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2019 Georgia Code
Title 7 - Banking and Finance
Chapter 4 - Interest and Usury
Article 1 - In General
§ 7-4-13. Law of place of contract governs interest unless otherwise provided
Universal Citation: GA Code § 7-4-13 (2019)
Every contract shall bear interest according to the law of the place of the contract at the time of the contract, unless upon its face it shall be apparent that the intention of the parties was to adopt the law of another forum; in this case the law of that forum shall govern.
History:Orig. Code 1863, § 2026; Code 1868, § 2027; Code 1873, § 2053; Code 1882, § 2053; Civil Code 1895, § 2880; Civil Code 1910, § 3430; Code 1933, § 57-106.
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