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GA Code § 10-1-663 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 10 - Commerce and Trade|Chapter 1 - Selling and Other Trade Practices|Article 22 - Motor Vehicle Franchise Practices|Part 5 - Motor Vehicle Fair Practices|§ 10-1-663. Advertising Campaigns; Change in Capital Structure or Ownership; Manner of Distribution; Increased Prices; Discrimination; Unreasonable Restrictions or Changes

  No franchisor shall require, attempt to require, coerce, or attempt to coerce any dealer in this state:   To participate monetarily in an advertising campaign or contest or to purchase any promotional materials, training materials, showroom or other display decorations, or materials at the expense of the dealer; or   To change or refrain from changing the capital structure or ownership of the dealer or the means by or through which the dealer finances the operation of the dealership, provided the dealer at all times meets any reasonable capital standards determined by the franchisor in accordance with uniformly applied criteria and provided no change in the capital structure shall cause a change in the principal management or have the effect of a sale of the franchise without the consent of the franchisor, which consent shall not unreasonably be withheld.     No franchisor shall:   Refuse to disclose to any dealer the manner and mode of distribution of the same line make as handled by the dealer within the dealer's market area;   Increase prices of new motor vehicles which the dealer had ordered for consumers prior to the dealer's receipt of the written official price increase notification.A sales contract signed by a consumer shall constitute evidence of each such order, provided the vehicle is in fact delivered to that customer.Price differences applicable to new models or series shall not be considered a price increase.Price changes caused by the addition to a motor vehicle of required or optional equipment, revaluation of the United States dollar in the case of foreign-make vehicles or components, or an increase in transportation charges due to increased rates imposed by carriers shall not be subject to the provisions of this paragraph;   Discriminate unfairly among its dealers with respect to any aspect of operating a motor vehicle dealership;   Establish or create:   By agreement or otherwise, unreasonable restrictions relative to noncompetition covenants or site control, whether by sublease, collateral pledge of lease, agreement, or other means;   Reserved;   By agreement or otherwise, an option to purchase the dealership or its assets from the dealer; or   By agreement or otherwise, unreasonable requirements to comply with subjective standards or other matters incident to the operation of the dealership; or     Unreasonably change the market area of a dealer as set forth in the dealer's franchise agreement.       (Code 1981, §10-1-663, enacted by Ga. L. 1993, p. 1585, § 2; Ga. L. 1999, p. 1194, §§ 8, 9; Ga. L. 2000, p. 1175, § 1.)   Code Commission notes.   - Pursuant to Code Section 28-9-5, in 1999, punctuation was revised at the end of subparagraph (b)(4)(B).
GA Code § 10-1-665 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 10 - Commerce and Trade|Chapter 1 - Selling and Other Trade Practices|Article 22 - Motor Vehicle Franchise Practices|Part 6 - Enforcement of Article by Commissioner of Motor Vehicle Safety|§ 10-1-665. Definitions

 As used in this part, the term:    "Commissioner" means the state revenue commissioner.   "Department" means the Department of Revenue.     (Code 1981, §10-1-665, enacted by Ga. L. 1993, p. 1585, § 2; Ga. L. 2003, p. 445, § 2; Ga. L. 2005, p. 334, § 4-4/HB 501.)
GA Code § 10-1-666 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 10 - Commerce and Trade|Chapter 1 - Selling and Other Trade Practices|Article 22 - Motor Vehicle Franchise Practices|Part 6 - Enforcement of Article by Commissioner of Motor Vehicle Safety|§ 10-1-666. Enforcement of Article by State Revenue Commissioner

 As an alternative to and in addition to any civil or criminal enforcement of this article, the state revenue commissioner by and through the Department of Revenue is authorized to enforce the provisions of this article and any order issued pursuant to the enforcement of this article.    (Code 1981, §10-1-666, enacted by Ga. L. 1993, p. 1585, § 2; Ga. L. 2003, p. 445, § 2; Ga. L. 2005, p. 334, § 4-4/HB 501.)
GA Code § 10-1-667 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 10 - Commerce and Trade|Chapter 1 - Selling and Other Trade Practices|Article 22 - Motor Vehicle Franchise Practices|Part 6 - Enforcement of Article by Commissioner of Motor Vehicle Safety|§ 10-1-667. Administrative Review of Alleged Violation of This Article by Dealer, Distributor, or Manufacturer

