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GA Code § 10-1-679.8 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 10 - Commerce and Trade|Chapter 1 - Selling and Other Trade Practices|Article 22B - Recreational Vehicle Dealers|§ 10-1-679.8. Sale or Transfer of Ownership or Change in Management of Dealerships; Unlawful Practices; Required Notices

 It shall be unlawful for any grantor to prevent or refuse to approve the sale or transfer of the ownership of a recreational vehicle dealership by the sale of the business assets, stock transfer, or otherwise, or a change in executive management or principal operator of the dealership if the new owner, principal operator, or management is creditworthy, has not been convicted of a felony, and is properly licensed; the sale or transfer shall not result in a relocation of the business; and the sale or transfer is otherwise reasonable under the circumstances. The recreational vehicle dealer must give the manufacturer 30 days' written notice prior to the closing of such agreement. If the manufacturer rejects a proposed change or sale, the manufacturer shall give written notice of its reasons to the recreational vehicle dealer within 30 days after receipt of the dealer notification and complete documentation. If no such notice is given to the recreational vehicle dealer, the change or sale shall be deemed approved. The burden of proving that any sale or transfer is not reasonable shall be on the grantor.    (Code 1981, §10-1-679.8, enacted by Ga. L. 2005, p. 1233, § 2/SB 155.)
GA Code § 10-1-679.9 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 10 - Commerce and Trade|Chapter 1 - Selling and Other Trade Practices|Article 22B - Recreational Vehicle Dealers|§ 10-1-679.9. Requirement for Dealers' Opportunity to Designate Successors; Requirement to Honor Succession; Grounds for Objection to Succession

  It shall be unlawful for any grantor to fail to provide a recreational vehicle dealer with an opportunity, at the time of signing a recreational vehicle dealership franchise agreement or at a reasonable time thereafter, to designate a member of his or her family as a successor to the dealership in the event of the death, incapacity, or retirement of the dealer. A dealer may from time to time during the term of the franchise agreement change the beneficiary by providing a written notification to the manufacturer.   It shall be unlawful to prevent or refuse to honor the succession to a dealership by a family member of the deceased, incapacitated, or retired dealer unless the grantor has provided to the family member so designated written notice of its objections. The burden of proving that such transfer is not reasonable shall be on the grantor.   Grounds for objection shall be lack of creditworthiness, conviction of a felony, inability to obtain necessary and required licenses by the beneficiary, lack of required licenses, or other conditions which make such succession unreasonable under the circumstances, but the grantor shall bear the burden of proving the unreasonableness of such succession. No family member of the deceased, incapacitated, or retired dealer may succeed to a recreational vehicle dealership unless the succession to the recreational vehicle dealership will not involve, without the grantor's consent, a relocation of the business.     (Code 1981, §10-1-679.9, enacted by Ga. L. 2005, p. 1233, § 2/SB 155.)
GA Code § 10-1-679.11 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 10 - Commerce and Trade|Chapter 1 - Selling and Other Trade Practices|Article 22B - Recreational Vehicle Dealers|§ 10-1-679.11. Remedy for Violations

 If any grantor or warrantor violates this article, a recreational vehicle dealer may bring an action against such grantor or warrantor in a court of competent jurisdiction in the county of the recreational vehicle dealer for damages sustained as a consequence of the grantor's or warrantor's violation, together with the actual costs of the action including reasonable attorney's fees, and the dealer also may be granted injunctive relief against unlawful termination, cancellation, nonrenewal, or substantial change of competitive circumstances and refusal to permit transfer of ownership in accordance with Code Sections 10-1-679.2 and 10-1-679.3.    (Code 1981, §10-1-679.11, enacted by Ga. L. 2005, p. 1233, § 2/SB 155.)
GA Code § 10-1-679.12 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 10 - Commerce and Trade|Chapter 1 - Selling and Other Trade Practices|Article 22B - Recreational Vehicle Dealers|§ 10-1-679.12. Violations Deemed Irreparable Injuries for the Purpose of Determining Whether a Temporary Injunction Should Be Issued

