Be Stolen; Notice; Release of Hold
- § 10-1-357 — Contesting Identification or Ownership of Regulated Metal Property; Action to Recover Property
- § 10-1-358 — Purchases of Regulated Metal Property Exempted From Application of Article
- § 10-1-358.1 — Exclusions From Article's Applicability
- § 10-1-359 — Prohibited Acts
- § 10-1-359.1 — Registration of Secondary Metals Recycler; Electronic Data Base; Authority of Sheriff; Penalty for V
- § 10-1-359.2 — Penalties for Violations
- § 10-1-359.3 — Items Declared Contraband; Forfeiture of Contraband
- § 10-1-359.4 — Comprehensive Nature of This Article; Authority of Localities
- § 10-1-359.5 — Required Information From Secondary Metals Recyclers; Role of Georgia Bureau of Investigation
- § 10-1-361 — Exemptions From Article
- § 10-1-360 — Definitions; Records; Penalties; Applicability
- § 10-1-362 — Local Ordinances or Regulations
- § 10-1-510 — Conveyance of Rights in Works of Fine Art; Statement of Customer's Right or License Authorizing Dupl
- § 10-1-520 — Short Title
- § 10-1-522 — Delivery of Artwork to Dealer for Exhibition or Sale in Exchange for Compensation Constituting Consi
- § 10-1-521 — Definitions
- § 10-1-523 — Written Contract Required for Consignment of Work of Art; Violation by Art Dealer Rendering Artist's
- § 10-1-524 — Effects of Consignment
- § 10-1-525 — Art Received As Consignment to Remain Trust Property; Not Subject or Subordinate to Claims, Liens, o
- § 10-1-526 — Contractual Waiver of Liability for Works of Art Consigned to Cooperative
- § 10-1-527 — Use or Display of Work of Art or Photograph Thereof
- § 10-1-528 — Applicability to Contracts Executed Prior to July 1, 1995
- § 10-1-529 — Liability for Violations by Art Dealers
- § 10-1-529.1 — Short Title
- § 10-1-529.3 — Accuracy of Museum or Archive Records
- § 10-1-529.2 — Definitions
- § 10-1-529.5 — Acquisition of Undocumented Property
- § 10-1-529.4 — Abandonment of Property Loaned to a Museum or Archives Repository; Museum Acquisition of Abandoned P
- § 10-1-529.6 — Application of Conservation Measures to Property on Loan to Museum or Archives
- § 10-1-530 — Liability for Sale of Stolen Horse or Mule
- § 10-1-529.7 — American Indian Human Remains and Burial Objects Excluded
- § 10-1-550 — Through 10-1-555
- § 10-1-570 — Short Title
- § 10-1-571 — Definitions
- § 10-1-572 — Legislative Intent
- § 10-1-575 — Charitable or Religious Activities Exempt
- § 10-1-573 — Employees to Be Given Benefit of Day of Rest
- § 10-1-574 — General Exemptions From Article
- § 10-1-576 — Governmental Departments, Agencies, and Employees Exempt
- § 10-1-590 — Short Title
- § 10-1-591 — Definitions
- § 10-1-592 — Buying Services and Clubs to Obtain Licenses
- § 10-1-593 — Conditions of Licensure; Bonds
- § 10-1-594 — Application for License; Renewal; Fee
- § 10-1-595 — Revocation, Suspension, and Nonrenewal of Licenses; Grounds; Notice and Hearing
- § 10-1-596 — Contracts of Membership; Approval of Form by Attorney General; Effect of Noncompliance
- § 10-1-598 — Contracts of Membership; Requirements; Notice; Effect of Noncompliance
- § 10-1-597 — Contracts of Membership; Right of Cancellation; How Exercised; Entitlement to Refund; Right Not Waiv
- § 10-1-599 — Contracts of Membership; Authorized Duration; Notice Thereof
- § 10-1-600 — Records to Be Kept; Inspection Thereof
- § 10-1-601 — Rules, Regulations, and Orders
- § 10-1-603 — Injunctions
- § 10-1-604 — Civil Penalty for Violation; Administrative Hearing and Review; Judicial Review; Judgment on Final O
- § 10-1-605 — Penalty
- § 10-1-606 — Continuing Validity of Previously Adopted Rules, Orders, Actions, and Regulations
- § 10-1-675 — Legislative Findings
- § 10-1-676 — Definitions
- § 10-1-677 — Termination of Contractual Relationship Between Dealer and Manufacturer
- § 10-1-678 — Application
- § 10-1-679 — Definitions; Considerations in Determining
- § 10-1-679.2 — Designation of Area of Sales Responsibility Assigned to a Recreational Vehicle Dealer; Change in Ass
- § 10-1-679.1 — Legislative Purposes and Policies
- § 10-1-679.3 — Published Prices, Charges, and Terms of Sale
- § 10-1-679.4 — Termination or Change of Dealership Agreements; Burden of Proving Good Cause
- § 10-1-679.5 — Notice Required for Termination of or Substantial Change to Dealership Agreements
- § 10-1-679.6 — Repurchase of Inventory, Equipment Tools, Accessories, and Signage on Termination of the Dealership
- § 10-1-679.7 — Unlawful Coercive Practices
- § 10-1-679.8 — Sale or Transfer of Ownership or Change in Management of Dealerships; Unlawful Practices; Required N
- § 10-1-679.9 — Requirement for Dealers' Opportunity to Designate Successors; Requirement to Honor Succession; Groun
