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GA Code § 10-1-528 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 10 - Commerce and Trade|Chapter 1 - Selling and Other Trade Practices|Article 17A - Consignment of Art|§ 10-1-528. Applicability to Contracts Executed Prior to July 1, 1995

 This article shall not apply to a written contract executed prior to July 1, 1995, unless either the parties agree by mutual written consent that this article shall apply or such contract is extended or renewed after July 1, 1995.    (Code 1981, §10-1-528, enacted by Ga. L. 1995, p. 267, § 1.)
GA Code § 10-1-529 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 10 - Commerce and Trade|Chapter 1 - Selling and Other Trade Practices|Article 17A - Consignment of Art|§ 10-1-529. Liability for Violations by Art Dealers

 Any art dealer who violates this article is liable to the artist in an amount equal to:    Fifty dollars; and   The actual damages, if any, including the incidental and consequential damages sustained by the artist by reason of the violation and reasonable attorney's fees.     (Code 1981, §10-1-529, enacted by Ga. L. 1995, p. 267, § 1.)
GA Code § 10-1-529.1 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 10 - Commerce and Trade|Chapter 1 - Selling and Other Trade Practices|Article 17B - Georgia Museum Property|§ 10-1-529.1. Short Title

 This article shall be known and may be cited as the "Georgia Museum Property Act."    (Code 1981, §10-1-529.1, enacted by Ga. L. 2006, p. 720, § 2/SB 195.)
GA Code § 10-1-529.2 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 10 - Commerce and Trade|Chapter 1 - Selling and Other Trade Practices|Article 17B - Georgia Museum Property|§ 10-1-529.2. Definitions

 As used in this article, the term:    "Archives repository" means a nonprofit organization or a public agency whose primary functions include selecting, preserving, and making available records of historical or enduring value and that is open to the public on a regular basis. Archives repository does not include a public library.   "Loan" means the placement of property with a museum or archives repository that is not accompanied by a transfer of title of the property to the museum or archives repository and for which there is some record that the owner intended to retain title to the property. Loan does not include transfers between museums, between archives repositories, or between museums and archives repositories unless the transferring institution specifically provides in writing that the transfer is a loan under this article.   "Museum" means a nonprofit organization or a public agency that is operated primarily for the purpose of collecting, cataloging, preserving, or exhibiting property of educational, scientific, historic, cultural, or aesthetic interest and that is open to the public on a regular basis. Museum does not include a public library.   "Property" means personal property.     (Code 1981, §10-1-529.2, enacted by Ga. L. 2006, p. 720, § 2/SB 195.)
GA Code § 10-1-529.3 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 10 - Commerce and Trade|Chapter 1 - Selling and Other Trade Practices|Article 17B - Georgia Museum Property|§ 10-1-529.3. Accuracy of Museum or Archive Records

  Each museum or archives repository shall keep accurate records of all property on loan to the museum or archives repository, including the name and address of the owner, if known, and the beginning and ending date of the loan period. At the time that a person makes a loan to a museum or archives repository, the museum or archives repository shall give the owner of the property a copy of this article. If a museum or archives repository is notified of a change in the ownership of any property loaned to a museum or archives repository, the museum or archives repository shall inform the new owner of the provisions of the loan agreement and shall send the new owner a copy of this article. Not less than 90 days before a museum or archives repository changes its address or dissolves, the museum or archives repository shall notify all owners of that change of address or dissolution. If a museum or archives repository becomes the owner of property under Code Section 10-1-529.4 or 10-1-529.5, the museum or archives repository shall maintain any records that the museum or archives repository has regarding the property for not less than two years after the date on which the museum or archives repository becomes the owner of the property.   The owner of property loaned to a museum or archives repository shall provide the museum or archives repository with written notice of any change of the owner's address, of the owner's designated agent, of the designated agent's address, and of the name and address of the new owner if there is a change in the ownership of the property loaned to the museum or archives repository.     (Code 1981, §10-1-529.3, enacted by Ga. L. 2006, p. 720, § 2/SB 195.)
GA Code § 10-1-529.5 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 10 - Commerce and Trade|Chapter 1 - Selling and Other Trade Practices|Article 17B - Georgia Museum Property|§ 10-1-529.5. Acquisition of Undocumented Property

