Interest from date, if the debt is not punctually paid at maturity, may be recovered when so stipulated in the contract, provided interest has not already been included in the principal amount.
History. Orig. Code 1863, § 2025; Code 1868, § 2026; Code 1873, § 2052; Code 1882, § 2052; Civil Code 1895, § 2879; Civil Code 1910, § 3429; Code 1933, § 57-105.
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For article on Georgia’s usury laws and interest on interest, see 8 Ga. St. U.L. Rev. 291 (1992).
Structure Georgia Code
Chapter 4 - Interest and Usury
§ 7-4-4. Advertisement of Rates of Interest or Finance Charge
§ 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
§ 7-4-11. 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