- § 10-1-679.10 — Required Specification of Obligation for Warranty Service; Compensation; Time Allowances; Reimbursem
- § 10-1-679.11 — Remedy for Violations
- § 10-1-679.13 — Requirements for New Dealerships
- § 10-1-679.12 — Violations Deemed Irreparable Injuries for the Purpose of Determining Whether a Temporary Injunction
- § 10-1-679.14 — Franchise Agreement Required for the Sale or Distribution of Recreational Vehicles; Exceptions; Enfo
- § 10-1-679.15 — Violations
- § 10-1-681 — Definitions
- § 10-1-680 — Short Title
- § 10-1-682 — Requirements for Written Statement of Agreement
- § 10-1-683 — Advertisements
- § 10-1-684 — Prohibited Agreement Provisions
- § 10-1-685 — Purchase of Insurance; Early Termination or Return of Items; Fees
- § 10-1-686 — Right to Reinstatement of Agreement by Lessee Failing to Make Timely Payments; Fees; Substitute Item
- § 10-1-687 — Penalties; Grace Period for Compliance
- § 10-1-688 — Limitation of Actions
- § 10-1-689 — Example of Form
- § 10-1-700 — Definitions
- § 10-1-701 — Contract for Services in State
- § 10-1-702 — Rights of Sales Representative; Frivolous Actions
- § 10-1-703 — Waiver of Law Prohibited
- § 10-1-704 — Jurisdiction of Court
- § 10-1-720 — Definitions
- § 10-1-721 — Successor to Deceased Retail Dealer
- § 10-1-730 — Short Title
- § 10-1-731 — Definitions
- § 10-1-733 — Notice of Intent to Amend, Terminate, Cancel, or Decline to Renew Agreement; Time Within Which Deale
- § 10-1-732 — Unilateral Amendment, Cancellation, Termination, Refusal to Renew, or Causing Resignation From Agree
- § 10-1-734 — Consent to Transfer of Dealer's Business; Notice of Withholding of Consent; Assumption of Transferor
- § 10-1-735 — Mailing of Notice
- § 10-1-736 — When Change in Dealer's Management or Personnel May Be Required or Prohibited
- § 10-1-737 — Article Deemed Incorporated in Agreements Subject to It; Waiver of Compliance; Good Faith Settlement
- § 10-1-738 — Good Faith, Fair Dealing, and Reasonableness Requirements
- § 10-1-740 — Applicability of Article
- § 10-1-739 — Venue; Equitable Relief; Recovery of Losses and Damages for Violation of Code §s 10-1-732 and 10-1-7
- § 10-1-760 — Short Title
- § 10-1-761 — Definitions
- § 10-1-762 — Injunctive Relief
- § 10-1-763 — Recovery of Damages
- § 10-1-764 — Award of Attorneys' Fees
- § 10-1-765 — Protection of Trade Secret During Action
- § 10-1-766 — Limitation of Action
- § 10-1-767 — Applicability of Article
- § 10-1-770 — Definitions
- § 10-1-771 — Factors for Determining Whether or Not a Bad Faith Assertion of Patent Infringement Has Been Made
- § 10-1-772 — Protective Order; Posting; Waiver of Bond
- § 10-1-774 — Federal Actions Excluded
- § 10-1-773 — Enforcement; Relief From Damages
- § 10-1-780 — Short Title
- § 10-1-781 — Legislative Intent
- § 10-1-782 — Definitions
- § 10-1-783 — Provision of Owner's Manual and Notice of Rights; Fully Itemized and Legible Repair Order; Copies of
- § 10-1-784 — Reasonable Attempts to Correct Nonconformity; Option to Repurchase or Replace Vehicle
- § 10-1-785 — Compelled Replacement or Repurchase Through Arbitration; Manufacturer's Informal Dispute Settlement
- § 10-1-786 — Request for Arbitration; Determination of Eligibility; Notifications; Timing; Requirements for Decis
- § 10-1-787 — Finality of Arbitrator's Decision; Appeals by Manufacturers; Time for Compliance With Arbitrator's D
- § 10-1-788 — Exhaustion of Remedies Under Article Required
- § 10-1-789 — Establishment of Motor Vehicle Arbitration Panel; Compensation; Conduct; Liability
- § 10-1-790 — Requirements for Transfer of Reacquired Vehicle
- § 10-1-791 — Consumer Fees to Implement Provisions of Article; Enforcement
- § 10-1-792 — Other Rights and Remedies
- § 10-1-793 — Violations Constitute Unfair and Deceptive Act or Practice; Cumulative Effect
- § 10-1-794 — Staff for Administration
- § 10-1-795 — Promulgation of Rules and Regulations
- § 10-1-796 — Severability
- § 10-1-797 — Consumer Cannot Waive Rights
- § 10-1-798 — Continuing Validity of Previously Adopted Rules, Orders, Actions, and Regulations
- § 10-1-810 — Short Title
- § 10-1-811 — Definitions
- § 10-1-812 — Written Notice of Warranty Supplied by Manufacturer and Presented by Dealer to Consumer At Time of P
- § 10-1-813 — Opportunity to Make Repairs in Order to Conform to Express Written Warranties
- § 10-1-814 — Replacement of or Refund for Nonconforming Farm Tractor; Limitation of Liability
- § 10-1-815 — Extension of Period for Reporting Nonconformity and of 30 Day Repair Period
- § 10-1-816 — Informal Dispute Settlement Procedures; Remedy for Violation
- § 10-1-817 — Affirmative Defenses Against Claims