 Any dealer, distributor, or manufacturer who is aggrieved by a violation of any provision of this article may file a petition with the Department of Revenue setting forth the facts supporting the allegation of such violation. The commissioner shall issue an administrative order, whenever the commissioner, after notice to all parties and after a hearing, determines that a violation of this article or any order issued under this article has occurred. The notice and the hearing and any administrative review thereof shall be conducted in accordance with the procedure for contested cases under Chapter 13 of Title 50, the "Georgia Administrative Procedure Act." Any party who has exhausted all administrative remedies available and who is aggrieved or adversely affected by a final order or action of the commissioner shall have the right of judicial review thereof in accordance with Chapter 13 of Title 50, the "Georgia Administrative Procedure Act." The commissioner or the prevailing party may file, in the superior court in the county wherein the party under order resides or, if such party is a corporation, in the county wherein the corporation maintains its established place of business or its agent for service of process is located, or in the county wherein the violation occurred, a certified copy of a final order of the commissioner, whether unappealed from or affirmed upon appeal, whereupon the court shall render judgment in accordance therewith and notify the parties. Such judgment shall have the same effect and proceedings in relation thereto shall thereafter be the same as though the judgment had been rendered in an action duly heard and determined by the court. The remedy prescribed in this Code section shall be concurrent, alternative, and cumulative with any and all other civil, criminal, or alternative rights, remedies, forfeitures, or penalties provided, allowed, or available under the laws of this state.    (Code 1981, §10-1-667, enacted by Ga. L. 1993, p. 1585, § 2; Ga. L. 2003, p. 445, § 2; Ga. L. 2005, p. 334, § 4-4/HB 501.)
GA Code § 10-1-668 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 10 - Commerce and Trade|Chapter 1 - Selling and Other Trade Practices|Article 22 - Motor Vehicle Franchise Practices|Part 6 - Enforcement of Article by Commissioner of Motor Vehicle Safety|§ 10-1-668. Annual Dealer Registration and Appropriation to Department Fund

  In addition to the licensing fee set forth in Code Section 40-2-38, each dealer shall register annually with the department and shall pay an annual registration fee of $25.00. The fee shall be paid on or before January 1 of the registration year and shall be paid with and accompanied by such forms as the commissioner shall prescribe.   It is the intent of the General Assembly of Georgia that an amount equal to the amount collected by the registration fee provided for in this Code section be appropriated to the department to fund the provisions of this part. If the funds appropriated to the department to fund the provisions of this part exceed the actual cost to the department to enforce this part, then the excess funds so appropriated shall lapse. However, if the fees collected under subsection (a) of this Code section do not equal the actual cost to the department to enforce the provisions of this part, then the commissioner may raise the registration fee to an amount which will ensure that the cost to the state to enforce this part is received.     (Code 1981, §10-1-668, enacted by Ga. L. 1993, p. 1585, § 2; Ga. L. 2003, p. 445, § 2.)
GA Code § 10-1-670 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 10 - Commerce and Trade|Chapter 1 - Selling and Other Trade Practices|Article 22 - Motor Vehicle Franchise Practices|Part 7 - Impairment of Obligations|§ 10-1-670. Application to Franchise Agreements

 Any provision of this article which would, in the absence of this Code section, impair an obligation of a franchise agreement or any other agreement between a manufacturer or franchisor and a franchisee shall only apply to any such agreement made, entered into, renewed, extended, modified, or continued after the effective date of such provision. Otherwise, each provision of this article shall apply to all franchise or other agreements.    (Code 1981, §10-1-670, enacted by Ga. L. 1999, p. 1194, § 12.)
GA Code § 10-4-50 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 10 - Commerce and Trade|Chapter 4 - Warehousemen|Article 2 - State Warehouse Commissioner; Cotton Warehousing|Part 1 - State Warehouse Commissioner|§ 10-4-50. Designation of Commissioner

