Georgia Code
Article 1 - In General
§ 7-4-18. Criminal Penalty for Excessive Interest

History. Ga. L. 1908, p. 83, §§ 1, 2; Civil Code 1910, §§ 3444, 3445; Penal Code 1910, § 700; Code 1933, §§ 57-117, 57-9901; Ga. L. 1983, p. 1146, § 5; Ga. L. 2000, p. 1526, § 1; Ga. L. 2014, p. 213, § 2/HB 824.
Editor’s notes.
Ga. L. 2014, p. 213, § 3/HB 824, not codified by the General Assembly, provides that: “It is not the intent of the General Assembly to affect the law applicable to litigation pending as of February 19, 2014.”
Law reviews.
For comment on Zink v. Davis Fin. Co., 61 Ga. App. 39 , 5 S.E.2d 588 (1939), see 2 Ga. B.J. 57 (1940).
For comment on Georgia Inv. Co. v. Norman, 231 Ga. 821 , 204 S.E.2d 740 (1974), see 26 Mercer L. Rev. 321 (1974).
For note discussing whether a holder in due course takes free of claims of violations of the usury laws, see 12 Ga. L. Rev. 814 (1978).
For note, “State-Imposed Interest Rate Ceilings and Home Equity Loan Scandal in Georgia,” see 11 Ga. St. U.L. Rev. 591 (1995).
For article, “Business Associations,” see 53 Mercer L. Rev. 109 (2001).
Cross references.
Illegal payday loans, § 16-17-1 et seq.

Structure Georgia Code