- § 10-1-818 — Statute of Limitations
- § 10-1-819 — Other Remedies and Rights Not Limited by Article
- § 10-1-830 — Definitions
- § 10-1-831 — Required Information From Operators
- § 10-1-832 — Bond Requirements
- § 10-1-833 — Exemptions From Bond Requirements
- § 10-1-834 — Cancellation or Default; Refund of Entrants' Fees
- § 10-1-835 — Civil Violation; Remedies
- § 10-1-836 — Criminal Violation
- § 10-1-837 — Escrow Account
- § 10-1-838 — Liability for Failure to Post Bond or Establish Escrow Account
- § 10-1-850 — Definitions
- § 10-1-851 — Additional Civil Penalty for Violation of Article 15, 17, or 21 of This Chapter Against Elder or Dis
- § 10-1-853 — Cause of Action for Damage or Injury From Offense or Violation Under This Article
- § 10-1-852 — Determination to Impose Civil Penalty and Amount Thereof
- § 10-1-854 — State-Wide Educational Initiatives As to Consumer Crimes Against Elder and Disabled Persons, Applica
- § 10-1-856 — Construction With Part 2 of Article 15 of This Chapter; Confidentiality
- § 10-1-855 — Referral Procedures to Provide Intervention and Assistance
- § 10-1-857 — Complaints, Inquiries, Investigations, and Corrective Action
- § 10-1-870 — Short Title
- § 10-1-871 — Definitions
- § 10-1-872 — Express Written Warranties for Assistive Technology Devices
- § 10-1-873 — Repair of Nonconforming Assistive Technology Devices; Refund or Replacement of Devices; Sale or Leas
- § 10-1-874 — Thirty-Day Return Privilege
- § 10-1-875 — Rights and Remedies Under Other Laws or Contracts; Waivers Void; Actions for Damages
- § 10-1-890 — Short Title
- § 10-1-892 — Express Written Warranties for Motorized Wheelchairs; Failure to Furnish Warranty
- § 10-1-891 — Definitions
- § 10-1-893 — Repair of Nonconforming Motorized Wheelchairs; Refund or Replacement After Reasonable Attempt to Rep
- § 10-1-894 — Other Rights or Remedies Under Other Law or Contract; Waiver Void; Action for Damages
- § 10-1-910 — Legislative Findings
- § 10-1-912 — Notification Required Upon Breach of Security Regarding Personal Information
- § 10-1-911 — Definitions
- § 10-1-913 — Definitions for This Code § and Code Sections 10-1-914 and 10-1-914.1
- § 10-1-914 — Consumer Requested Security Freeze on Credit Report; Timing; Notifications; Temporary Lifting of Fre
- § 10-1-914.1 — Security Freezes for Protected Consumers
- § 10-1-915 — Notice of Right to Security Freeze
- § 10-2-1 — Definitions
- § 10-2-2 — Recognized Systems of Weights and Measures
- § 10-2-3 — Primary Standards of Weights and Measures; Prescribing and Verifying Secondary Standards
- § 10-2-4 — Technical Requirements for Commercial Weighing and Measuring Devices
- § 10-2-6 — Power of Commissioner to Inspect Commercial Premises and Vehicles; Stop-Use or Stop-Sale, Hold, and
- § 10-2-5 — Powers and Duties of Commissioner Generally
- § 10-2-7 — Misrepresentation of Quantity in Selling or Buying Prohibited
- § 10-2-8 — Misrepresentation or Deception in Pricing by Weight, Measure, or Count Prohibited
- § 10-2-9 — Permissible Methods of Selling by Quantity
- § 10-2-10 — Delivery Tickets for Bulk Sales and Bulk Deliveries of Heating Fuel
- § 10-2-11 — Information Required on Packages
- § 10-2-12 — Unit Price Required on Packages With Random Weights
- § 10-2-13 — Advertisements of Packaged Commodities Must State Quantity With Retail Price
- § 10-2-14 — Using or Possessing Incorrect Weight or Measure; Removing Tags, Seals, or Marks; Obstructing Enforce
- § 10-2-16 — Grain Moisture Testing Equipment -- Operator to Obtain Permit
- § 10-2-15 — Grain Moisture Testing Equipment -- Standards; Inspections
- § 10-2-17 — Inspection of Scales Used in Intrastate Shipments
- § 10-2-18 — When Weight, Measure, or Weighing or Measuring Device Presumed Used in Business
- § 10-2-19 — Manner of Display of Measurement of Compressed Natural Gas on Dispensing Devices
- § 10-2-20 — Enjoining Violations
- § 10-2-21 — Administrative Penalty for Violations; Judicial Review; Proceedings for Collection
- § 10-2-22 — Criminal Penalty for Violations
- § 10-2-23 — Sale and Measurement of Pulpwood, Sawtimber, Poles, and Other Types of Timber
- § 10-2-40 — Persons Who May Be Licensed and Known As Certified Public Weighers
- § 10-2-41 — License Required; Application; Issuance
- § 10-2-42 — Duration of License; Fees; Cost of Seals
- § 10-2-43 — Revocation of License Permit for Malfeasance or Violation; Notice and Hearing
- § 10-2-44 — Surety Bonds
- § 10-2-45 — Certified Public Weigher's Official Seal
- § 10-2-46 — Issuance of Official Seals to Licensed Tobacco Warehousemen
- § 10-2-47 — Return of Seal on Termination of Duties
