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GA Code § 32-9-24 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 32 - Highways, Bridges, and Ferries|Chapter 9 - Mass Transportation|Article 2 - Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (Marta)|§ 32-9-24. Appointment of Gwinnett County Residents to Board

 Notwithstanding subsections (a) and (b) of Section 6 of the MARTA Act to the contrary, upon approval of a rapid transit contract pursuant to Code Section 32-9-20, the board of commissioners of Gwinnett County may appoint three residents of the county to the board. The board of commissioners shall designate one such resident to serve an initial term ending on December 31 in the second full year after the year in which the referendum approving said rapid transit contract was held and one such resident to serve an initial term ending on December 31 in the fourth full year after the year in which the referendum approving said rapid transit contract was held, in which event the board shall, subsections (a) and (b) of Section 6 of the MARTA Act to the contrary notwithstanding, be composed of such additional members. Upon the conclusion of the initial terms provided for in this Code section, the board of commissioners of Gwinnett County shall appoint a successor thereto for a term of office of four years.    (Code 1981, §32-9-24, enacted by Ga. L. 2018, p. 377, § 3-1/HB 930.)
GA Code § 33-5-2 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 33 - Insurance|Chapter 5 - Regulation of Unauthorized Insurers|Article 1 - General Provisions|§ 33-5-2. Validity of Contracts Effectuated by Unauthorized Insurers; Dissemination of Advertising for or on Behalf of Unauthorized Insurers

  A contract of insurance effectuated by an unauthorized insurer in violation of this title shall be voidable except at the instance of the insurer unless during the life of such contract the insurer is authorized to transact the class or classes of insurance involved.   No publication published in this state or radio or television broadcast or any other agency or means for the dissemination of information operated or located in this state shall publish, broadcast, or otherwise disseminate within this state advertising for or on behalf of any insurer not then authorized to transact insurance in this state; provided, however, that this subsection shall not apply as to publications published in this state principally for circulation in other states, wherein advertising by or on behalf of such unauthorized insurers is not expressly directed toward residents or subjects of insurance in this state.    (Code 1933, § 56-602, enacted by Ga. L. 1960, p. 289, § 1; Ga. L. 1982, p. 3, § 33; Ga. L. 2019, p. 337, § 1-24/SB 132.)    The 2019 amendment,  effective July 1, 2019, substituted "television broadcast" for "television broadcaster" near the beginning of subsection (b).   RESEARCH REFERENCES   C.J.S.   - 44 C.J.S., Insurance, § 80.   ALR.    - Constitutionality of statutes relating to insurance contracts made and to be performed out of state, upon property life within state, 32 A.L.R. 636.    Full faith and credit provision as affecting insurance contracts, 41 A.L.R. 1386; 114 A.L.R. 250; 119 A.L.R. 483; 173 A.L.R. 1138.
GA Code § 33-5-3 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 33 - Insurance|Chapter 5 - Regulation of Unauthorized Insurers|Article 1 - General Provisions|§ 33-5-3. Penalty for Violations of Chapter

 Any person, firm, or corporation violating any of the provisions of this chapter shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.   (Code 1933, § 56-9915, enacted by Ga. L. 1960, p. 289, § 1.)
GA Code § 33-5-50 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 33 - Insurance|Chapter 5 - Regulation of Unauthorized Insurers|Article 3 - Unauthorized Insurers Process Act|§ 33-5-50. Short Title; Construction

  This article constitutes and may be cited as the "Unauthorized Insurers Process Act."   This article shall be so interpreted as to effectuate its general purpose to make uniform the law of those states which enact it.    (Code 1933, § 56-603, enacted by Ga. L. 1960, p. 289, § 1.)
GA Code § 33-5-51 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 33 - Insurance|Chapter 5 - Regulation of Unauthorized Insurers|Article 3 - Unauthorized Insurers Process Act|§ 33-5-51. Purpose of Article

