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2020 Georgia Code
Title 10 - Commerce and Trade
Chapter 5B - Deceptive, Fraudulent, or Abusive Telemarketing
§ 10-5B-6. Criminal and Civil Penalties; Right to Punish Under Other Laws Not Limited
Universal Citation: GA Code § 10-5B-6 (2020)
- Any person who shall willfully violate any provision of this chapter shall be guilty of a felony and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished as described under subparagraph (a)(5)(A) of Code Section 16-8-12.
- Any person who suffers injury or damages as a result of a violation of this chapter may bring an action and may recover under Code Section 10-1-399, relating to private rights of action.
- Any person who intentionally targets an elder or disabled person, as defined in Article 31 of Chapter 1 of this title, in a violation of this chapter shall be subject to double the applicable civil and criminal penalties for such violation or offense.
- Nothing in this chapter shall limit any statutory or common-law right of the state to punish any person for violation of any law.
(Code 1981, §10-5B-6, enacted by Ga. L. 1994, p. 536, § 1; Ga. L. 1996, p. 231, § 3; Ga. L. 2004, p. 631, § 10.)
Code Commission notes.- Pursuant to Code Section 28-9-5, in 1996, a misspelling of the word "defined" in subsection (c) was corrected.
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