- § 10-2-48 — Duties of Certified Public Weighers
- § 10-2-49 — Use of Untested Weight, Measure, or Device Prohibited
- § 10-2-50 — Weighing Leaf Tobacco and Livestock
- § 10-2-51 — Sale of Coal or Coke by Itinerant Dealer Without Having Weight Certified; Penalty
- § 10-2-52 — Commissioner of Agriculture to Administer Article; Rules and Regulations; Regulation of Livestock Au
- § 10-2-53 — Administrative Penalty for Violation of Article or Order, Rule, or Regulation; Judicial Review; Proc
- § 10-2-54 — Criminal Penalties for Violations by Certified Public Weighers and Others; Revocation of Licenses; F
- § 10-3-1 — Transfer of Secured Note Carries Security
- § 10-3-2 — Endorser Sued With Maker, Drawer, or Acceptor
- § 10-3-3 — Certain Notes or Contracts for Patent Rights, Copyrights, or Proprietary Rights -- Consideration to
- § 10-3-4 — Certain Notes or Contracts for Patent Rights, Copyrights, or Proprietary Rights; Purchaser Takes Sub
- § 10-3-5 — Certain Notes or Contracts for Patent Rights, Copyrights, or Proprietary Rights -- Penalty for Viola
- § 10-4-1 — Short Title
- § 10-4-2 — Definitions
- § 10-4-3 — State Warehouse § Established; Supervisor of Section
- § 10-4-4 — Exemptions From Article; Warehousemen Electing to Be Covered
- § 10-4-6 — Procedure for Adopting or Changing Rules and Regulations; Administrative Review of Objections
- § 10-4-7 — Uniform Application of Orders, Fees, Rules, and Regulations
- § 10-4-8 — Existing Interstate Commerce Regulations Not Affected
- § 10-4-5 — Powers and Duties of Commissioner; Annual Reports; Adoption of Rules and Regulations
- § 10-4-9 — Judicial Review of Administrative Decision
- § 10-4-11 — License for Person Electing to Comply With Article and Regulations
- § 10-4-12 — Bond Required; Additional Bond
- § 10-4-10 — Annual License Required; Issuance by Commissioner; Application for License or Renewal
- § 10-4-13 — Bonded and Licensed Warehouse May Be Designated As State Bonded
- § 10-4-14 — Actions on Bonds
- § 10-4-15 — Inspections of Warehouses
- § 10-4-16 — Inspectors and Examiners to Be Bonded
- § 10-4-17 — License Fees
- § 10-4-18 — Delivery to Warehouse Presumably for Storage
- § 10-4-19 — Warehouse Receipts Required; Obtaining Printed Forms; Use of Electronic Receipts Authorized
- § 10-4-21 — Obligation of Warehouseman to Deliver; Effect of Loss or Damage
- § 10-4-20 — Essential Terms of Warehouse Receipts; Liability for Omission
- § 10-4-23 — Records of Warehousemen
- § 10-4-22 — Surrender and Cancellation of Warehouse Receipts on Delivery
- § 10-4-24 — Inspection of Records; Preservation of Records When License Terminated
- § 10-4-25 — When Insurance on Stored Products Required
- § 10-4-26 — Schedules of Charges to Be Filed; Changes in Charges; Special Rates for United States; Duplication o
- § 10-4-27 — Certified Public Weighers to Be Provided
- § 10-4-28 — Scales to Be Provided; Examination; Disapproved Scales Not to Be Used
- § 10-4-29 — Suspension of License Pending Investigation or Correction of Violation; Impoundment of Records and C
- § 10-4-30 — Suspension or Revocation of License for Violation; Liquidation Proceedings; Impoundment of Unused Re
- § 10-4-31 — Publishing Lists of Licensed and Bonded Warehouses, License Terminations, and Findings As to Violati
- § 10-4-33 — Duty of Persons Accepting Warehouse Receipts to Take Adequate Measures Regarding Goods
- § 10-4-32 — Criminal Penalties for Violations; Immunity of Sureties
- § 10-4-190 — Short Title
- § 10-4-191 — Definitions; Exemption of State Licensed or Bonded Warehouses
- § 10-4-192 — Convenience Warehouseman to Obtain and Retain Certain Information; Property Ownership Statement
- § 10-4-210 — Short Title
- § 10-4-193 — Penalties
- § 10-4-211 — Definitions
- § 10-4-212 — Lien of Owner of Self-Service Storage Facility Upon Property Located At Facility; Priority; Attachme
- § 10-4-214 — Compliance With Servicemembers Civil Relief Act; Right of Parties to Create Additional Rights, Dutie
- § 10-4-215 — Rental Agreements Entered Into Before July 1, 2013, Not Affected
- § 10-4-213 — Enforcement of Lien Without Judicial Intervention
- § 10-5-1 — Short Title
- § 10-5-2 — Definitions
- § 10-5-3 — Citations to United States Code
- § 10-5-4 — Reference to Agency or Department of United States
- § 10-5-5 — Electronic Records and Signatures
- § 10-5-10 — Exemptions From Registration of Securities
- § 10-5-11 — Exempt Transactions
- § 10-5-12 — Exemption of Securities, Transactions, or Offers by Adoption of Rule or Issuance of Order
- § 10-5-13 — Denial, Suspension, or Revocation of Exemption
- § 10-5-20 — Restrictions on Sales of Securities
- § 10-5-21 — Filing of Records