 The purpose of this article is to subject certain insurers to the jurisdiction of the courts of this state in actions by or on behalf of insureds or beneficiaries under insurance contracts. The General Assembly declares that it is a subject of concern that many residents of this state hold policies of insurance issued or delivered in this state by insurers while not authorized to do business in this state, thus presenting to such residents the often insuperable obstacle of resorting to distant forums for the purpose of asserting legal rights under those policies. In furtherance of the state interest, the General Assembly herein provides a method of substituted service of process upon the insurers and declares that in so doing it exercises its power to protect its residents and to define, for the purpose of this article, what constitutes doing business in this state and also exercises power and privileges available to the state by virtue of Public Law 15, 79th Congress of the United States, Chapter 20, 1st Sess., S. 340, which declares that the business of insurance and every person engaged in the business of insurance shall be subject to the laws of the several states.   (Code 1933, § 56-604, enacted by Ga. L. 1960, p. 289, § 1.)   Cross references.   - Service of process generally, § 9-11-4.   U.S. Code.   - Public Law 15, 79th Congress of the United States, Chapter 20, 1st Sess., S. 340, referred to in this Code section, is codified as 15 U.S.C. § 1011.   JUDICIAL DECISIONS   Acts held to constitute doing business and render insurer subject to suit in state.    - A life insurance company not authorized to transact business in Georgia because of failure to obtain a certificate of authority from the Insurance Commissioner is nevertheless doing business, although illegally, in the state by accepting an application for insurance from a resident of the state, delivering the application to the resident by mail, and mailing premium notices to or accepting premiums from the resident during the life of the policy, so as to render it subject to suit and judgment in this state. Iowa State Travelers Mut. Ass'n v. Cadwell, 113 Ga. App. 128, 147 S.E.2d 461 (1966).    Cited in Retail Union Health & Welfare Fund v. Seabrum, 240 Ga. 695, 242 S.E.2d 18 (1978).
GA Code § 33-5-52 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 33 - Insurance|Chapter 5 - Regulation of Unauthorized Insurers|Article 3 - Unauthorized Insurers Process Act|§ 33-5-52. Acts by Insurer Which Constitute Appointment of Commissioner as Agent for Service

 Any of the following acts in this state effected, by mail or otherwise, by an unauthorized foreign or alien insurer:    The issuance or delivery of contracts of insurance to residents of this state or to corporations authorized to do business in this state;   The solicitation of applications for said contracts;   The collection of premiums, membership fees, assessments, or other considerations for the contracts; or   Any other transaction of business  is equivalent to and shall constitute an appointment by the insurer of the Commissioner and his successors in office as its attorney upon whom may be served all lawful process in any action or proceeding instituted by or on behalf of an insured or beneficiary arising out of the contracts of insurance; and any such act shall be a signification of this agreement that the service of process is of the same legal force and validity as personal service of process in this state upon the insurer.     (Code 1933, § 56-605, enacted by Ga. L. 1960, p. 289, § 1.)   RESEARCH REFERENCES   ALR.    - Constitutionality of statutes relating to insurance contracts made and to be performed out of state, upon property life within state, 32 A.L.R. 636.
GA Code § 33-5-53 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 33 - Insurance|Chapter 5 - Regulation of Unauthorized Insurers|Article 3 - Unauthorized Insurers Process Act|§ 33-5-53. Service of Action and Process Upon Commissioner; Sending of Notice of Service to Defendant; Applicability

  Service shall be made by delivery to and leaving with the Commissioner or some person in apparent charge of his office two copies of the action and process.   At the time of such service, the plaintiff shall pay the Commissioner the sum of $15.00, which shall be taxable as cost. The Commissioner shall immediately mail by registered or certified mail or statutory overnight delivery one of the copies of such action and process to the defendant at his last known principal place of business and shall keep a record of all process so served upon him. Such service is sufficient, provided that notice of the service and a copy of the action and process are sent within 15 days thereafter by registered or certified mail or statutory overnight delivery by plaintiff or plaintiff's attorney to the defendant at his last known principal place of business; and the defendant's receipt, or receipt issued by the post office with which the letter is registered or certified, showing the name of the sender of the letter and the name and address of the person to whom the letter is addressed and the affidavit of the plaintiff or plaintiff's attorney showing a compliance with service as provided in this Code section are filed with the clerk of the court in which such action is pending on or before the date the defendant is required to appear or within such further time as the court may allow.   Service upon the Commissioner pursuant to this Code section shall only be made when service pursuant to the manner provided in Code Section 33-5-54 cannot be effectuated.    (Code 1933, § 56-606, enacted by Ga. L. 1960, p. 289, § 1; Ga. L. 1985, p. 1399, § 3; Ga. L. 1991, p. 1090, § 1; Ga. L. 2000, p. 1589, § 3.)   Cross references.   - Service of process generally, § 9-11-4.   Editor's notes.   - Ga. L. 2000, p. 1589, § 16, not codified by the General Assembly, provided that the amendment to this Code section by Ga. L. 2000, p. 1589, § 3, was applicable with respect to notices delivered on or after July 1, 2000.
GA Code § 33-5-54 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 33 - Insurance|Chapter 5 - Regulation of Unauthorized Insurers|Article 3 - Unauthorized Insurers Process Act|§ 33-5-54. Service of Process Upon Solicitor, Collector, or Other Agent of Insurer