  Property in the possession of a museum or archives repository which the museum or archives repository has reason to believe may be on loan and for which the museum or archives repository does not know the owner or have any reasonable means of determining the owner becomes the property of the museum or archives repository if no person has claimed the property within seven years after the museum or archives repository or a predecessor or assignor of such museum or archives repository took possession of the property. The museum or archives repository becomes the owner of the property on the day after the seven-year period ends and after following the notification process outlined in subsection (b) of this Code section free from all claims.   The museum or archives repository that wishes to acquire title to undocumented property described in subsection (a) of this Code section shall provide public notice in the manner described in Code Section 10-1-529.4.   On or after July 1, 2006, property that:   Is found in or on property controlled by the museum;   Is from an unknown source; and   Might reasonably be assumed to have been intended as a gift to the museum  is conclusively presumed to be a gift to the museum if ownership of the property is not claimed by a person within 90 days of its discovery.        (Code 1981, §10-1-529.5, enacted by Ga. L. 2006, p. 720, § 2/SB 195.)
GA Code § 10-1-529.6 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 10 - Commerce and Trade|Chapter 1 - Selling and Other Trade Practices|Article 17B - Georgia Museum Property|§ 10-1-529.6. Application of Conservation Measures to Property on Loan to Museum or Archives

  Unless there is a written loan agreement to the contrary, a museum or archives repository may apply conservation measures to property on loan to the museum or archives repository without the lender's permission or formal notice if action is required to protect the property on loan or other property in the custody of the museum or archives repository or the property on loan is a hazard to the health and safety of the public or the museum or archives repository staff, and either:   The museum or archives repository is unable to reach the lender at the lender's last known address within three days before the time the museum or archives repository determines action is necessary; or   The lender does not respond or will not agree to the protective measures the museum or archives repository recommends and does not terminate the loan and retrieve the property within three days.     If a museum or archives repository applies conservation measures to property under this article, or with the agreement of the lender, unless the agreement provides otherwise, the museum or archives repository acquires a lien on the property in the amount of the costs incurred by the museum or archives repository.   The museum or archives repository is not liable for injury to or loss of the property if the museum or archives repository:   Had a reasonable belief at the time the action was taken that the action was necessary to protect the property on loan or other property in the custody of the museum or archives repository or that the property on loan was a hazard to the health and safety of the public or the museum or archives repository staff; and   Exercised reasonable care in the choice and application of conservation measures.       (Code 1981, §10-1-529.6, enacted by Ga. L. 2006, p. 720, § 2/SB 195.)
GA Code § 10-1-529.7 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 10 - Commerce and Trade|Chapter 1 - Selling and Other Trade Practices|Article 17B - Georgia Museum Property|§ 10-1-529.7. American Indian Human Remains and Burial Objects Excluded

 This article shall not apply to objects held by museums pursuant to Part 1 of Article 7 of Chapter 12 of Title 44, relating to American Indian human remains and burial objects held by museums.    (Code 1981, §10-1-529.7, enacted by Ga. L. 2006, p. 720, § 2/SB 195.)
GA Code § 10-1-530 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 10 - Commerce and Trade|Chapter 1 - Selling and Other Trade Practices|Article 18 - Auctioneers|§ 10-1-530. Liability for Sale of Stolen Horse or Mule

 Any auctioneer who may sell or dispose of any horse or mule shall be held responsible to the purchaser for damages in the event it is shown and proved that the horse or mule so sold by him was stolen.   (Ga. L. 1865-66, p. 260, § 1; Code 1868, § 1439; Code 1873, § 1426; Code 1882, § 1426; Civil Code 1895, § 3563; Civil Code 1910, § 4143; Code 1933, § 96-502.)   Cross references.   - Regulation of business of auctioneers generally, T. 43, C. 6.   Administrative Rules and Regulations.   - Rules governing Georgia Auctioneers Commission, Official Compilation of the Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia, Rules of Georgia Auctioneers Commission, Chapters 55-1 through 55-10.   RESEARCH REFERENCES   Am. Jur. 2d.   - 7 Am. Jur. 2d, Auctions and Auctioneers, §§ 69, 70.   2C Am. Jur. Pleading and Practice Forms, Auctions and Auctioneers, § 1.   C.J.S.   - 7A C.J.S., Auctions and Auctioneers, § 24.   ALR.   - Withdrawal of property from auction sale, 37 A.L.R.2d 1049.
GA Code § 10-1-550 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 10 - Commerce and Trade|Chapter 1 - Selling and Other Trade Practices|Article 19 - Sunday Motion Picture Shows and Athletic Events|§ 10-1-550. Through 10-1-555