 The Commissioner of Agriculture shall be the state warehouse commissioner.   (Ga. L. 1918, p. 246, § 1; Ga. L. 1920, p. 282, § 1; Code 1933, § 5-301.)   RESEARCH REFERENCES   Am. Jur. 2d.   - 78 Am. Jur. 2d, Warehouses, § 5 et seq.   C.J.S.   - 93 C.J.S., Warehousemen and Safe Depositaries, §§ 5, 6, 7.
GA Code § 10-4-51 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 10 - Commerce and Trade|Chapter 4 - Warehousemen|Article 2 - State Warehouse Commissioner; Cotton Warehousing|Part 1 - State Warehouse Commissioner|§ 10-4-51. Bond of Commissioner

 The state warehouse commissioner shall give bond payable to the Governor and his successors in office for the faithful performance of his duties, in the sum of $25,000.00, such bond to be approved as other bonds of state officers.   (Ga. L. 1918, p. 246, § 14; Ga. L. 1920, p. 282, § 1; Code 1933, § 5-302.)   RESEARCH REFERENCES   Am. Jur. 2d.   - 78 Am. Jur. 2d, Warehouses, § 5 et seq.   C.J.S.   - 93 C.J.S., Warehousemen and Safe Depositaries, §§ 5, 6, 7.
GA Code § 10-4-52 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 10 - Commerce and Trade|Chapter 4 - Warehousemen|Article 2 - State Warehouse Commissioner; Cotton Warehousing|Part 1 - State Warehouse Commissioner|§ 10-4-52. Appointment and Bonding of Necessary Employees; Promulgation of Rules and Regulations

  The commissioner shall have the power to appoint graders, officers, clerks, and all necessary employees to carry out this article and fix the salaries of same. He shall also have the power, and is directed, to safeguard the interests of the state by requiring bonds from such officers, clerks, and employees for the performance of their duties.   The commissioner shall also prescribe rules and regulations not inconsistent with the intent and spirit of this article to carry the same into effect.    (Ga. L. 1918, p. 246, § 5; Ga. L. 1920, p. 282, § 1; Code 1933, § 5-303.)   RESEARCH REFERENCES   Am. Jur. 2d.   - 78 Am. Jur. 2d, Warehouses, § 5 et seq.   C.J.S.   - 93 C.J.S., Warehousemen and Safe Depositaries, §§ 5, 6, 7.
GA Code § 10-4-53 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 10 - Commerce and Trade|Chapter 4 - Warehousemen|Article 2 - State Warehouse Commissioner; Cotton Warehousing|Part 1 - State Warehouse Commissioner|§ 10-4-53. Actions by and Against Commissioner; Limitations on Liability; "Linters" Not to Be Stored

  The commissioner shall have power to sue and be sued, plead and be impleaded, upon the same terms as an individual or corporation, the action to be against or by the commissioner, and not as an individual, except in case of tort or neglect of duty, when the action may be upon the bond of the commissioner. Actions may be brought in Fulton County or in the county in which the cause of action shall arise.   The weights, classes, and grades of cotton on storage are, under this article, only guaranteed by the commissioner in favor of those who lend money or buy cotton through the commissioner, provided the commissioner shall not be responsible for such fluctuation in weight as represents ordinary climatic conditions.   Cotton designated as "linters" shall not be received for storage under this article.    (Ga. L. 1918, p. 246, § 6; Ga. L. 1920, p. 282, § 1; Code 1933, § 5-305; Ga. L. 1982, p. 3, § 10.)   RESEARCH REFERENCES   Am. Jur. 2d.   - 78 Am. Jur. 2d, Warehouses, § 5 et seq.   C.J.S.   - 93 C.J.S., Warehousemen and Safe Depositaries, §§ 5, 6, 7.
GA Code § 10-4-54 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 10 - Commerce and Trade|Chapter 4 - Warehousemen|Article 2 - State Warehouse Commissioner; Cotton Warehousing|Part 1 - State Warehouse Commissioner|§ 10-4-54. Duties of Commissioner Generally