 Service of process in any action or proceeding shall be valid if served upon any person within this state who, in this state on behalf of the insurer, is:    Soliciting insurance;   Making, issuing, or delivering any contract of insurance; or   Collecting or receiving any premium, membership fee, assessment, or other consideration for insurance  and a copy of the process is sent within ten days thereafter by registered or certified mail or statutory overnight delivery by the plaintiff or plaintiff's attorney to the defendant at the last known principal place of business of the defendant; and the defendant's receipt, or the receipt issued by the post office with which the letter is registered or certified, showing the name of the sender of the letter and the name and address of the person to whom the letter is addressed and the affidavit of the plaintiff or plaintiff's attorney showing a compliance with the requirements of this Code section are filed with the clerk of the court in which the action is pending on or before the date the defendant is required to appear or within such further time as the court may allow.     (Code 1933, § 56-607, enacted by Ga. L. 1960, p. 289, § 1; Ga. L. 1991, p. 1090, § 2; Ga. L. 2000, p. 1589, § 3.)   Cross references.   - Service of process generally, § 9-11-4.   Editor's notes.   - Ga. L. 2000, p. 1589, § 16, not codified by the General Assembly, provided that the amendment to this Code section by Ga. L. 2000, p. 1589, § 3, was applicable with respect to notices delivered on or after July 1, 2000.   JUDICIAL DECISIONS    Cited in Congress Re-Insurance Corp. v. Archer-Western Contractors, 226 Ga. App. 829, 487 S.E.2d 679 (1997).
GA Code § 33-5-55 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 33 - Insurance|Chapter 5 - Regulation of Unauthorized Insurers|Article 3 - Unauthorized Insurers Process Act|§ 33-5-55. Mode of Service Prescribed by Article Cumulative

 Nothing in this article shall limit or abridge the right to serve any process, notice, or demand upon any insurer in any other manner now or hereafter permitted by law.   (Code 1933, § 56-609, enacted by Ga. L. 1960, p. 289, § 1.)   Cross references.   - Service of process generally, § 9-11-4.
GA Code § 33-5-56 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 33 - Insurance|Chapter 5 - Regulation of Unauthorized Insurers|Article 3 - Unauthorized Insurers Process Act|§ 33-5-56. Right of Plaintiff or Complainant to Default Judgment or Judgment With Leave to Prove Damages

 No plaintiff or complainant shall be entitled to a judgment by default or to a judgment with leave to prove damages under this Code section until the expiration of 30 days from date of the filing of the affidavit of compliance.   (Code 1933, § 56-608, enacted by Ga. L. 1960, p. 289, § 1.)
GA Code § 33-5-57 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 33 - Insurance|Chapter 5 - Regulation of Unauthorized Insurers|Article 3 - Unauthorized Insurers Process Act|§ 33-5-57. Conditions Precedent to Filing of Pleadings by Insurer Generally; Granting of Postponements; Filing by Insurer of Motion to Quash Writ or Set Aside Service