 In any action brought by a recreational vehicle dealer against a grantor or warrantor under this article, any violation of this article by the grantor or warrantor shall be deemed an irreparable injury to the recreational vehicle dealer for determining if a temporary injunction should be issued.    (Code 1981, §10-1-679.12, enacted by Ga. L. 2005, p. 1233, § 2/SB 155.)
GA Code § 10-1-679.13 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 10 - Commerce and Trade|Chapter 1 - Selling and Other Trade Practices|Article 22B - Recreational Vehicle Dealers|§ 10-1-679.13. Requirements for New Dealerships

 It shall be unlawful for a grantor to establish a new recreational vehicle dealership unless the dealer meets the requirements and definitions provided in this article.    (Code 1981, §10-1-679.13, enacted by Ga. L. 2005, p. 1233, § 2/SB 155.)
GA Code § 10-1-679.15 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 10 - Commerce and Trade|Chapter 1 - Selling and Other Trade Practices|Article 22B - Recreational Vehicle Dealers|§ 10-1-679.15. Violations

 Any person who violates the provisions of this article shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.    (Code 1981, §10-1-679.15, enacted by Ga. L. 2005, p. 1233, § 2/SB 155.)
GA Code § 10-1-680 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 10 - Commerce and Trade|Chapter 1 - Selling and Other Trade Practices|Article 23 - Lease-Purchase Agreements|§ 10-1-680. Short Title

 This article shall be known and may be cited as the "Lease-purchase Agreement Act."    (Code 1981, §10-1-680, enacted by Ga. L. 1985, p. 1341, § 1.)
GA Code § 10-1-681 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 10 - Commerce and Trade|Chapter 1 - Selling and Other Trade Practices|Article 23 - Lease-Purchase Agreements|§ 10-1-681. Definitions

 As used in this article, the term:    "Lease-purchase agreement" means an agreement for the use of personal property by a lessee primarily for personal, family, or household purposes for an initial period of four months or less that is renewable with each payment after the initial period and that permits the lessee to become the owner of the property. Lease-purchase agreements shall not include any of the following:   A lease or agreement which constitutes a credit sale as defined in 12 C.F.R. 226.2(a)(16) and Section 1602(g) of the Truth-in-Lending Act, 15 U.S.C. Section 1601, et seq.;   A lease which constitutes a consumer lease as defined in 12 C.F.R. 213.2(a)(6);   Any lease for agricultural, business, or commercial purposes;   Any lease made to an organization; or   A lease or agreement which constitutes a retail installment transaction as defined in paragraph (10) of subsection (a) of Code Section 10-1-2.     "Lessee" means a person who leases property pursuant to a lease-purchase agreement.   "Lessor" means a person who, in the ordinary course of business, regularly leases, offers to lease, or arranges for the leasing of property under a lease-purchase agreement.   "Period" means a day, week, month, or other subdivision of a year.     (Code 1981, §10-1-681, enacted by Ga. L. 1985, p. 1341, § 1; Ga. L. 2000, p. 136, § 10.)
GA Code § 10-1-683 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 10 - Commerce and Trade|Chapter 1 - Selling and Other Trade Practices|Article 23 - Lease-Purchase Agreements|§ 10-1-683. Advertisements

  An advertisement for any lease-purchase agreement shall not state that a specific lease of any property at specific amounts or terms is available unless the lessor usually and customarily leases or will lease the property at those amounts or terms.   An advertisement for any lease-purchase agreement shall not state that a payment or a periodic payment is due at the start of a lease of a specific item without disclosing both the payment due at the start of the lease, the periodic payment, the cost of lease services, and the total of all periodic payments necessary to obtain ownership.     (Code 1981, §10-1-683, enacted by Ga. L. 1985, p. 1341, § 1.)
GA Code § 10-1-684 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 10 - Commerce and Trade|Chapter 1 - Selling and Other Trade Practices|Article 23 - Lease-Purchase Agreements|§ 10-1-684. Prohibited Agreement Provisions

