§ 10-13A-8. Documentation to Be Supplied by Distributor; Cooperation Between Commissioner and Attorney General; Promulgation of Regulations
Not later than ten calendar days after the end of each calendar month, and more frequently if so directed by the Attorney General, each distributor shall submit such information as the Attorney General requires to facilitate compliance with this chapter, including, but not limited to, a list by brand family of the total number of […]
§ 10-14-8. Prohibition of Certain Persons From Employment; Notice and Hearing; Emergency Orders
The Secretary of State, by order, may prohibit a person who is an employee, officer, independent contractor, or other agent directly involved in the sale of burial rights, burial or funeral merchandise, or burial or funeral services from employment or other association with a registrant under this chapter if the Secretary of State finds that […]
§ 10-13A-9. Suspension of Dealer’s or Distributor’s License; Other Available Remedies; Falsification of Information
In addition to or in lieu of any other civil or criminal remedy provided by law, upon a determination that a stamping agent has violated Code Section 10-13A-5 or any regulation adopted pursuant to this chapter, the commissioner may revoke or suspend the dealer or distributor’s license of the stamping agent in the manner provided […]
§ 10-13A-10. Review of Attorney General’s Decision on Removal From Directory; Certification of Full Compliance Required; Recovery of Costs; Conflicts With the Master Settlement Agreement
A determination of the Attorney General to not include or to remove from the directory a brand family or tobacco product manufacturer shall be subject to review in the manner prescribed by Article 1 of Chapter 13 of Title 50, known as the “Georgia Administrative Procedure Act.” No person shall be issued a license or […]
§ 10-13B-1. Legislative Findings
The General Assembly finds that: There is an opioid epidemic occurring in the United States, and the State of Georgia has been greatly impacted; State-wide coordination surrounding and managing opioid addiction and related disorders is critical to the health and safety of all Georgians; Funding is needed in the state for, among other things, prevention […]
§ 10-13B-2. Definitions
As used in this chapter, the term: “Governmental entity” means: This state and each of its departments, agencies, divisions, boards, commissions, authorities, and instrumentalities; and A political subdivision or creation of this state, including a county, municipality, special district, county and independent school systems, community service board, authority, any county or state officeholder, and any […]
§ 10-13B-3. Bar to Litigation by State-Wide Opioid Settlement; Exception; Effective Date
Entry into a state-wide opioid settlement agreement shall serve to bar any and all past, present or future claims on behalf of any governmental entity seeking to recover against any business or person that is a released entity under the terms of the relevant settlement. Such bar shall apply to any and all released claims […]
§ 10-14-1. Short Title
This chapter shall be known as and may be cited as the “Georgia Cemetery and Funeral Services Act of 2000.” History. Code 1981, § 44-3-130 , enacted by Ga. L. 1983, p. 1508, § 1; Code 1981, § 10-14-1 , as redesignated by Ga. L. 2000, p. 882, § 1. Code Commission notes. Pursuant to […]
§ 10-14-2. Regulation of Preneed Dealers, Registrants, and Cemetery Companies; Licenses
The legislature recognizes that purchasers of preneed burial rights, funeral or burial merchandise, or funeral services or burial services may suffer serious economic harm if purchase money is not set aside for future use as intended by the purchaser and that the failure to maintain cemetery grounds properly may cause significant emotional distress. Therefore, it […]
§ 10-13-4. Copies of Master Settlement Agreement Available to the Public
The “Master Settlement Agreement” referred to in subsection (e) of Code Section 10-13-1 and other provisions of this chapter has been transmitted by the Attorney General to the Secretary of State and shall be maintained as a permanent record in the office of the Secretary of State, together with the enrolled Act by which this […]