- § 10-5-22 — Registration by Coordination; Additional Records; Effective Date of Federal Registration Statement
- § 10-5-23 — Registration by Qualification; Additional Information and Records Required; Effective Date
- § 10-5-24 — Who May File Registration Statement; Conditions of Registration; Amendment
- § 10-5-25 — Denying, Suspending, or Revoking the Effectiveness of Registration Statement; Publication of Standar
- § 10-5-26 — Waiver or Modification of Requirements by Commissioner
- § 10-5-32 — Registration Requirements for Investment Advisors; Exemptions
- § 10-5-30 — Registration Requirements for Broker-Dealers; Exemptions
- § 10-5-33 — Registration Requirement for Investment Adviser Representatives; Exemptions
- § 10-5-31 — Registration Requirements for Agents; Exemptions
- § 10-5-34 — Registration Requirements for Federal Covered Investment Advisers
- § 10-5-36 — Change of Name; Change of Control
- § 10-5-38 — Withdrawal of Registration
- § 10-5-35 — Application; Consent to Service of Process
- § 10-5-37 — Notice of Termination
- § 10-5-39 — Fees
- § 10-5-50 — Unlawful Practices With Offer, Sale, or Purchase of Security
- § 10-5-40 — Financial Requirements
- § 10-5-51 — Fraud or Deceit Unlawful; Adoption of Rule
- § 10-5-41 — Denial of or Placement of Conditions or Limitations on Registration
- § 10-5-52 — Civil and Criminal Proceedings
- § 10-5-53 — Order or Rule May Require Filing of Prospectus and Additional Information
- § 10-5-54 — Unlawful to Make False or Misleading Statements
- § 10-5-55 — Filing Under This Chapter Does Not Constitute a Finding by Commissioner that Records are Accurate or
- § 10-5-56 — Liability for Defamation Related to Information Contained in Record
- § 10-5-57 — Penalties for Violations
- § 10-5-59 — Exemptions to Liability
- § 10-5-72 — Violations; Remedies and Penalties
- § 10-5-58 — Enforcement of Civil Liability; Damages
- § 10-5-70 — Administration of Chapter; Commissioner of Securities; Authority
- § 10-5-71 — Powers of Commissioner
- § 10-5-75 — Register of Applications for Registration of Securities; Registration Statements; Notice Filings; No
- § 10-5-73 — Cease and Desist Orders; Denying, Revoking, or Conditioning Exemptions for Broker-Dealers
- § 10-5-76 — Public Records; Exceptions
- § 10-5-74 — Issuance of Forms and Orders; Adoption and Amendment of Rules
- § 10-5-77 — Intergovernmental Cooperation, Coordination, and Consultation; Sharing of Records and Information
- § 10-5-78 — Rules and Orders Issued Under This Chapter Subject to Judicial Review
- § 10-5-80 — Consent to Service of Process
- § 10-5-90 — Predecessor Act Governs Actions Pending and Registrations, Orders, and Rules in Effect on July 1, 20
- § 10-5-79 — Applicability of Chapter to Certain Offers to Purchase or Sell
- § 10-6-1 — When Agency Relationship Arises
- § 10-6-2 — Formality Necessary to Create Agency
- § 10-6-3 — Who May Be Agent
- § 10-6-4 — Fiduciaries May Convey by Attorneys in Fact
- § 10-6-6 — Conditional Power of Attorney.
- § 10-6-5 — What May Be Done by Agent; Delegation of Agent's Authority
- § 10-6-20 — Rights Under Agency for Illegal Purpose
- § 10-6-21 — Extent of Agent's Authority; Liability for Exceeding, Violating, or Disregarding Instructions
- § 10-6-22 — Diligence Required of Agent
- § 10-6-24 — Agent Not to Buy or Sell for Himself
- § 10-6-23 — Agent May Follow Instructions From One of Several Principals
- § 10-6-25 — Agent Must Account for Profit From Principal's Property
- § 10-6-26 — Estoppel of Agent to Dispute Principal's Title
- § 10-6-27 — Right of Principal to Follow Money Deposited by Agent
- § 10-6-28 — When Agent Depositing Principal's Money Not Liable for Bank Failure
- § 10-6-30 — Agents and Fiduciaries to Keep Accounts; Effect of Neglect
- § 10-6-29 — Mingling Goods of Principal and Agent
- § 10-6-31 — When Agent Entitled to Commission and Expenses
- § 10-6-32 — Owner's Right to Sell Property Placed With Broker; Broker's Right to Commissions
- § 10-6-33 — Revocation of Agency -- When and How Done; Damages for Unreasonable Revocation
- § 10-6-34 — Revocation of Agency -- Effect of Death or Disability on Pledge of Stock With Power of Attorney
- § 10-6-35 — Revocation of Agency -- Effect of Death on Power of Attorney by Member of Armed Forces, Seaman, or P
- § 10-6-36 — Revocation of Agency -- Effect of Incompetency or Incapacity of Principal on Power of Attorney
- § 10-6-37 — Revocation of Agency -- Action for Wrongful Discharge of Agent Before Termination of Contract
- § 10-6-39 — Liability of Principal for Injuries by Other Agents
- § 10-6-38 — Revocation of Agency -- Subsequent Earnings in Mitigation of Damages on Improper Dismissal of Agent
