History. Code 1981, § 10-1-663.1 , enacted by Ga. L. 2000, p. 1175, § 2; Ga. L. 2017, p. 515, § 2/HB 469.
The 2017 amendment, effective July 1, 2017, deleted the former introductory paragraph, which read: “There shall be a right of first refusal to purchase in favor of the franchisor if the dealer has entered into an agreement to transfer the dealership or its assets, provided that all the following qualifications and requirements are met:”; added subsection (a); redesignated former paragraphs (1) through (6) as present paragraphs (a)(1) through (a)(6), respectively; substituted “provided for through the terms of the contract related to the proposed change of ownership or transfer of dealership assets” for “is provided in the documents and agreements submitted to the franchisor under paragraph (2) of this Code section” in paragraph (a)(3); and added subsection (b).