 Repealed by Ga. L. 2005, p. 622, § 1/SB 287, effective July 1, 2005.   Editor's notes.   - Ga. L. 2005, p. 622, § 1, repealed this article, relating to Sunday Motion Picture Shows and Athletic Events. This article was based on Ga. L. 1949, p. 1007, §§ 1-6; Ga. L. 1982, p. 3, § 10.
GA Code § 10-1-570 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 10 - Commerce and Trade|Chapter 1 - Selling and Other Trade Practices|Article 20 - Common Day of Rest|§ 10-1-570. Short Title

 This article shall be known and may be cited as "The Common Day of Rest Act of 1974."   (Ga. L. 1974, p. 186, § 13.)   Cross references.   - Freedom of conscience, Ga. Const. 1983, Art. I, Sec. I, Para. III.   Freedom of religion, U.S. Const., amend. I.
GA Code § 10-1-571 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 10 - Commerce and Trade|Chapter 1 - Selling and Other Trade Practices|Article 20 - Common Day of Rest|§ 10-1-571. Definitions

 As used in this article, the term:    "Two consecutive days of Saturday and Sunday" means the time between 12:00 Midnight on Friday and 12:00 Midnight on Saturday and from 12:00 Midnight on Saturday to 12:00 Midnight on Sunday.   "Two rest days" means the time between 12:00 Midnight on Friday and 12:00 Midnight on Saturday and from 12:00 Midnight on Saturday to 12:00 Midnight on Sunday.    (Ga. L. 1974, p. 186, § 2.)
GA Code § 10-1-572 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 10 - Commerce and Trade|Chapter 1 - Selling and Other Trade Practices|Article 20 - Common Day of Rest|§ 10-1-572. Legislative Intent

 The purpose of this article is to promote the health, recreation, welfare, repose, and religious liberty of each individual of this state. This article is not designed to be discriminatory in any way or to any group but rather to provide the public with necessary benefits and services at all times, while at the same time protecting the lawful humanitarian, social, and religious rights of each individual.   (Ga. L. 1974, p. 186, § 1.)
GA Code § 10-1-573 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 10 - Commerce and Trade|Chapter 1 - Selling and Other Trade Practices|Article 20 - Common Day of Rest|§ 10-1-573. Employees to Be Given Benefit of Day of Rest

 Any business or industry which operates on either of the two rest days (Saturday or Sunday) and employs those whose habitual day of worship has been chosen by the employer as a day of work shall make all reasonable accommodations to the religious, social, and physical needs of such employees so that those employees may enjoy the same benefits as employees in other occupations.   (Ga. L. 1974, p. 186, § 6.)
GA Code § 10-1-574 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 10 - Commerce and Trade|Chapter 1 - Selling and Other Trade Practices|Article 20 - Common Day of Rest|§ 10-1-574. General Exemptions From Article

 This article is not applicable to and shall not prohibit:    Casual transactions between persons, none of whom are thereby carrying on a business or business transactions;   Agricultural operations such as farming, animal and poultry husbandry, forestry, and allied activity;   The conduct of the businesses and activities referred to in Code Sections 10-1-575 and 10-1-576;   The practice of the healing arts by persons licensed or otherwise authorized to practice the healing arts under the laws of Georgia.    (Ga. L. 1974, p. 186, § 10.)
GA Code § 10-1-575 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 10 - Commerce and Trade|Chapter 1 - Selling and Other Trade Practices|Article 20 - Common Day of Rest|§ 10-1-575. Charitable or Religious Activities Exempt

 The prohibitions of this article are not applicable to a person, nonprofit organization, or nonprofit corporation if its activity is conducted solely for charitable or religious purposes.   (Ga. L. 1974, p. 186, § 7.)
GA Code § 10-1-576 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 10 - Commerce and Trade|Chapter 1 - Selling and Other Trade Practices|Article 20 - Common Day of Rest|§ 10-1-576. Governmental Departments, Agencies, and Employees Exempt

 The prohibitions of this article are not applicable to any federal, state, county, municipal, or other local government department or agency in the conduct of its official duties nor to the employees thereof in the discharge of their official employment.   (Ga. L. 1974, p. 186, § 8.)
GA Code § 10-1-590 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 10 - Commerce and Trade|Chapter 1 - Selling and Other Trade Practices|Article 21 - Buying Services|§ 10-1-590. Short Title

