History. Ga. L. 1970, p. 565, § 1; Ga. L. 2016, p. 369, § 1/HB 697.
The 2016 amendment, effective July 1, 2016, added subsection (a); designated the existing provisions of the first undesignated paragraph of this Code section as subsection (b); in subsection (b), deleted “, firm, partnership, association, or corporation, or agent or employee thereof,” following “No person” in the first sentence and, in the second sentence, inserted “the”, inserted “or she” and deleted “on his part” following “any obligation”; added subsection (c); deleted the former provisions of the second undesignated paragraph, which read: “If, after any such receipt deemed to be an unconditional gift under this Code section, the sender continues to send bill statements or requests for payment with respect thereto, an action may be brought by the recipient to enjoin such conduct, in which action there may also be awarded reasonable attorneys’ fees and costs to the prevailing party.”; and added subsection (d).
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