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2016 Georgia Code
Title 10 - Commerce and Trade
Chapter 7 - Suretyship
Article 2 - Relative Rights of Creditor and Surety
- § 10-7-20. Effect of release of or compounding with surety
- § 10-7-21. "Novation" defined; effect on surety's liability
- § 10-7-22. Discharge of surety by increase of risk
- § 10-7-23. Refusal to deliver evidence of debt and securities on tender of amount of debt as discharging surety
- § 10-7-24. Refusal to sue principal after notice by surety as discharge
- § 10-7-25. Extending liability
- § 10-7-26. Promise to pay in ignorance of discharge
- § 10-7-27. Provisions of Uniform Commercial Code to control
- § 10-7-28. Process sued out and judgment entered against surety as such
- § 10-7-29. Judgment against principal and surety at same time
- § 10-7-30. Bad faith refusal of corporate surety to perform suretyship contract
- § 10-7-31. Rights of certain parties claiming protection under a payment bond or security deposit; notice of commencement of work
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