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Title 10. COMMERCE AND TRADE · Chapter 1. SELLING AND OTHER TRADE PRACTICES · Article 1A. DOOR-TO-DOOR SALES

10-1-23. Notice of cancellation; form.

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Current through: Including Acts of the 2025 Regular Session of the General Assembly.

  1. (a)

    The seller in a door-to-door sale shall provide to each buyer, at the time the buyer signs the door-to-door sales contract or otherwise agrees to buy goods or services from the seller, a notice of cancellation form meeting the requirements of subsection (b) of this Code section that may be used by the buyer.#

  2. (b)

    The form shall be captioned “NOTICE OF CANCELLATION” and shall provide the following information in at least ten-point boldface type:#

    1. (1)

      That the buyer has 30 business days to cancel the sale;#

    2. (2)

      That upon cancellation all of the buyer’s payments will be returned within ten business days;#

    3. (3)

      That the buyer may keep or dispose of the goods if the seller fails to pick them up within 20 business days of the date of the notice of cancellation;#

    4. (4)

      The seller’s name and the address or email address to which notices of cancellation must be sent;#

    5. (5)

      That the buyer has until midnight of the thirtieth business day to cancel the transaction; and#

    6. (6)

      A signature and date line for the buyer.#

  3. (c)

    The seller shall inform the buyer orally, at the time that the buyer signs the contract or purchases the goods or services, of the buyer’s right to cancel.#

  4. (d)

    The seller shall notify the buyer within ten days of receipt of the buyer’s notice of cancellation whether the seller intends to repossess or to abandon any shipped, delivered, or installed goods.#

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

Code 1981, § 10-1-23, enacted by Ga. L. 2023, p. 537, § 1/SB 149, effective July 1, 2023.

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Current through: Including Acts of the 2025 Regular Session of the General Assembly.

Text read from t10-(v8)-2024-pdf.pdf, Volume V8, 2024 edition, page 53; merge action: carried; file SHA-256 7afbade16da7.