History. Code 1981, § 44-3-132, enacted by Ga. L. 1983, p. 1508, § 1; Ga. L. 1984, p. 22, § 44; Ga. L. 1986, p. 1468, § 2; Code 1981, § 10-14-5 , as redesignated by Ga. L. 2000, p. 882, § 1; Ga. L. 2012, p. 625, § 9/HB 933; Ga. L. 2017, p. 774, § 10/HB 323.
The 2017 amendment, effective May 9, 2017, part of an Act to revise, modernize, and correct the Code, substituted “sent by certified mail or statutory overnight delivery, return receipt requested,” for “sent by certified mail, return receipt requested, or statutory overnight delivery,” near the beginning of subsection (e).
Structure Georgia Code
Chapter 14 - Cemetery and Funeral Services
§ 10-14-2. Regulation of Preneed Dealers, Registrants, and Cemetery Companies; Licenses
§ 10-14-3.1. Authority of Boards
§ 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
§ 10-14-13. 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