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title: O.C.G.A. § 10-1-599. Authorized duration of contract of membership; disclosure requirement.
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# O.C.G.A. § 10-1-599. Authorized duration of contract of membership; disclosure requirement.

No contract shall be valid for a term longer than 18 months from the date upon which the contract is signed. However, a club may allow a member to convert his or her contract into a contract for a period longer than 18 months after the member has been a member of the club for a period of at least six months. The duration of the contract shall be clearly and conspicuously disclosed in the contract in boldface type of a minimum size of 14 points.

## History

Ga. L. 1975, p. 529, § 10; Ga. L. 1984, p. 22, § 10; Ga. L. 2015, p. 1088, § 6/SB 148.