Georgia Code
Chapter 14 - Cemetery and Funeral Services
§ 10-14-20. Criminal Penalties

History. Code 1981, § 44-3-144, enacted by Ga. L. 1983, p. 1508, § 1; Code 1981, § 10-14-20 , as redesignated by Ga. L. 2000, p. 882, § 1.

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Title 10 - Commerce and Trade

Chapter 14 - Cemetery and Funeral Services

§ 10-14-1. Short Title

§ 10-14-2. Regulation of Preneed Dealers, Registrants, and Cemetery Companies; Licenses

§ 10-14-3. Definitions

§ 10-14-3.1. Authority of Boards

§ 10-14-4. Registration of Dealers and Cemeteries; Perpetual Care Cemeteries Trust Funds; Nonperpetual Care Cemeteries; Preneed Escrow Accounts

§ 10-14-5. Preneed Sales Agents; Contracts; Retention of Employee Data

§ 10-14-5.1. Relationship Between Life Insurance and Funeral Establishment

§ 10-14-6. Irrevocable Trust Fund

§ 10-14-7. Preneed Escrow Accounts or Trust Funds

§ 10-14-7.1. Trust Accounts for Preneed Funds

§ 10-14-8. Prohibition of Certain Persons From Employment; Notice and Hearing; Emergency Orders

§ 10-14-9. Amendment of Registration Application; State Audit of Records; Change of Ownership

§ 10-14-10. Minimum Acreage for Cemeteries; Exceptions

§ 10-14-11. Stop Order Suspending or Revoking a Registration; Denial or Refusal of Application for Registration; Penalties

§ 10-14-12. Separate Accounts and Records; Owner Acting as Trustee; Bond; Removal of Trustee or Escrow Agent; Allocation of Funds; Financial Reports

§ 10-14-13. Venue for Civil or Criminal Actions

§ 10-14-14. Administration of Chapter; Rules and Regulations

§ 10-14-15. Investigations by Secretary of State; Subpoenas; Hearings

§ 10-14-16. Cemetery Rules and Regulations; Service Charges

§ 10-14-17. Prohibited Acts; Fees

§ 10-14-18. Duties of Registrant; Written Contract

§ 10-14-19. Enforcement of Chapter; Civil Penalties

§ 10-14-20. Criminal Penalties

§ 10-14-21. Purchaser’s Remedy for Violations

§ 10-14-22. [Effective Until July 1, 2023. See note.] Judicial Appeal of Order of Secretary of State

§ 10-14-22. [Effective July 1, 2023. See note.] Judicial Appeal of Order of Secretary of State

§ 10-14-23. Administrative Appeal of Order of Secretary of State

§ 10-14-24. Effect of Consent to Service of Process

§ 10-14-25. Waiver of Rights or Defenses in Cemetery Purchase Agreements Void

§ 10-14-26. Secretary of State Immune From Liability

§ 10-14-28. Actions Pending Under Prior Law

§ 10-14-29. Construction Regulations; Preconstruction Trust Funds

§ 10-14-30. Adoption of Minimum Standards by Secretary of State