Georgia Code
Article 1 - In General
§ 7-4-16. When Interest Runs on Commercial Accounts; Maximum Interest Rate on Commercial Accounts

Unless otherwise provided in writing signed by the obligor, a commercial account becomes due and payable upon the date a statement of the account is rendered to the obligor. The owner of a commercial account may charge interest on that portion of a commercial account which has been due and payable for 30 days or more at a rate not in excess of 1 1/2 percent per month calculated on the amount owed from the date upon which it became due and payable until paid. “Commercial account” means an obligation for the payment of money arising out of a transaction to sell or furnish, or the sale of, or furnishing of, goods or services other than a “retail installment transaction” as defined in paragraph (10) of subsection (a) of Code Section 10-1-2.
History. Ga. L. 1858, p. 90, § 1; Code 1863, § 2030; Code 1868, § 2031; Ga. L. 1873, p. 22, § 1; Code 1873, § 2057; Code 1882, § 2057; Civil Code 1895, § 2885; Civil Code 1910, § 3435; Code 1933, § 57-111; Ga. L. 1980, p. 514, § 1.
Law reviews.
For survey article on recent developments in Georgia law of remedies, see 34 Mercer L. Rev. 397 (1982).
For annual survey on construction law, see 65 Mercer L. Rev. 67 (2013).

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Georgia Code

Title 7 - Banking and Finance

Chapter 4 - Interest and Usury

Article 1 - In General

§ 7-4-1. “Usury” Defined

§ 7-4-2. Legal Rate of Interest; Maximum Rate of Interest Generally; Certain Items Not Considered Interest

§ 7-4-3. Finance Charge on Retail Installment Contracts for Manufactured Homes and Motor Vehicles Subject to Federal Law; Stating of Federal Provisions in Contract

§ 7-4-4. Advertisement of Rates of Interest or Finance Charge

§ 7-4-5. Failure to Include Federal Loan Act Provisions in Retail Installment Loan; Violating Advertising Restrictions

§ 7-4-8. Commission to Third Person Does Not Make Lawful Interest Usurious

§ 7-4-9. Back Interest May Be Stipulated in Contract and Recovered

§ 7-4-10. Usury Forfeits Entire Interest; Right of Setoff; How Forfeiture Discharged; When Time Bars Action or Defense

§ 7-4-11. Usury Is Personal Defense; No Collection From Insolvent to Prejudice of Others

§ 7-4-12. Interest on Judgments

§ 7-4-12.1. Interest on Arrearage on Child Support; Settlement of Unreimbursed Public Assistance

§ 7-4-13. Law of Place of Contract Governs Interest Unless Otherwise Provided

§ 7-4-14. Interest Runs From Default Unless Otherwise Agreed; When Demand Necessary

§ 7-4-15. When Interest Runs on Liquidated Demands; Promissory Notes Payable on Demand

§ 7-4-16. When Interest Runs on Commercial Accounts; Maximum Interest Rate on Commercial Accounts

§ 7-4-17. Payment Applied First to Interest; No Interest on Unpaid Interest; Exceptions

§ 7-4-18. Criminal Penalty for Excessive Interest

§ 7-4-19. Civil Action to Enforce Chapter

§ 7-4-20. Election to Forgo Application of Federal Usury Laws

§ 7-4-21. Class Action Barred on Claims for Violation of Interest Laws on Loans Secured by Real Estate