In determining the reasonableness of a restrictive covenant that limits or restricts competition during or after the term of an employment or business relationship, the court shall make the following presumptions:
History. Code 1981, § 13-8-56 , enacted by Ga. L. 2011, p. 399, § 4/HB 30; Ga. L. 2019, p. 1056, § 13/SB 52.
The 2019 amendment, effective May 12, 2019, part of an Act to revise, modernize, and correct the Code, revised punctuation near the end of the introductory language of paragraph (2).
Law reviews.
For article, “Contracts: Illegal and Void Contracts Generally,” see 28 Ga. St. U.L. Rev. 21 (2011).
Structure Georgia Code
Chapter 8 - Illegal and Void Contracts Generally
Article 4 - Restrictive Covenants in Contracts
§ 13-8-50. Legislative Findings
§ 13-8-54. Judicial Construction of Covenants
§ 13-8-55. Requirements of Person Seeking Enforcement of Covenants
§ 13-8-56. Reasonableness Determinations Restricting Competition; Presumptions
§ 13-8-57. Reasonableness Determinations Restricting Time; Presumptions