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Part 1 - In General
§ 44-12-40. “Bailment” Defined - A bailment is a delivery of goods or property upon...
§ 44-12-41. Bailment Contract as Entire; Performance as Condition Precedent to Action Upon It - As a general rule, the contract of bailment is an...
§ 44-12-42. Rights of Bailee in Bailed Property; Actions to Enforce Rights - During the bailment, in all cases the bailee has a...
§ 44-12-43. Care Required of Bailees - All bailees are required to exercise care and diligence to...
§ 44-12-44. Burden on Bailee After Loss; Proper Diligence Standard - In all cases of bailment, after proof of loss by...
§ 44-12-45. When Act of God or Contract Exception Available as Defense - In order for a bailee to avail himself of an...
Part 2 - Hiring
§ 44-12-60. “Hiring” Defined - The term “hiring” means a contract by which one person...
§ 44-12-61. Qualified Ownership and Rights of Hirer - The hirer of things acquires a qualified ownership of them...
§ 44-12-62. Duties of Hirer; Liability for Acts of Bailor’s Agents - History. Orig. Code 1863, § 2060; Code 1868, § 2063;...
§ 44-12-63. Obligations of Bailor - The obligations of the bailor of things are: History. Orig....
§ 44-12-64. Duty to Return Property; Assumption of Risks; Time of Return - The contract of hire may call for the return of...
§ 44-12-65. Effect of Breach of Contract; Action for Conversion by Bailor - If either party violates the terms of the hiring, the...
§ 44-12-66. Effect of Loss or Destruction of Thing Hired; Liability of Hirer - The loss or destruction of the thing hired without fault...
§ 44-12-67. When Hirer May Relet; Effect of Reletting Without Consent of Bailor - No hirer of a thing has a right to hire...
§ 44-12-68. Consent Required for Removal of Hired Thing From State or Hazardous Use - No hirer of things has a right to remove such...
§ 44-12-69. Rights of Action of Hirer and Bailor - For an interference with the possession of the thing hired,...
§ 44-12-70. Liability of Thing Hired to Execution and Levy; Forthcoming Bond - When the period of the hiring does not exceed one...
§ 44-12-71. Hire of Labor or Services; Standard of Care - The hire of labor or services is the essence of...
§ 44-12-72. Title to Article on Which Labor Bestowed - In cases of hire of labor or services, if the...
§ 44-12-73. Right to Possession by Bailee - The bailee for hire of labor and services is entitled...
§ 44-12-74. Loss or Destruction of Property; Right of Bailee to Compensation - If the thing bailed for labor and services is destroyed...
§ 44-12-75. Exercise of Discretion by Factor; Diligence - Since peculiar confidence is reposed in a factor, he may,...
§ 44-12-76. Keeper of Livery Stable; Diligence - The keeper of a livery stable is a depository for...
§ 44-12-77. Garage Owner; Diligence - The relationship of the owner of an automobile and the...
§ 44-12-78. Keeper of Wharf; Liability - One who keeps a wharf is a depository for hire...
Part 3 - Deposits
§ 44-12-90. Definitions - As used in this part, the term: History. Orig. Code...
§ 44-12-91. Voluntary or Involuntary Depositories; Liability for Naked Deposit - A person may voluntarily undertake to be a depository or...
§ 44-12-92. Liability of Depositories for Hire - Depositories for hire are bound to exercise ordinary care and...
§ 44-12-93. Liability for Gratuitously Transporting Deposits - If one, in addition to safekeeping, undertakes gratuitously to carry...
§ 44-12-94. Termination of Bailment of Naked Deposit - One who holds a naked deposit may at any time...
§ 44-12-95. Effect of Use of Naked Deposit on Liability - One who holds a naked deposit may not use such...
§ 44-12-96. Reimbursement of Expenses Incurred by Reason of Naked Deposit; Retention of Possession - One who holds a naked deposit is entitled to be...
Part 4 - Loans of Property
§ 44-12-110. Kinds of Loans; Nature of Loan for Consumption - Loans may be either for consumption or for use. A...
§ 44-12-111. Nature of Loan for Use - A loan for use is the gratuitous grant of an...
§ 44-12-112. Borrower's Duty of Extraordinary Care - The borrower is usually bound to exercise extraordinary care and...
§ 44-12-113. Loan Beneficiaries and Responsibilities - A loan is generally entirely for the benefit of the...
§ 44-12-114. Right of Borrower to Possession; Action for Interference - The borrower acquires no property right in the thing loaned...
§ 44-12-115. When Borrower May Transfer Thing Loaned; Liability of Article to Levy and Sale - If a loan is for the personal benefit and use...
§ 44-12-116. Revocability of Loans - The lender may not revoke a loan which is made...
§ 44-12-117. Liability for Necessary and Extraordinary Charges and Expenses - Since a loan is gratuitous, the borrower must pay all...
§ 44-12-118. Ownership of Increase in Loaned Property - The increase of loaned property, except property loaned by special...
§ 44-12-119. How Loaned Property Used; Acts Considered as Conversion - The property loaned must be used strictly for the purpose...
§ 44-12-120. When Death of Parties Terminates Loans - The death of the lender terminates all indefinite loans or...
Part 5 - Pawnbrokers
§ 44-12-130. Definitions - As used in this part, the term: History. Ga. L....
§ 44-12-131. Duration of Pawn Transactions; Lease-Back of Motor Vehicles Prohibited; Taking Possession of Motor Vehicles; Restrictions on Interest, Fees, or Charges; Action to Recover Excessive or Undisclosed Charges; Consequences of Excessive Charge... - History. Code 1933, § 12-612, enacted by Ga. L. 1945,...
§ 44-12-132. Permanent Records Required; Content - Every pawnbroker shall maintain a permanent record book in which...
§ 44-12-133. Manner of Recording Entry in Permanent Records; Corrections; Inspection - Entries shall appear in ink and shall be in chronological...
§ 44-12-134. Maintenance of Permanent Records for Four Years - The record of each pawn or purchase transaction provided for...
§ 44-12-135. Effect of Part on Local Laws - Nothing in this part shall supersede existing local laws nor...
§ 44-12-136. Supervision of Pawnbrokers by Municipalities - Municipal authorities may license pawnbrokers, define their powers and privileges...
§ 44-12-137. Prohibited Acts; Penalties; Presumption as to Pledgor; Replacement of Lost or Damaged Goods - shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. History. Ga. L. 1977,...
§ 44-12-138. Restrictions on Advertising; Disclosure Tickets or Statements - This is a pawn transaction. Failure to make your payments...