 It shall be the duty of the commissioner to study the condition under which cotton is grown, harvested, ginned, baled, covered, stored, and marketed and as a result of such investigation to organize a system that will bring about needed reforms and provide for the most economical and scientific handling of this crop from the fields to the mill and, when he shall have determined upon the best system of ginning, baling, and covering, to recommend its adoption by all ginners as fast as practicable, without undue expense.   (Ga. L. 1918, p. 246, § 2; Ga. L. 1920, p. 282, § 1; Code 1933, § 5-307.)   RESEARCH REFERENCES   Am. Jur. 2d.   - 78 Am. Jur. 2d, Warehouses, §§ 5 et seq.   C.J.S.   - 93 C.J.S., Warehousemen and Safe Depositaries, §§ 5, 6, 7.
GA Code § 10-4-55 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 10 - Commerce and Trade|Chapter 4 - Warehousemen|Article 2 - State Warehouse Commissioner; Cotton Warehousing|Part 1 - State Warehouse Commissioner|§ 10-4-55. Acquisition of Property; Encouraging Erection of Warehouses

 The commissioner shall have power to acquire property. It shall be his duty to foster and encourage the erection of warehouses in the various counties, upon plans and specifications adopted by him.   (Ga. L. 1918, p. 246, § 4; Ga. L. 1920, p. 282, § 1; Code 1933, § 5-306.)   RESEARCH REFERENCES   Am. Jur. 2d.   - 78 Am. Jur. 2d, Warehouses, § 5 et seq.   C.J.S.   - 93 C.J.S., Warehousemen and Safe Depositaries, §§ 5, 6, 7.
GA Code § 10-4-56 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 10 - Commerce and Trade|Chapter 4 - Warehousemen|Article 2 - State Warehouse Commissioner; Cotton Warehousing|Part 1 - State Warehouse Commissioner|§ 10-4-56. Purchase or Lease Of, or Contracting For, Compress Plant by Commissioner

 The commissioner shall have the right to erect, buy, lease, or otherwise contract for a compress plant, or make contract or contracts with existing compress owners for the compression of cotton, as may be necessary in the conduct of the business under this article.   (Ga. L. 1918, p. 246, § 11; Ga. L. 1920, p. 282, § 1; Code 1933, § 5-309.)   RESEARCH REFERENCES   Am. Jur. 2d.   - 78 Am. Jur. 2d, Warehouses, § 5 et seq.   C.J.S.   - 93 C.J.S., Warehousemen and Safe Depositaries, §§ 5, 6, 7.
GA Code § 10-4-57 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 10 - Commerce and Trade|Chapter 4 - Warehousemen|Article 2 - State Warehouse Commissioner; Cotton Warehousing|Part 1 - State Warehouse Commissioner|§ 10-4-57. Fire Insurance on Property Owned by or in Possession of Commissioner

 The commissioner shall insure against fire all buildings, machinery, or other property owned by the commissioner in the name of the state. The commissioner shall have insured all buildings or machinery leased, owned, or in his possession other than the state's property when requested to do so by the owners thereof. Further, he shall effect fire insurance on cotton that may be insured in such warehouses when so requested by the owner or owners thereof in the name of the owner. All insurance obtained by the commissioner under this Code section shall be placed in fire insurance companies authorized by law to do business in this state, provided that the commissioner shall not act in any capacity for any insurance company or receive any compensation from any insurance company, insurance agent, broker, or any person representing any insurance company as aforesaid, by division of commission or otherwise, in connection with the placing of any insurance.   (Ga. L. 1918, p. 246, § 23; Ga. L. 1920, p. 282, § 1; Code 1933, § 5-317.)   RESEARCH REFERENCES   Am. Jur. 2d.   - 78 Am. Jur. 2d, Warehouses, § 116 et seq.   C.J.S.   - 93 C.J.S., Warehousemen and Safe Depositaries, §§ 96, 97.
GA Code § 10-4-58 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 10 - Commerce and Trade|Chapter 4 - Warehousemen|Article 2 - State Warehouse Commissioner; Cotton Warehousing|Part 1 - State Warehouse Commissioner|§ 10-4-58. Annual Report

