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Title 16 - Crimes and Offenses (Chs. 1 — 17)
Chapter 17 - Payday Lending (§§ 16-17-1 — 16-17-10)
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Law reviews.For article on 2004 enactment of this chapter, see 21 Georgia St. U. L. Rev. 59 (2004).
RESEARCH REFERENCES Am. Jur. 2d.53A Am. Jur. 2d, Moneylenders and Pawnbrokers, § 1 et seq.
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O.C.G.A. Title 16, Ch. 17
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- § 16-17-1. Payday lending; legislative findings; prohibited activity; no impairment of agencies with concurrent jurisdiction
- § 16-17-2. Prohibition on loans of less than $3,000.00; exceptions; penalty for violations
- § 16-17-3. Collection of indebtedness barred; civil action permitted by borrowers
- § 16-17-4. Liability for civil penalty to state; distribution of proceeds
- § 16-17-5. Tax on loans
- § 16-17-6. Evidence and investigation in pursuit of prosecutions
- § 16-17-7. Prohibition against issuance of certificate of authority from Secretary of State
- § 16-17-8. Site of payday lending is public nuisance
- § 16-17-9. Special provisions for borrowers who are members of the military or their respective spouses
- § 16-17-10. Severability
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