 A lease-purchase agreement shall not contain a provision:    Requiring a garnishment of wages or a power of attorney to confess a judgment;   Granting authorization to the lessor or a person acting on the lessor's behalf to unlawfully enter upon the lessee's premises or to commit any breach of the peace in the repossession of goods;   Requiring the lessee to waive any defense, counterclaim, or right of action against the lessor or a person acting on the lessor's behalf (as the lessee's agent on the lessor's behalf or as the lessee's agent) in collection of payments under the lease or in the repossession of goods;   Requiring the lessee to agree not to assert against a lessor or against an assignee a claim or defense arising out of the lease;   Requiring any collection or repossession charges in excess of those allowable under Code Section 10-1-7 and applicable court rules; or   Providing that the lessee cannot return the leased property to the lessor at the end of any term.     (Code 1981, §10-1-684, enacted by Ga. L. 1985, p. 1341, § 1.)   Law reviews.   - For article surveying commercial law in 1984-1985, see 37 Mercer L. Rev. 139 (1985).   JUDICIAL DECISIONS    Cited in  Shamrock Rental Co. v. Huffman, 63 Bankr. 737 (Bankr. N.D. Ga. 1986).
GA Code § 10-1-685 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 10 - Commerce and Trade|Chapter 1 - Selling and Other Trade Practices|Article 23 - Lease-Purchase Agreements|§ 10-1-685. Purchase of Insurance; Early Termination or Return of Items; Fees

  A lessor shall not require the purchase of insurance by the lessee from the lessor of a leased item.   A lessor shall not impose a penalty for early termination of a lease-purchase agreement or for the return of an item at any point.   A lessor shall not impose a fee for in-home collection of a payment unless the lessee has expressly agreed to the fee and the amount of the fee is disclosed.   A lessor shall not impose a fee for picking up rental property should the lessee choose to terminate the lease.   A lessor shall not impose a fee for making a late payment except the charge for reinstatement as established in Code Section 10-1-686.     (Code 1981, §10-1-685, enacted by Ga. L. 1985, p. 1341, § 1.)
GA Code § 10-1-686 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 10 - Commerce and Trade|Chapter 1 - Selling and Other Trade Practices|Article 23 - Lease-Purchase Agreements|§ 10-1-686. Right to Reinstatement of Agreement by Lessee Failing to Make Timely Payments; Fees; Substitute Items

  A lessee who fails to make timely periodic payments shall have the right to reinstate the original lease-purchase agreement without losing any rights or options previously acquired under the lease-purchase agreement if both of the following apply:   The lessee has not missed more than three periodic payments; and   One periodic payment has been missed and the lessee has surrendered the item to the lessor, if requested by the lessor, during the time in which payments were missed.     A lessee shall not be charged more than one reinstatement fee per missed periodic payment. A reinstatement fee shall equal the outstanding balance of any missed payments plus a charge which shall not exceed $5.00 per missed payment. A delivery fee not to exceed the original delivery fee may be charged if redelivery of an item is necessary.   If reinstatement occurs pursuant to this Code section, the lessor shall provide the lessee with either the same item leased by the lessee prior to reinstatement or a substitute item of comparable quality and condition. If a substitute item is provided, the lessor shall provide the lessee with all of the information required in Code Section 10-1-682.     (Code 1981, §10-1-686, enacted by Ga. L. 1985, p. 1341, § 1.)
GA Code § 10-1-687 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 10 - Commerce and Trade|Chapter 1 - Selling and Other Trade Practices|Article 23 - Lease-Purchase Agreements|§ 10-1-687. Penalties; Grace Period for Compliance

  Any person who shall willfully and intentionally violate any provision of this article shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by a fine not to exceed $500.00 for the first offense and as for a misdemeanor for each subsequent offense.   In case of a violation of any provision of this article, with respect to any transaction, the lessee in such transaction may recover from the person committing the violation, or may set off or counterclaim in any action by such person, actual damages with a minimum recovery of $300.00 or 25 percent of the cost of the lease to acquire ownership, whichever is greater, attorneys' fees, and court costs. However, the lessor shall not be liable for any error in estimating the fair market value required in paragraph (12) of subsection (a) of Code Section 10-1-682 unless said estimate shall be proved to have been made in bad faith.   Notwithstanding this Code section, any failure to comply with any provisions in this article may be corrected within ten days after the date of execution of the lease-purchase agreement by the lessee, and, if so corrected, neither the lessor nor any holder is subject to any penalty under this Code section.     (Code 1981, §10-1-687, enacted by Ga. L. 1985, p. 1341, § 1.)
GA Code § 10-1-688 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 10 - Commerce and Trade|Chapter 1 - Selling and Other Trade Practices|Article 23 - Lease-Purchase Agreements|§ 10-1-688. Limitation of Actions