- § 10-6-50 — Scope of Agent's Authority; Effect of Private Instructions; Dealing With Special Agent
- § 10-6-51 — Principal Bound by Acts Within Scope of Authority; No Right to Ratify in Part
- § 10-6-52 — Ratification Relates Back to Agent's Act; How Act Ratified; No Revocation of Ratification
- § 10-6-53 — Form in Which Agent Acts Immaterial
- § 10-6-54 — When Undisclosed Principal Liable on Contract
- § 10-6-55 — Effect of Seller Giving Credit to Agent
- § 10-6-56 — When Principal Bound by Agent's Representations or Concealment
- § 10-6-58 — Notice to Agent
- § 10-6-57 — Payment to Agent Not Producing Obligation Made At Debtor's Risk; Proving Agent's Authority
- § 10-6-59 — Principal Not Bound by Agent Conspiring With Third Person
- § 10-6-60 — Principal Bound for Neglect and Fraud of Agent
- § 10-6-61 — When Principal Liable for Agent's Willful Trespass
- § 10-6-62 — When Principal to Benefit From Agent's Contract; Defenses Against Undisclosed Principal
- § 10-6-63 — When Principal May Recover Money or Goods Illegally or Mistakenly Paid or Wrongfully Transferred by
- § 10-6-80 — Agent May Prosecute Legal Remedies for Principal; Parol Authority; Liability If Act Repudiated
- § 10-6-64 — Agent May Be Witness; Credibility; Admissibility of Agent's Declarations
- § 10-6-81 — Recovery of Money Paid to or by Agent by Mistake
- § 10-6-82 — Agent's Right of Action on Principal's Contracts
- § 10-6-83 — Right of Action by Agent for Interference With His Possession
- § 10-6-85 — Individual Liability of Agent by Undertaking, When Exceeding Authority, and for Tort; Negligence of
- § 10-6-84 — When Agent Exceeding Authority May Enforce Contract
- § 10-6-86 — Liability of Person Signing Instrument As Agent or Fiduciary
- § 10-6-87 — When Agent Responsible for Credit Given; Question for Jury
- § 10-6-88 — When Public Agents Not Liable on Public Contract
- § 10-6-89 — Contract for Nonexisting Principal Void; Right of Action Against Purported Agent
- § 10-6-100 — Bond to Be Posted by Agent in Business of Receiving Cash for Payment to Third Persons; Exceptions
- § 10-6-101 — Right to Restitution From Bond; Agent's Civil or Criminal Liability to Patron Not Affected
- § 10-6-102 — Penalties for Failure to Post Bond
- § 10-6-120 — Overseer's Duties and Powers
- § 10-6-121 — Parol Contract Between Employer and Overseer
- § 10-6-140 — Statutory Form Not Exclusive Method of Creating Financial Power of Attorney
- § 10-6-141 — Explanation for Principals
- § 10-6-142 — Statutory Form for Financial Power of Attorney
- § 10-7-1 — Contract of Suretyship or Guaranty Defined; Liability of Surety Generally
- § 10-7-2 — Nature of Obligation of Surety
- § 10-7-3 — Suretyship Not Extended by Implication
- § 10-7-4 — Form of Contract Immaterial
- § 10-7-20 — Effect of Release of or Compounding With Surety
- § 10-7-22 — Discharge of Surety by Increase of Risk
- § 10-7-23 — Refusal to Deliver Evidence of Debt and Securities on Tender of Amount of Debt As Discharging Surety
- § 10-7-24 — Refusal to Sue Principal After Notice by Surety As Discharge
- § 10-7-25 — Extending Liability
- § 10-7-26 — Promise to Pay in Ignorance of Discharge
- § 10-7-27 — Provisions of Uniform Commercial Code to Control
- § 10-7-28 — Process Sued Out and Judgment Entered Against Surety As Such
- § 10-7-29 — Judgment Against Principal and Surety At Same Time
- § 10-7-30 — Bad Faith Refusal of Corporate Surety to Perform Suretyship Contract
- § 10-7-31 — Rights of Certain Parties Claiming Protection Under a Payment Bond or Security Deposit; Notice of Co
- § 10-7-40 — Attachment Against Principal
- § 10-7-41 — Action for Money Paid, Interest, and Costs -- Right of Surety or Endorser
- § 10-7-42 — Action for Money Paid, Interest, and Costs -- Effect of Judgment Against Surety
- § 10-7-43 — Action for Money Paid, Interest, and Costs -- Recovery of Usury Paid by Surety
- § 10-7-44 — Foreclosure of Mortgage or Enforcement of Security Given by Principal
- § 10-7-45 — Proof of Suretyship -- by Parol
- § 10-7-46 — Proof of Suretyship -- After Judgment
- § 10-7-47 — Control of Execution and Judgment by Surety -- Subrogation to Plaintiff's Rights
- § 10-7-48 — Control of Execution and Judgment by Surety -- When Sued Separately
- § 10-7-50 — Compelling Contribution -- After Paying More Than Equal Share; Effect of Surety's Insolvency
- § 10-7-49 — Payment Pending Action; Judgment for Plaintiff for Use of Surety
- § 10-7-51 — Compelling Contribution -- Interest on Sum Recovered As Contribution
- § 10-7-52 — Compelling Contribution -- Duty to Account for Indemnification From Principal; Compelling Transfer o
- § 10-7-53 — Compelling Contribution -- Controlling Action on Debt and Judgments Therein