 This article shall be known and may be cited as the "Buying Services Act of 1975."   (Ga. L. 1975, p. 529, § 1; Ga. L. 2015, p. 1088, § 6/SB 148.)   Editor's notes.   - Ga. L. 2015, p. 1088, § 6/SB 148, effective July 1, 2015, reenacted this Code section without change.
GA Code § 10-1-591 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 10 - Commerce and Trade|Chapter 1 - Selling and Other Trade Practices|Article 21 - Buying Services|§ 10-1-591. Definitions

 As used in this article, the term:    "Attorney General" means the Attorney General or his or her designee.   "Business day" means any day other than a Saturday, Sunday, or legal holiday.   "Buying service," "buying club," or "club" means any corporation, partnership, unincorporated association, or other business enterprise which is organized with the primary purpose of providing benefits to members from the cooperative purchase of service or merchandise and which desires to effect such purpose through direct solicitation or other business activity in this state.   "Contract" means any contract or agreement by which a person becomes a member of a buying service or club.   "Member" means any natural person who is entitled to any of the benefits of a buying service or buying club.    (Ga. L. 1975, p. 529, § 2; Ga. L. 1979, p. 643, § 1; Ga. L. 1982, p. 1073, §§ 1, 3; Ga. L. 2015, p. 1088, § 6/SB 148.)    The 2015 amendment,  effective July 1, 2015, substituted the present provisions of paragraph (1) for the former provisions, which read: "'Administrator' means the administrator appointed pursuant to subsection (a) of Code Section 10-1-395 or his delegate."
GA Code § 10-1-592 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 10 - Commerce and Trade|Chapter 1 - Selling and Other Trade Practices|Article 21 - Buying Services|§ 10-1-592. Buying Services and Clubs to Obtain Licenses

 No buying service or club nor any officer, official, employee, or agent thereof shall sell, advertise, or solicit the sale or purchase of memberships or contracts within this state without having first obtained a license to do business in this state from the Attorney General.   (Ga. L. 1975, p. 529, § 3; Ga. L. 1982, p. 1073, §§ 2, 4; Ga. L. 2015, p. 1088, § 6/SB 148.)    The 2015 amendment,  effective July 1, 2015, substituted "Attorney General" for "administrator" at the end of this Code section.
GA Code § 10-1-593 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 10 - Commerce and Trade|Chapter 1 - Selling and Other Trade Practices|Article 21 - Buying Services|§ 10-1-593. Conditions of Licensure; Bonds

 As a condition to the issuance or retention of a license required by this article, each buying service or club shall:    Comply with such reasonable conditions for the issuance of a license as may be required by the Attorney General pursuant to this article;   Maintain a bond in the amount of $25,000.00 with a surety company duly authorized to do business in this state or post a cash bond in such amount, payable to the Governor; in either case, such bond shall be for the use and benefit of any person who has entered into a contract for membership in a buying service or club. Such bond shall be conditioned to pay all losses, damages, and expenses that may be sustained by such member by reason of any fraudulent misrepresentation or by reason of any breach of contract by the club; and   Furnish, if the buying service or club operates buying service activities at more than one physical location in this state, a surety bond for each location of buying service activity, each bond to be in the amount and subject to the conditions stated in paragraph (2) of this Code section.    (Ga. L. 1975, p. 529, § 4; Ga. L. 1979, p. 643, § 2; Ga. L. 1982, p. 1073, §§ 2, 4; Ga. L. 1984, p. 22, § 10; Ga. L. 2015, p. 1088, § 6/SB 148; Ga. L. 2017, p. 774, § 10/HB 323.)    The 2015 amendment,  effective July 1, 2015, substituted "Attorney General" for "administrator" in paragraph (1).    The 2017 amendment,  effective May 9, 2017, part of an Act to revise, modernize, and correct the Code, substituted "payable to the Governor;" for "payable to the Governor of this state;" near the beginning of paragraph (2).
GA Code § 10-1-594 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 10 - Commerce and Trade|Chapter 1 - Selling and Other Trade Practices|Article 21 - Buying Services|§ 10-1-594. Application for License; Renewal; Fee

