History. Code 1981, § 10-1-393.10 , enacted by Ga. L. 2009, p. 1001, § 3/HB 189; Ga. L. 2015, p. 1088, § 2/SB 148; Ga. L. 2017, p. 646, § 2-2/SB 137.
The 2015 amendment, effective July 1, 2015, substituted “office of the Attorney General” for “Governor’s Office of Consumer Affairs” in subsection (a); and substituted “Attorney General” for “administrator” throughout subsection (e).
The 2017 amendment, effective July 1, 2017, in subsection (f), substituted “entity within” for “Child Support Enforcement Agency of” near the beginning and inserted “authorized to enforce support orders” near the middle.
Editor’s notes.
Ga. L. 2009, p. 1001, § 6, not codified by the General Assembly, provides, in part, that this Code section shall be applicable to all contracts for private collection of child support payments entered into on or after July 1, 2009.
Ga. L. 2017, p. 646, § 2-2/SB 137, which amended this Code section, purported to amend subsection (f), but no directory language revising subsection (f) was set out in the Act.
Structure Georgia Code
Chapter 1 - Selling and Other Trade Practices
Article 15 - Deceptive or Unfair Practices
Part 2 - Fair Business Practices Act
§ 10-1-391. Purpose and Construction of Part
§ 10-1-392. Definitions; When Intentional Violation Occurs
§ 10-1-393. Unfair or Deceptive Practices in Consumer Transactions Unlawful; Examples
§ 10-1-393.1. Office Supply Transactions; Solicitations for Telephone Directory Listings
§ 10-1-393.2. Requirements for Health Spas
§ 10-1-393.3. Prohibited Use of Purchaser’s Credit Card Information by Merchant
§ 10-1-393.4. Pricing Practices During State of Emergency
§ 10-1-393.6. Unlawful Telemarketing Transactions; Criminal Penalty
§ 10-1-393.7. Solicitation During Final Illness; Penalty
§ 10-1-393.8. Protection From Disclosure of an Individual’s Social Security Number
§ 10-1-393.9. Registration of Private Child Support Collectors; Surety Bond or Alternative
§ 10-1-393.12. Contract With Residential Roofing Contractor; Definitions
§ 10-1-393.14. Consumer Report for Employment Purposes
§ 10-1-396. Acts Exempt From Part
§ 10-1-397. Cease and Desist Orders; Civil Penalty; Judicial Relief; Receivers
§ 10-1-397.1. Initiation or Intervention by Attorney General
§ 10-1-398. Stay of Cease and Desist Order; Hearing
§ 10-1-399. Civil or Equitable Remedies by Individuals
§ 10-1-400. Limitation on Recovery in Case of Bona Fide Error
§ 10-1-401. Limitation of Actions; Right to Set Off Damages or Penalties Not Limited
§ 10-1-402. Assurances of Voluntary Compliance
§ 10-1-403. Investigations; Demands for Evidence
§ 10-1-405. Civil Penalties; Individual Liability
§ 10-1-406. Duty of Prosecuting Attorneys
§ 10-1-407. Part Not Exclusive
§ 10-1-408. Continuing Validity of Previously Adopted Rules, Orders, Actions, and Regulations