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Title 51 - Torts (Chs. 1 — 16)
Chapter 12 - Damages (Arts. 1 — 4)
Article 4 - Georgia Structured Settlement Protection (§§ 51-12-71 — 51-12-80)
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Effective date. —This article became effective July 1, 2021.
Editor’s notes.Ga. L. 2021, p. 663, § 1/HB 443 repealed the Code sections formerly codified as this article and enacted the current article. The former article consisted of Code Sections 51-12-70 through 51-12-77, relating to damages in tort actions, and was based on Ga. L. 1999, p. 853, § 1; Ga. L. 2000, p. 1589, § 3; Ga. L. 2001, p. 4, § 51; Ga. L. 2003, p. 140, § 51; Ga. L. 2003, p. 820, §§ 7, 8; Ga. L. 2015, p. 1088, § 46/SB 148.
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- § 51-12-71. Short title
- § 51-12-72. Definitions
- § 51-12-73. Structured settlement purchase companies; requirements for doing business
- § 51-12-74. Prohibited activities; penalty for violation
- § 51-12-75. Transfer orders as qualified orders under federal statutes
- § 51-12-76. Separate disclosure statement provided to payee; requirements
- § 51-12-77. Approval of transfer by court order; requirements
- § 51-12-78. Redirecting payments; liability of transferee; dividing payment; compliance
- § 51-12-79. Application for transfer of structured settlement payment right required documentation; hearing
- § 51-12-80. Waiver prohibited; governing law; death of payee; compliance by transferee
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