 No action shall be brought under this article more than four years after the person bringing this action knew or should have known of the occurrence of the alleged violation.    (Code 1981, §10-1-688, enacted by Ga. L. 1985, p. 1341, § 1.)
GA Code § 10-1-689 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 10 - Commerce and Trade|Chapter 1 - Selling and Other Trade Practices|Article 23 - Lease-Purchase Agreements|§ 10-1-689. Example of Form

 The following form is an example of the form which may be used to satisfy the disclosure requirements of subsection (b) of Code Section 10-1-682, requiring that the disclosures described in paragraphs (1), (2), (3), (4), (9), (12), and (13) of subsection (a) of Code Section 10-1-682 be made clearly, conspicuously, prominently, and together in sequence:    (Code 1981, §10-1-689, enacted by Ga. L. 1985, p. 1341, § 1; Ga. L. 2000, p. 136, § 10.)
GA Code § 10-1-700 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 10 - Commerce and Trade|Chapter 1 - Selling and Other Trade Practices|Article 24 - Wholesale Distribution by Out-of-State Principal|§ 10-1-700. Definitions

 As used in this article, the term:    "Commission" means compensation accruing to a sales representative for payment by a principal, the rate of which is expressed as a percentage of the dollar amount of orders or sales or as a specified amount per order or per sale.   "Principal" means a person who does business in this state and who:   Manufactures, produces, imports, or distributes a tangible product for wholesale;   Contracts with a sales representative to solicit orders for the product; and   Compensates the sales representative in whole or in part by commission.     "Sales representative" means a person who contracts with a principal to solicit wholesale orders and who is compensated in whole or in part by a commission, but such term does not include one who places orders or purchases for his or her own account for resale.     (Code 1981, §10-1-700, enacted by Ga. L. 1986, p. 884, § 1; Ga. L. 1993, p. 1092, § 1.)
GA Code § 10-1-701 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 10 - Commerce and Trade|Chapter 1 - Selling and Other Trade Practices|Article 24 - Wholesale Distribution by Out-of-State Principal|§ 10-1-701. Contract for Services in State

 Reserved. Repealed by Ga. L. 1992, p. 1320, § 1, effective April 13, 1992.   Editor's notes.   - This Code section was based on Ga. L. 1986, p. 884, § 1.
GA Code § 10-1-702 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 10 - Commerce and Trade|Chapter 1 - Selling and Other Trade Practices|Article 24 - Wholesale Distribution by Out-of-State Principal|§ 10-1-702. Rights of Sales Representative; Frivolous Actions

  When a contract between a principal and a sales representative is terminated, the principal shall within 30 days after the termination of the contract pay all commissions due to the sales representative.   A principal who fails to make timely payment of commissions as required by subsection (a) of this Code section shall be liable to the sales representative in a civil action for:   All amounts due to the sales representative according to the terms of the contract;   Exemplary damages in an amount not to exceed double the amount not timely paid as required by subsection (a) of this Code section; and   Reasonable attorney's fees actually and reasonably incurred by the sales representative in the action.     A person who brings an action under this Code section shall, if the court determines that the action is frivolous, be liable to the defendant for attorney's fees actually and reasonably incurred by the defendant in defending against such action.     (Code 1981, §10-1-702, enacted by Ga. L. 1986, p. 884, § 1; Ga. L. 1992, p. 1320, § 2.)
GA Code § 10-1-703 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 10 - Commerce and Trade|Chapter 1 - Selling and Other Trade Practices|Article 24 - Wholesale Distribution by Out-of-State Principal|§ 10-1-703. Waiver of Law Prohibited

 The provisions of this article may not be waived; and, in applying the provisions of this article, the courts of this state shall not recognize any purported waiver of the provisions of this article, whether by expressed waiver or by attempt to make a contract or agreement subject to the laws of another state.    (Code 1981, §10-1-703, enacted by Ga. L. 1986, p. 884, § 1.)
GA Code § 10-1-704 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 10 - Commerce and Trade|Chapter 1 - Selling and Other Trade Practices|Article 24 - Wholesale Distribution by Out-of-State Principal|§ 10-1-704. Jurisdiction of Court

