Georgia Code
Chapter 1 - General Provisions
§ 13-1-11. Validity and Enforcement of Obligations to Pay Attorney’s Fees Upon Notes or Other Evidence of Indebtedness

History. Ga. L. 1890-91, p. 221, § 1; Civil Code 1895, § 3667; Ga. L. 1900, p. 53, § 1; Civil Code 1910, § 4252; Code 1933, § 20-506; Ga. L. 1946, p. 761, § 1; Ga. L. 1953, Jan.-Feb. Sess., p. 545, § 1; Ga. L. 1957, p. 264, § 1; Ga. L. 1968, p. 317, § 1; Ga. L. 2010, p. 878, § 13/HB 1387; Ga. L. 2012, p. 1035, § 1/SB 181.
The 2010 amendment, effective June 3, 2010, part of an Act to revise, modernize, and correct the Code, in subsection (a), in the introductory language, substituted “collectable” for “collectible”, added “and” at the end of paragraph (a)(2), and substituted “his or her attorney” for “his attorney” in the first sentence of paragraph (a)(3).
The 2012 amendment, effective July 1, 2012, inserted “subsection (b) of this Code section and to” near the end of the introductory language of subsection (a); added present subsection (b); redesignated former subsection (b) as present subsection (c); and added subsection (d). See Editor’s notes for effective date and applicability.
Cross references.
Liens for attorneys’ services generally, § 15-19-14 .
Code Commission notes.
Pursuant to Code Section 28-9-5, in 2012, in subsection (d), “Code” was inserted before “section” and “attorney’s” was substituted for “attorneys”.
Editor’s notes.
Ga. L. 2012, p. 1035, § 3/SB 181, approved by the Governor May 2, 2012, provided that the effective date of the amendment to this Code section is July 1, 2011, and that the amendment of this Code section applies to contracts entered on or after July 1, 2011. See Op. Atty Gen. No. 76-76 for construction of effective date and applicability provisions that precede the date of approval by the Governor.
Law reviews.
For article, “Attorney’s Fees for Secured Creditors in Bankruptcy Proceedings,” see 13 Ga. St. B.J. 126 (1976).
For article discussing attorney’s fees as an obligation owed to the secured creditor in bankruptcy proceedings, see 13 Ga. St. B.J. 118 (1977).
For article surveying recent judicial developments in commercial law, see 31 Mercer L. Rev. 13 (1979).
For article on protecting the secured creditor in business bankruptcies, see 18 Ga. St. B.J. 62 (1981).
For survey article on commercial law, see 34 Mercer L. Rev. 31 (1982).
For survey article on real property, see 34 Mercer L. Rev. 255 (1982).
For annual survey of commercial law, see 38 Mercer L. Rev. 85 (1986).
For annual survey of law of real property, see 38 Mercer L. Rev. 319 (1986).
For survey article on commercial law, see 44 Mercer L. Rev. 99 (1992).
For article, “Commercial Law,” see 53 Mercer L. Rev. 153 (2001).
For survey article on appellate practice and procedure, see 60 Mercer L. Rev. 21 (2008).
For article, “Buying Distressed Commercial Real Estate: What are the Alternatives?,” see 16 (No. 4) Ga. St. B.J. 18 (2010).
For annual survey on real property, see 69 Mercer L. Rev. 251 (2017).