Georgia Code
Article 1 - General Provisions
§ 19-8-24. Advertising Restrictions and Requirements; “Inducements” Defined; Unlawful Inducements; Penalties; Exemption for Personal Communications; Civil Actions

whether the communication occurs before or after the birth of such child or children.
(A) The payment or reimbursement of the medical expenses directly related to the biological mother’s pregnancy and hospitalization for the birth of the child and medical care for such child if paid by a licensed child-placing agency or an attorney;
(B) The payment or reimbursement of expenses for counseling services or legal services for a biological parent that are directly related to the placement by such parent of her or his child for adoption if paid by a licensed child-placing agency or an attorney;
(C) The payment or reimbursement of reasonable living expenses for the biological mother if paid by a licensed child-placing agency; or
History. Code 1981, § 19-8-24 , enacted by Ga. L. 1990, p. 1572, § 5; Ga. L. 1991, p. 94, § 19; Ga. L. 1991, p. 1640, § 11; Ga. L. 2004, p. 449, § 1; Ga. L. 2018, p. 19, § 1-1/HB 159; Ga. L. 2021, p. 151, § 12/HB 154; Ga. L. 2022, p. 352, § 19/HB 1428.
The 2018 amendment, effective September 1, 2018, rewrote this Code section.
The 2021 amendment, effective July 1, 2021, added paragraph (d)(4); inserted “and shall further be subject to a court order requiring such person to make restitution to a victim harmed by such person’s violation” at the end of subsection (e); and, in subsection (g), designated the existing provisions as paragraph (g)(1) and added paragraph (g)(2).
The 2022 amendment, effective May 2, 2022, part of an Act to revise, modernize, and correct the Code, substituted “internet” for “Internet” in the middle of paragraph (a)(1) and inserted a comma following “or both” in the middle of subsection (e).
Cross references.
False, misleading, advertising, § 10-1-420 et seq.
Law reviews.
For article, “Who is Georgia’s Mother? Gestational Surrogacy: A Formulation for Georgia’s Legislature,” see 38 Ga. L. Rev. 395 (2003).
For note, “Carrying Capacity: Should Georgia Enact Surrogacy Regulation?,” see 54 Ga. L. Rev. 333 (2019).

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