2023 CODE OF GEORGIA
Title 16 - CRIMES AND OFFENSES (§§ 16-1-1 — 16-17-10)
Chapter 17 - PAYDAY LENDING (§§ 16-17-1 — 16-17-10)
Section 16-17-9 - Special provisions for borrowers who are members of the military or their respective spouses

• (a) In addition to the other obligations and duties required under this chapter, if the customer is a member of the military services of the United States or a spouse of a member of the military services of the United States, the following duties and obligations apply to any payday lender:
  • (1) The lender is prohibited from garnishment of any military wages or salaries;
  • (2) The lender is prohibited from conducting any collection activity against a military customer or his or her spouse when the military member has been deployed to a combat or combat support posting for the duration of the deployment;
  • (3) The lender is prohibited from contacting the commanding officer of a military customer in an effort to collect on a loan to the military member or his or her spouse;
  • (4) The lender agrees to be bound by the terms of any repayment agreement that it negotiates through military counselors or third-party credit counselors; and
  • (5) The lender agrees to honor any statement or proclamation by a military base commander that a specific payday lender branch location has been declared off limits to military personnel and their spouses.

• (b) If the customer is a member of the military services of the United States or a spouse of a member of the military services of the United States, the following disclosures shall be made in writing by the payday lender:
  • (1) A notice that the lender is prohibited from garnishment of any military wages or salaries;
  • (2) A notice that the lender is prohibited from conducting any collection activity against a military customer or his or her spouse when the military member has been deployed to a combat or combat support posting for the duration of the deployment;
  • (3) A notice that the lender is prohibited from contacting the commanding officer of a military customer in an effort to collect on a loan to the military member or his or her spouse;
  • (4) A notice that the lender agrees to be bound by the terms of any repayment agreement that it negotiates through military counselors or third-party credit counselors; and
  • (5) A notice that the lender agrees to honor any statement or proclamation by a military base commander that a specific payday lending branch location has been declared off limits to military personnel and their spouses.

Added by 2004 Ga. Laws 440, § 3, eff. 5/1/2004.