  The state warehouse commissioner shall make an annual report to the General Assembly, setting forth:   Number and location of each warehouse where cotton has been received for storage by the state;   Cotton on storage and that delivered on presentation of receipts; and   Such further information as the commissioner may think would be of benefit to the public.     The state warehouse commissioner shall not be required to distribute copies of the annual report to the members of the General Assembly but shall notify the members of the availability of the annual report in the manner which he or she deems to be most effective and efficient.    (Ga. L. 1918, p. 246, § 13; Ga. L. 1920, p. 282, § 1; Code 1933, § 5-318; Ga. L. 2005, p. 1036, § 2/SB 49.)
GA Code § 10-4-59 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 10 - Commerce and Trade|Chapter 4 - Warehousemen|Article 2 - State Warehouse Commissioner; Cotton Warehousing|Part 1 - State Warehouse Commissioner|§ 10-4-59. Cooperation With Other States

 The commissioner shall cooperate with other states where a state warehouse system is in operation and promote the formation of an interstate board so that there may be uniformity in handling and marketing the crop in all the states; and the commissioner is authorized to spend such sums as may be necessary for this purpose.   (Ga. L. 1918, p. 246, § 21; Ga. L. 1920, p. 282, § 1; Code 1933, § 5-320.)
GA Code § 10-4-60 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 10 - Commerce and Trade|Chapter 4 - Warehousemen|Article 2 - State Warehouse Commissioner; Cotton Warehousing|Part 1 - State Warehouse Commissioner|§ 10-4-60. State Debt Not to Be Created

 No debt shall be created against the state by reason or operation of this article.   (Ga. L. 1918, p. 246, § 22; Code 1933, § 5-319.)
GA Code § 10-4-70 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 10 - Commerce and Trade|Chapter 4 - Warehousemen|Article 2 - State Warehouse Commissioner; Cotton Warehousing|Part 2 - Storage of Cotton|§ 10-4-70. Standards and Classifications of Cotton

 The state warehouse commissioner shall accept as authoritative the standards and classifications of cotton established by the federal government.   (Ga. L. 1918, p. 246, § 3; Ga. L. 1920, p. 282, § 1; Code 1933, § 5-308.)
GA Code § 10-4-71 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 10 - Commerce and Trade|Chapter 4 - Warehousemen|Article 2 - State Warehouse Commissioner; Cotton Warehousing|Part 2 - Storage of Cotton|§ 10-4-71. Storing Lint Cotton; Inspection Tags; Issuance, Contents, Transfer, and Cancellation of Receipts

  The state warehouse commissioner may receive for storage lint cotton, properly baled, with an inspection tag showing that it has been legally weighed and that a federal or state grader has graded such cotton.   There shall be receipts issued for such cotton under the seal in the name of the commissioner, stating location of warehouse, identification mark on each bale, its weight and grade, and whether long or short staple, so as to be able to deliver on surrender of receipts the identical cotton for which each was given. The receipt for cotton so stored is transferable only by written assignment and actual delivery. The cotton which the receipt represents shall be delivered only upon physical presentation of the receipt or satisfactory proof of loss of the receipt. The receipt shall be marked "canceled" when the cotton is taken from the warehouse.   The grades, weights, and identification marks provided for by this article shall be evidenced by tags affixed to the bale of cotton; and the receipts issued must be a duplicate of the identification upon the tags.    (Ga. L. 1918, p. 246, §§ 7, 8; Ga. L. 1920, p. 282, § 1; Code 1933, §§ 5-310, 5-311.)   Cross references.   - Warehouse receipts generally, T. 11, Art. 7.   RESEARCH REFERENCES   Am. Jur. 2d.   - 78 Am. Jur. 2d, Warehouses, § 28 et seq.   C.J.S.   - 93 C.J.S., Warehousemen and Safe Depositaries, § 35 et seq.
GA Code § 10-4-72 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 10 - Commerce and Trade|Chapter 4 - Warehousemen|Article 2 - State Warehouse Commissioner; Cotton Warehousing|Part 2 - Storage of Cotton|§ 10-4-72. Fixing Terms and Rate of Storage