- § 10-7-54 — Endorser's Right to Control Judgment on Debt and Execution Thereon
- § 10-7-55 — Protection of Bona Fide Purchasers When Surety Controls Judgment
- § 10-7-56 — Subrogation to Rights of Creditor -- Priority of Claim
- § 10-7-57 — Subrogation to Rights of Creditor -- As to Securities Held by Creditor
- § 10-8-1 — Through 10-8-5
- § 10-9-1 — Short Title
- § 10-9-2 — Re-Creation of
- § 10-9-3 — Definitions
- § 10-9-4.1 — Adoption and Enforcement of Ordinances Relating to Property, Affairs, and Administration of Authorit
- § 10-9-4 — Purpose of Authority; Powers Generally
- § 10-9-6 — Appointment and Terms of Members of Board of Governors of Authority; Vacancies; Travel Expenses and
- § 10-9-5 — Transfer of Duties of Department of Economic Development; Actions to Be Performed by Authority Under
- § 10-9-7 — Management of Business and Affairs of Authority; Bylaws, Rules, and Regulations; Quorum; Delegation
- § 10-9-8 — Meetings of Board; Notice; Removal of Members From Board
- § 10-9-9 — Officers of Board; Terms of Officers; Authority of Officers; Compensation
- § 10-9-10 — Exemption of Authority From Taxation
- § 10-9-12 — Acceptance of Grants, Contributions, and Gifts of Money, Property, or Services
- § 10-9-11 — Venue and Jurisdiction of Actions Under Chapter
- § 10-9-13 — Moneys Received Considered Trust Funds; Exception
- § 10-9-14 — Authority to Fix Charges for Use; Use of Earnings; Terms and Conditions for Use of Project; Contract
- § 10-9-14.1 — Bylaws, Resolutions, Regulations, or Ordinances Governing Use of Facilities; Exclusion of Persons; G
- § 10-9-16 — Duties of Attorney General
- § 10-9-15 — Power of Authority With Regard to Ensuring Maximum Use of Project; Rules and Regulations for Operati
- § 10-9-16.1 — Authority to Contract With Local Entities to Act on Its Behalf With Regard to Local Trade and Conven
- § 10-9-16.2 — Disposition of Real Property Not Required by Authority; Excepted Property
- § 10-9-17 — Powers Declared Supplemental and Additional
- § 10-9-18 — Liberal Construction of Chapter
- § 10-9-19 — Accounts and Audits
- § 10-9-20 — Geo. L. Smith II Georgia World Congress Center Authority Overview Committee Created; Composition; Of
- § 10-9-21 — Cooperation of Other State Agencies; Staff Members and Independent Consultants
- § 10-9-22 — Authority to Cooperate With Committee; Enforcement Actions; Annual Committee Reports
- § 10-9-23 — Criteria for Evaluating Authority
- § 10-9-24 — Expenditure of Funds; Expenses of Committee Members
- § 10-9-30 — Through 10-9-35.
- § 10-9-40 — Issuance of Bonds Authorized; Purpose
- § 10-9-41 — Terms and Conditions of Bonds; Form
- § 10-9-43 — Tax Exemption
- § 10-9-42 — Signatures; Seal
- § 10-9-44 — Sale of Bonds; Interest Rate
- § 10-9-45 — Use of Proceeds; Issuance of Additional Bonds in Case of Deficit; Use of Surplus
- § 10-9-47 — Replacement of Mutilated, Destroyed, or Lost Bonds
- § 10-9-46 — Interim Revenue Receipts, Certificates, or Bonds
- § 10-9-48 — Proceedings and Conditions for Issuance; Resolution
- § 10-9-49 — Lease of Facilities; Terms and Conditions; Contracts With Public Entities
- § 10-9-50 — Enforceability Against Authority; Limitation on State Liability
- § 10-9-52 — Enforcement of Rights by Bondholder, Receiver, or Indenture Trustee
- § 10-9-53 — Payment of Sale Proceeds to Trustee
- § 10-9-51 — Security; Provisions in Resolution or Trust Indenture for Protection of Bondholder Rights and Remedi
- § 10-9-54 — Use of Services of Georgia State Financing and Investment Commission; Professional Services for Proj
- § 10-9-55 — Refunding Bonds
- § 10-9-56 — Bonds Made Securities for Investment and Deposit Purposes
- § 10-9-58 — Legislative Findings; State Covenants
- § 10-9-57 — Validation of Bonds; Applicability of
- § 10-9-59 — Inapplicability of
- § 10-9-60 — Jurisdiction Over Actions
- § 10-9-61 — Cumulative Nature of Authority Powers; Power to Pledge or Assign Rents, Revenues, Earnings, and Fund
- § 10-10-2 — Creation of Seed-Capital Fund
- § 10-10-1 — Definitions
- § 10-10-3 — Moneys in the Fund to Be Handled in Accordance With Policies Authorized by the Board
- § 10-10-4 — Investing of Funds With Investment Entities
- § 10-10-5 — Transfer of Funds for Making Loans
- § 10-10-6 — Distribution to Be Deposited in the Fund
- § 10-10-10 — Creation; Purpose
- § 10-10-7 — Publishing of Annual Report by Center
- § 10-10-11 — Definitions
- § 10-10-13 — Responsibilities of Board
- § 10-10-12 — Invest Georgia Board; Creation; Membership; Powers
- § 10-10-15 — Expenditure of Funds; Capitalization; Cost of Administration
- § 10-10-14 — Fund Administrator; Investments
