a court shall presume to be reasonable in time any restraint two years or less in duration and shall presume to be unreasonable in time any restraint more than two years in duration, measured from the date of the termination of the business relationship.
a court shall presume to be reasonable in time any restraint three years or less in duration and shall presume to be unreasonable in time any restraint more than three years in duration, measured from the date of termination of the business relationship.
a court shall presume to be reasonable in time any restraint the longer of five years or less in duration or equal to the period of time during which payments are being made to the owner or seller as a result of any sale referred to in this subsection and shall presume to be unreasonable in time any restraint more than the longer of five years in duration or the period of time during which payments are being made to the owner or seller as a result of any sale referred to in this subsection, measured from the date of termination or disposition of such interest.
History. Code 1981, § 13-8-57 , enacted by Ga. L. 2011, p. 399, § 4/HB 30.
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