 A principal who is not a resident of this state and who enters into a contract subject to this article is declared to be doing business in this state for purposes of the exercise of personal jurisdiction over nonresidents under Code Section 9-10-91.    (Code 1981, §10-1-704, enacted by Ga. L. 1986, p. 884, § 1.)
GA Code § 10-1-720 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 10 - Commerce and Trade|Chapter 1 - Selling and Other Trade Practices|Article 25 - Retail Petroleum Product Dealers|§ 10-1-720. Definitions

 As used in this article, the term:    "Adult" means any person who is not a minor.   "Dealer" means any person, other than an agent or employee of a producer or redistributor, who is engaged in the retail sale of petroleum products under a franchise agreement as defined in paragraph (4) of this Code section.   "Designated family member" means the adult spouse, the adult child of the dealer, or the spouse of an adult child of the dealer, who has experience in the service station business and who, in the case of the dealer's death or retirement, is designated in writing by notice from the dealer to the producer or redistributor as entitled to be offered a trial franchise as such term is defined in the federal Petroleum Marketing Practices Act (15 U.S.C. Section 2801, et seq.).   "Franchise" or "franchise agreement" means an agreement between a producer and a dealer or a redistributor and a dealer under which the dealer is granted the right to:   Use a trademark, trade name, service mark, or other identifying symbol or name owned by the producer or redistributor; or   Occupy a service station owned, leased, or controlled by the producer or redistributor for the purpose of engaging in the retail sale of petroleum products of the producer or redistributor.     "Producer" means every person who produces, refines, manufactures, processes, blends, or otherwise alters any motor fuel and other petroleum products for sale or use in this state and every person who distributes any motor fuel and other petroleum products for resale in this state.   "Redistributor" means any person who sells petroleum products for resale at retail.   "Service station" means any filling station, store, garage, or other place of business in this state engaging in the retail sale of motor fuel and other petroleum products.     (Code 1981, §10-1-720, enacted by Ga. L. 1987, p. 1459, § 1.)   Code Commission notes.   - Pursuant to Code Section 28-9-5, in 2000, "U.S.C. Section" was substituted for "U.S.C., paragraph" in paragraph (3).
GA Code § 10-1-721 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 10 - Commerce and Trade|Chapter 1 - Selling and Other Trade Practices|Article 25 - Retail Petroleum Product Dealers|§ 10-1-721. Successor to Deceased Retail Dealer

  Effective January 1, 1988, no franchise agreement entered into between a producer and a dealer or a redistributor and a dealer shall deny a dealer the rights provided in this Code section.   A dealer shall have the right, effective upon his death or retirement, to have the producer or redistributor offer a trial franchise to the designated family member who has been approved by the producer or redistributor in accordance with the producer's or redistributor's reasonable standard for personal and financial condition unless the producer or redistributor shows that the designated family member no longer meets the reasonable standards set at the time of designation of the previous approval. The foregoing shall not prohibit a producer or redistributor from requiring that the designated family member accept the trial franchise within 30 days of the dealer's death or retirement and that the designated family member attend a training program offered by the producer or redistributor. As used in this Code section, the term "trial franchise" shall have the same meaning as provided in the federal Petroleum Marketing Practices Act (15 U.S.C. Section 2801, et seq.).   A dealer and a producer or a dealer and a redistributor may mutually agree to change the family member designated. The designated family member shall provide, upon the request of the producer or redistributor, personal and financial data that are reasonably necessary to determine whether he or she meets the producer's or redistributor's reasonable standards. The producer or redistributor shall not be obligated to accept a designated family member under this subsection who does not meet the producer's or redistributor's reasonable standards but any refusal to accept the designated family member shall be given by the producer or redistributor in writing to the dealer and shall fairly state the reason therefor.     (Code 1981, §10-1-721, enacted by Ga. L. 1987, p. 1459, § 1.)   Code Commission notes.   - Pursuant to Code Section 28-9-5, in 2000, "U.S.C. Section" was substituted for "U.S.C., paragraph" in subsection (b).
GA Code § 10-1-730 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 10 - Commerce and Trade|Chapter 1 - Selling and Other Trade Practices|Article 26 - Multiline Heavy Equipment Dealers|§ 10-1-730. Short Title

 This article shall be known and may be cited as the "Georgia Multiline Heavy Equipment Dealer Act."    (Code 1981, §10-1-730, enacted by Ga. L. 1993, p. 1585, § 3.)