  Application for a license as a buying service or club shall be made on forms prescribed by the Attorney General and shall contain such information and supporting documents as he may require.   Licenses shall be issued for a period of one year and shall be renewable within 90 days preceding the expiration thereof.   The fee for a license or for the renewal thereof shall be $50.00, payable to the Attorney General for deposit by the Office of the State Treasurer in the general fund of the state.    (Ga. L. 1975, p. 529, § 5; Ga. L. 1982, p. 1073, §§ 2, 4; Ga. L. 1993, p. 1402, § 18; Ga. L. 2010, p. 863, § 2/SB 296; Ga. L. 2015, p. 1088, § 6/SB 148.)    The 2015 amendment,  effective July 1, 2015, substituted "Attorney General" for "administrator" in the middle of subsections (a) and (c).
GA Code § 10-1-595 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 10 - Commerce and Trade|Chapter 1 - Selling and Other Trade Practices|Article 21 - Buying Services|§ 10-1-595. Revocation, Suspension, and Nonrenewal of Licenses; Grounds; Notice and Hearing

  Licenses issued under this article may be revoked, suspended, or not renewed by the Attorney General for:   Any violation of the substantive provisions of this article;   A violation of any rule or regulation issued by the Attorney General pursuant to this article; or   A violation of any law of this state.     Licenses shall be revoked or suspended by the Attorney General only following notice and hearing pursuant to Chapter 13 of Title 50, the "Georgia Administrative Procedure Act."    (Ga. L. 1975, p. 529, § 6; Ga. L. 1982, p. 1073, §§ 2, 4; Ga. L. 2015, p. 1088, § 6/SB 148.)    The 2015 amendment,  effective July 1, 2015, substituted "Attorney General" for "administrator" throughout this Code section.
GA Code § 10-1-596 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 10 - Commerce and Trade|Chapter 1 - Selling and Other Trade Practices|Article 21 - Buying Services|§ 10-1-596. Contracts of Membership; Approval of Form by Attorney General; Effect of Noncompliance

 No contract of membership shall be used by any buying service or club unless such contract is first approved by the Attorney General as to form. Any contract or agreement used in violation of this Code section shall be null, void, and of no effect.   (Ga. L. 1975, p. 529, § 7; Ga. L. 1982, p. 1073, §§ 2, 4; Ga. L. 2015, p. 1088, § 6/SB 148.)    The 2015 amendment,  effective July 1, 2015, substituted "Attorney General" for "administrator" in the first sentence.
GA Code § 10-1-597 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 10 - Commerce and Trade|Chapter 1 - Selling and Other Trade Practices|Article 21 - Buying Services|§ 10-1-597. Contracts of Membership; Right of Cancellation; How Exercised; Entitlement to Refund; Right Not Waivable

  Any person who has elected to become a member of a club may cancel such membership by giving written notice of cancellation any time before 12:00 Midnight of the third business day following the date on which membership was attained.   Notice of cancellation may be given personally or by mail. If given by mail, the notice is effective upon deposit in a mailbox, properly addressed and postage prepaid. Notice of cancellation need not take a particular form and is sufficient if it indicates, by any form of written expression, the intention of the member not to be bound by the contract.   Cancellation shall be without liability on the part of the member. The member will be entitled to a total refund, within ten days after notice of cancellation is given, of the entire consideration paid for the contract.   Rights of cancellation may not be waived or otherwise surrendered.    (Ga. L. 1975, p. 529, § 8; Ga. L. 2015, p. 1088, § 6/SB 148.)   Editor's notes.   - Ga. L. 2015, p. 1088, § 6/SB 148, effective July 1, 2015, reenacted this Code section without change.
GA Code § 10-1-598 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 10 - Commerce and Trade|Chapter 1 - Selling and Other Trade Practices|Article 21 - Buying Services|§ 10-1-598. Contracts of Membership; Requirements; Notice; Effect of Noncompliance

  A copy of every contract shall be delivered to the member at the time the contract is signed.   Every contract must be in writing, must be signed by the member, must designate the date on which the member signed the contract, and must state, clearly and conspicuously in boldface type of a minimum size of 14 points, the following:   Every contract which does not contain the notice specified in subsection (b) of this Code section may be canceled by the member at any time, without liability, by giving notice of cancellation by any means. Nothing contained in this Code section shall be construed to require that a member's cancellation notice be sent by certified mail or statutory overnight delivery in order to effect a cancellation.    Editor's notes.   - Ga. L. 2000, p. 1589, § 16, not codified by the General Assembly, provides that the amendment to this Code section is applicable with respect to notices delivered on or after July 1, 2000.