  Before any unauthorized insurer shall file or cause to be filed any pleadings in any action or proceeding instituted against it, such unauthorized insurer shall either:   Deposit with the clerk of the court in which such action or proceeding is pending cash or securities or file with the clerk a bond with good and sufficient sureties, to be approved by the court, in an amount to be fixed by the court sufficient to secure the payment of any final judgment which may be rendered in the action; provided, however, the court may in its discretion make an order dispensing with the deposit or bond where the insurer makes a showing satisfactory to the court that it maintains in a state of the United States funds or securities, in trust or otherwise, sufficient and available to satisfy any final judgment which may be entered in the action or proceeding; or   Procure a certificate of authority to transact the business of insurance in this state.     The court in any action or proceeding in which service is made in the manner provided in Code Section 33-5-53 or 33-5-54, in its discretion, may order any postponement as may be necessary to afford the defendant reasonable opportunity to comply with subsection (a) of this Code section and to defend the action.   Nothing in subsection (a) of this Code section is to be construed to prevent an unauthorized insurer from filing a motion to quash a writ or to set aside service of such writ made in the manner provided in Code Section 33-5-53 or 33-5-54 on one or more of the following grounds:   That such unauthorized insurer has not done any of the acts enumerated in Code Section 33-5-52;   That the person on whom service was made pursuant to Code Section 33-5-54 was not doing any of the acts therein enumerated; or   That it is otherwise not properly subject to the jurisdiction of court pursuant to this article.      (Code 1933, § 56-610, enacted by Ga. L. 1960, p. 289, § 1; Ga. L. 1982, p. 3, § 33.)
GA Code § 33-5-59 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 33 - Insurance|Chapter 5 - Regulation of Unauthorized Insurers|Article 3 - Unauthorized Insurers Process Act|§ 33-5-59. Applicability of Article

 This article shall not apply to any action or proceeding against any unauthorized insurer arising out of any contract of:    Reinsurance effectuated in accordance with the laws of Georgia;   Surplus line insurance authorized by this chapter;   Insurance on property or operations of carriers engaged in interstate commerce;   Insurance against legal liability arising out of the ownership, operation, or maintenance of any property having a permanent situs outside of this state; or   Insurance against loss of or damage to any property having a permanent situs outside of this state where the contract contains a provision designating the Commissioner or a bona fide resident of the State of Georgia to be its true and lawful attorney upon whom may be served all lawful process in any action or proceeding instituted by or on behalf of an insured or beneficiary arising out of the contract or where the insurer enters a general appearance in any such action or proceeding.    (Code 1933, § 56-612, enacted by Ga. L. 1960, p. 289, § 1.)
GA Code § 33-6-1 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 33 - Insurance|Chapter 6 - Unfair Trade Practices|Article 1 - General Provisions|§ 33-6-1. Purpose of Article

 The purpose of this article is to regulate trade practices in the business of insurance in accordance with the intent of Congress as expressed in the act of Congress of March 9, 1945 (Public Law 15, 79th Congress), by defining or providing for the determination of all practices in this state which constitute unfair methods of competition or unfair or deceptive acts or practices and by prohibiting the trade practices so defined or determined.   (Code 1933, § 56-701, enacted by Ga. L. 1960, p. 289, § 1; Ga. L. 1982, p. 3, § 33; Ga. L. 1992, p. 3048, § 1.)
GA Code § 33-6-2 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 33 - Insurance|Chapter 6 - Unfair Trade Practices|Article 1 - General Provisions|§ 33-6-2. "Person" Defined

 As used in this article, the term "person" means an individual, corporation, association, partnership, reciprocal exchange, interinsurer, Lloyd's insurer, fraternal benefit society, and any other legal entity engaged in the business of insurance, including but not limited to agents, brokers, counselors, and adjusters.   (Code 1933, § 56-702, enacted by Ga. L. 1960, p. 289, § 1; Ga. L. 1992, p. 3048, § 2.)   OPINIONS OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL    This section includes as "person" any legal entity engaged in the business of insurance.  1963-65 Op. Att'y Gen. 435.
GA Code § 33-6-3 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 33 - Insurance|Chapter 6 - Unfair Trade Practices|Article 1 - General Provisions|§ 33-6-3. Unfair Methods of Competition or Unfair and Deceptive Acts or Practices Prohibited

 No person shall engage in this state in any trade practice which is defined in this article as or determined pursuant to this article to be an unfair method of competition or an unfair or deceptive act or practice in the business of insurance.   (Code 1933, § 56-703, enacted by Ga. L. 1960, p. 289, § 1; Ga. L. 1992, p. 3048, § 3.)
GA Code § 33-6-6 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 33 - Insurance|Chapter 6 - Unfair Trade Practices|Article 1 - General Provisions|§ 33-6-6. Power of Commissioner as to Investigation of Unfair or Deceptive Acts or Practices Generally

