§ 10-1-599. Contracts of Membership; Authorized Duration; Notice Thereof
No contract shall be valid for a term longer than 18 months from the date upon which the contract is signed. However, a club may allow a member to convert his or her contract into a contract for a period longer than 18 months after the member has been a member of the club for […]
§ 10-1-600. Records to Be Kept; Inspection Thereof
Each buying service or club licensed in this state shall keep and maintain: Accurate accounts, books, and records of all transactions in this state; Copies of all agreements; Dates and amounts of payments made and accepted thereon; and The names and addresses of all members in this state. Such accounts, books, and records shall be […]
§ 10-1-601. Rules, Regulations, and Orders
The Attorney General is authorized to promulgate, adopt, and issue rules, regulations, and orders necessary or convenient to carry out the provisions and purposes of this article. Chapter 13 of Title 50, the “Georgia Administrative Procedure Act,” shall apply to the promulgation of rules and regulations by the Attorney General pursuant to this Code section. […]
§ 10-1-602. Application of “Georgia Administrative Procedure Act” and “Fair Business Practices Act of 1975.”
Chapter 13 of Title 50, the “Georgia Administrative Procedure Act,” shall apply to all actions and proceedings of an administrative nature taken by the Attorney General pursuant to this article, except where the Attorney General is acting under Part 2 of Article 15 of this chapter, the “Fair Business Practices Act of 1975.” A violation […]
§ 10-1-603. Injunctions
In addition to any other proceedings authorized by this article, the Attorney General may bring a civil action in the superior courts to enjoin any violation or threatened violation of any provision of this article or any rule, regulation, or order issued or enforced by the Attorney General pursuant to this article. History. Ga. L. […]
§ 10-1-604. Civil Penalty for Violation; Administrative Hearing and Review; Judicial Review; Judgment on Final Order; Remedy Concurrent, Alternative, and Cumulative
In order to enforce this article or any orders, rules, and regulations promulgated pursuant thereto, the Attorney General may issue an administrative order imposing a penalty not to exceed $1,000.00 for each violation, whenever he or she determines, after a hearing, that any person has violated any provisions of this article or any rules, regulations, […]
§ 10-1-605. Penalty
Any person, firm, corporation, organization, partnership, entity, buying club, or buying service violating any provision of this article shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. History. Ga. L. 1975, p. 529, § 15; Ga. L. 2015, p. 1088, § 6/SB 148. Editor’s notes. Ga. L. 2015, p. 1088, § 6/SB 148, effective July 1, 2015, reenacted […]