- § 10-10-16 — Five-Year Funding Period
- § 10-10-17 — Allocation of Designated Capital
- § 10-10-18 — Reports
- § 10-10-19 — Retention of Designated Capital and Investment Returns
- § 10-10-20 — Report on Implementation of Article
- § 10-11-1 — Definitions
- § 10-11-2 — Time Period for Retention of Business Records
- § 10-12-1 — Short Title
- § 10-11-3 — Retention of Reproductions of Original Business Records
- § 10-12-2 — Definitions
- § 10-12-3 — (for Effective Date, See Note.) Applicability to Electronic Records and Signatures Relating to a Tra
- § 10-12-4 — Applicability to Electronic Records and Signatures Created on or After July 1, 2009
- § 10-12-5 — Chapter Does Not Create Requirement for Electronic Transactions; Determination As to Whether Parties
- § 10-12-6 — Construction and Applicability
- § 10-12-7 — Legal Effect of Electronic Records or Signatures
- § 10-12-8 — Ability to Retain, Store, and Print Electronic Records; Requirements for Posting and Display of Reco
- § 10-12-9 — Attributing Electronic Record or Signature to Particular Person; Effect of Attributing Electronic Re
- § 10-12-10 — Rules Applicable When Change or Error in Electronic Record Occurs
- § 10-12-11 — Satisfaction of Notarization, Acknowledgement, Verification or Oath Requirement
- § 10-12-12 — Retention of Electronic Records
- § 10-12-13 — Record or Signature Evidence Not to Be Excluded Solely on the Basis of Electronic Format
- § 10-12-14 — Rules for Automated Transactions
- § 10-12-16 — Transferable Records
- § 10-12-15 — Sending and Receipt of Electronic Records
- § 10-12-17 — Agency Creation and Retention of Electronic Records; Conversion of Written Records to Electronic Rec
- § 10-12-18 — Each Government Agency to Determine Extent of Electronic Record Utilization; Specifications for Use
- § 10-12-19 — Standards
- § 10-12-20 — Chapter Modifies, Limits, and Supersedes Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act
- § 10-13-1 — Legislative Findings; Master Settlement Agreement
- § 10-13-2 — Definitions
- § 10-13-3 — Deposits Into Escrow Accounts; Violations
- § 10-13-4 — Copies of Master Settlement Agreement Available to the Public
- § 10-14-1 — Short Title
- § 10-14-2 — Regulation of Preneed Dealers, Registrants, and Cemetery Companies; Licenses
- § 10-14-3 — Definitions
- § 10-14-3.1 — Authority of Boards
- § 10-14-5 — Preneed Sales Agents; Contracts; Retention of Employee Data
- § 10-14-4 — Registration of Dealers and Cemeteries; Perpetual Care Cemeteries Trust Funds; Nonperpetual Care Cem
- § 10-14-5.1 — Relationship Between Life Insurance and Funeral Establishment
- § 10-14-6 — Irrevocable Trust Fund
- § 10-14-7 — Preneed Escrow Accounts or Trust Funds
- § 10-14-7.1 — Trust Accounts for Preneed Funds
- § 10-14-8 — Prohibition of Certain Persons From Employment; Notice and Hearing; Emergency Orders
- § 10-14-9 — Amendment of Registration Application; State Audit of Records; Change of Ownership
- § 10-14-10 — Minimum Acreage for Cemeteries; Exceptions
- § 10-14-11 — Stop Order Suspending or Revoking a Registration; Denial or Refusal of Application for Registration;
- § 10-14-12 — Separate Accounts and Records; Agreement Form Approval; Owner Acting As Trustee; Bond; Removal of Tr
- § 10-14-13 — Venue for Civil or Criminal Actions
- § 10-14-14 — Administration of Chapter; Rules and Regulations
- § 10-14-15 — Investigations by Secretary of State; Subpoenas; Hearings
- § 10-14-16 — Cemetery Rules and Regulations; Service Charges
- § 10-14-17 — Prohibited Acts; Fees
- § 10-14-18 — Duties of Registrant; Written Contract
- § 10-14-19 — Enforcement of Article; Civil Penalties
- § 10-14-20 — Criminal Penalties
- § 10-14-21 — Purchaser's Remedy for Violations
- § 10-14-22 — Judicial Appeal of Order of Secretary of State
- § 10-14-23 — Administrative Appeal of Order of Secretary of State
- § 10-14-24 — Effect of Consent to Service of Process
- § 10-14-25 — Waiver of Rights or Defenses in Cemetery Purchase Agreements Void
- § 10-14-26 — Secretary of State Immune From Liability
- § 10-14-27 — Evidence in Civil or Criminal Actions Under Article
- § 10-14-28 — Actions Pending Under Prior Law
- § 10-14-29 — Construction Regulations; Preconstruction Trust Funds
- § 10-14-30 — Adoption of Minimum Standards by Secretary of State
- § 10-15-1 — Definitions
- § 10-15-2 — Disposal of Business Records Containing Personal Information
- § 10-15-3 — Handling of Receipts for Credit Card Transactions
- § 10-15-4 — Prohibited Activities Involving Magnetic Strip or Stripe on Payment Card
- § 10-15-5 — Enforcement; Investigation of Violations
- § 10-15-6 — Penalty; Hearing; Effect of Judgment
- § 10-15-7 — Penalty; Authority to Prosecute