1-3-7. Abrogation of laws by agreement; waiver or renunciation of benefits established by law.

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Laws made for the preservation of public order or good morals may not be dispensed with or abrogated by any agreement. However, a person may waive or renounce what the law has established in his favor when he does not thereby injure others or affect the public interest.

The notes below are printed with the section but are not enacted law (O.C.G.A. § 1-1-1(c)). They are shown apart from the text.

History

Orig. Code 1863, § 11; Code 1868, § 10; Code 1873, § 10; Code 1882, § 10; Civil Code 1895, § 10; Penal Code 1895, § 5; Civil Code 1910, § 10; Penal Code 1910, § 5; Code 1933, § 102-106.

Law reviews

For note, ‘‘The Scope and Meaning of Waiver in Section 2-209 of the Uniform Commercial Code,’’ see 5 Ga. L. Rev. 783 (1971). For comment on Ware v. State, 128 Ga. App. 407, 196 S.E.2d 896 (1973), discussing the right of an accused to retract guilty plea prior to judgment, see 10 Ga. St. B. J. 469 (1974). For comment, ‘‘Eleventh Circuit Survey: January 1, 2013 - December 31, 2013: Comment: Confirm-ing the Enforceability of the Guaranty Agreement After Non-Judicial Foreclosure in Georgia,’’ see 65 Mercer L. Rev. 1167 (2014).

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