Any person, firm, association, or corporation violating any of the provisions of Code Sections 10-1-424 and 10-1-425 shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. Nothing in Code Section 10-1-424 or 10-1-425 or this Code section shall apply to any visual or sound broadcasting station or to any publisher or printer of a newspaper, magazine, or other form of printed advertising who broadcasts, telecasts, publishes, or prints such advertisement in good faith without knowledge of its false or fraudulent character.
History. Ga. L. 1962, p. 129, § 3; Ga. L. 1993, p. 91, § 10.
Structure Georgia Code
Chapter 1 - Selling and Other Trade Practices
Article 15 - Deceptive or Unfair Practices
§ 10-1-420. Advertising Without Intending to Sell on Stated Terms; Disclaimers as to Availability
§ 10-1-422. Degree to Be Designated in Advertisements Using “Doctor” or “dr.”; Penalty for Violation
§ 10-1-423. Enjoining Prohibited Advertising
§ 10-1-424. Misrepresenting Nature of Business
§ 10-1-426. Penalty for Violations of Code Sections 10-1-424 and 10-1-425; Good Faith Exceptions