 The state warehouse commissioner shall settle the terms upon which cotton may be stored in the local warehouses coming under this article and fix the rate of storage thereon in such manner that these warehouses shall pay expenses, it being the declared purpose of this article that the system shall be self-sustaining and without cost to the state.   (Ga. L. 1918, p. 246, § 9; Ga. L. 1920, p. 282, § 1; Code 1933, § 5-312.)
GA Code § 10-4-73 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 10 - Commerce and Trade|Chapter 4 - Warehousemen|Article 2 - State Warehouse Commissioner; Cotton Warehousing|Part 2 - Storage of Cotton|§ 10-4-73. Commissioner May Negotiate Loans on Receipts and Sale of Stored Cotton

 The state warehouse commissioner may, upon the request of the owner of warehouse receipts, negotiate loans upon the same, or make sale of the cotton on storage, and shall notify the holders of cotton of the steps which will be necessary to avail themselves of aid in obtaining loans upon cotton or making sale thereof.   (Ga. L. 1918, p. 246, § 10; Ga. L. 1920, p. 282, § 1; Code 1933, § 5-313.)   RESEARCH REFERENCES   Am. Jur. 2d.   - 78 Am. Jur. 2d, Warehouses, § 5 et seq.   C.J.S.   - 93 C.J.S., Warehousemen and Safe Depositaries, §§ 5, 6, 7.   ALR.   - Federal crop loans, 1 A.L.R.2d 712.
GA Code § 10-4-74 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 10 - Commerce and Trade|Chapter 4 - Warehousemen|Article 2 - State Warehouse Commissioner; Cotton Warehousing|Part 2 - Storage of Cotton|§ 10-4-74. Commissioner's Charges and Commissions

 The state warehouse commissioner shall provide for the cost of maintaining this system by assessing a charge upon each bale of cotton offered for storage, and for negotiation of loans or selling cotton, a commission, all of which charges shall be uniform, and due notice thereof given, it being the declared purpose of this article to operate at cost, without profit to the state.   (Ga. L. 1918, p. 246, § 12; Ga. L. 1920, p. 282, § 1; Code 1933, § 5-314.)   RESEARCH REFERENCES   Am. Jur. 2d.   - 78 Am. Jur. 2d, Warehouses, § 66 et seq.   C.J.S.   - 93 C.J.S., Warehousemen and Safe Depositaries, § 135 et seq.   ALR.   - Federal crop loans, 1 A.L.R.2d 712.
GA Code § 10-4-75 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 10 - Commerce and Trade|Chapter 4 - Warehousemen|Article 2 - State Warehouse Commissioner; Cotton Warehousing|Part 2 - Storage of Cotton|§ 10-4-75. Warehouse Receipt Books; Execution and Sealing of Receipts

 The warehouse receipt books shall be designed by the state warehouse commissioner and furnished the manager of each warehouse. Receipts shall be numbered, and the warehouse receiving such books shall be accountable for each receipt. The receipts in such books may have the lithographed or engraved signature of the state warehouse commissioner, but the name of the manager of the local warehouse shall be signed by the manager with pen and ink. The state warehouse commissioner shall have a seal, which shall be affixed to each receipt.   (Ga. L. 1918, p. 246, § 15; Ga. L. 1920, p. 282, § 1; Code 1933, § 5-315.)   RESEARCH REFERENCES   Am. Jur. 2d.   - 78 Am. Jur. 2d, Warehouses, § 28 et seq.   C.J.S.   - 93 C.J.S., Warehousemen and Safe Depositaries, § 35 et seq.