  The Commissioner shall have the power to examine and investigate into the affairs of every person engaged in the business of insurance in this state in order to determine whether the person has been or is engaged in any unfair method of competition or in any unfair or deceptive act or practice prohibited by this chapter.   In addition to any other authority granted to the Commissioner by this title and in addition to those reports required by Code Section 33-3-21, the Commissioner may require persons engaged in the business of insurance in this state to file reports by postal ZIP Code, where appropriate, or in any other format to enable the Commissioner to determine readily if such person has been or is engaged in any unfair method of competition or in any unfair or deceptive act or practice prohibited by this article.    (Code 1933, § 56-705, enacted by Ga. L. 1960, p. 289, § 1; Ga. L. 1978, p. 2016, § 2; Ga. L. 1992, p. 3048, § 4.)   RESEARCH REFERENCES   Am. Jur. 2d.   - 43 Am. Jur. 2d, Insurance, § 20 et seq.   C.J.S.   - 44 C.J.S., Insurance, § 63 et seq.
GA Code § 33-6-8 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 33 - Insurance|Chapter 6 - Unfair Trade Practices|Article 1 - General Provisions|§ 33-6-8. Issuance of Cease and Desist Orders; Issuance of Orders Providing for Other Relief; Change in Orders; Date on Which Orders Appealable

  If, after the hearing provided for in Code Section 33-6-7, the Commissioner shall determine that the person charged has engaged in an unfair method of competition or an unfair or deceptive act or practice, he shall reduce his findings to writing and shall issue and cause to be served upon the person charged with the violation a copy of the findings and an order requiring such person to cease and desist from engaging in the method of competition, act, or practice; and, if the act or practice is a violation of Code Sections 33-6-4 and 33-6-5, the Commissioner may at his discretion order any one or more of the following:   Payment of a monetary penalty of not more than $1,000.00 for each and every act or violation, unless the person knew or reasonably should have known he was in violation of this article, in which case the penalty shall be not more than $5,000.00 for each and every act or violation;   Suspension or revocation of the person's license, if he knew or reasonably should have known he was in violation of this article; or   Any other relief as is reasonable and appropriate.     The Commissioner may at any time before the serving of notice of appeal upon him, as provided for in Code Section 33-6-11, or after the expiration of the time allowed by law for the serving of the notice, if no notice has been thus served, amend or set aside in whole or in part any order issued by him under this Code section whenever in his opinion the facts and circumstances surrounding the case have so changed as to require the action or if the public interest shall so require. No change of an order in a manner unfavorable to the person charged or to the parties at interest shall be made except after notice and opportunity for hearing. The date of the Commissioner's last order shall be the point of time from which it may be reviewed by appeal.    (Code 1933, § 56-707, enacted by Ga. L. 1960, p. 289, § 1; Ga. L. 1972, p. 1261, §§ 2, 3; Ga. L. 1992, p. 3048, § 6.)   RESEARCH REFERENCES   Am. Jur. 2d.   - 43 Am. Jur. 2d, Insurance, § 22 et seq.   ALR.   - Recovery of cumulative statutory penalties, 71 A.L.R.2d 986.
GA Code § 33-6-9 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 33 - Insurance|Chapter 6 - Unfair Trade Practices|Article 1 - General Provisions|§ 33-6-9. Penalties for Violations of Cease and Desist Orders

 After notice and hearing and upon order of the Commissioner, any person who violates a cease and desist order under Code Section 33-6-8, while the order is in effect may, at the discretion of the Commissioner, be subject to any one or more of the following:    A monetary penalty of not more than $10,000.00 for each and every act or violation;   Suspension or revocation of such person's license; or   Any other relief as is reasonable and appropriate.    (Code 1933, § 56-711, enacted by Ga. L. 1960, p. 289, § 1; Ga. L. 1972, p. 1261, § 6; Code 1933, § 56-710, as redesignated by Ga. L. 1972, p. 1261, § 7.)   RESEARCH REFERENCES   Am. Jur. 2d.   - 43 Am. Jur. 2d, Insurance, § 22 et seq.   C.J.S.   - 44 C.J.S., Insurance, § 67 et seq.