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Title 10. COMMERCE AND TRADE · Chapter 1. SELLING AND OTHER TRADE PRACTICES · Article 22. MOTOR VEHICLE FRANCHISE PRACTICES · Part 1. GENERAL CONSIDERATION

10-1-621. Legislative findings.

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

  1. The General Assembly finds and declares that:

  2. (1)

    The distribution and sale of motor vehicles within this state are vital to the general economy of this state and to the public interest and public welfare;#

  3. (2)

    The provision for warranty service, recall service, and the repair of predelivery transportation damages to motor vehicles is of substantial concern to the people of this state;#

  4. (3)

    Robust competition among dealers benefits consumers through competitive pricing, service, and convenient repair facilities, thus the maintenance of full and fair inter-brand and intra-brand competition among dealers and others is in the public interest; and#

  5. (4)

    The maintenance of strong and sound dealerships is essential to provide continuing and necessary reliable services to the consuming public in this state, to the introduction of new automotive technology and support and maintenance of such after a sale, to protect against the creation or perpetuation of monopolies and other practices that are detrimental to public welfare and local businesses, and to provide stable employment to the citizens of this state.#

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, § 10-1-621, enacted by Ga. L. 1993, p. 1585, § 2; Ga. L. 2025, p. 703, § 1/SB 81, effective July 1, 2025.

Amendments

The 2025 amendment, effective July 1, 2025, inserted “recall service,” in paragraph (2); substituted “Robust competition among dealers benefits consumers through competitive pricing, service, and convenient repair facilities, thus the maintenance of full and fair inter-brand and intra-brand competition” for “The maintenance of full and fair competition” at the beginning of paragraph (3); and added “, to the introduction of new automotive technology and support and maintenance of such after a sale, to protect against the creation or perpetuation of monopolies and other practices that are detrimental to public welfare and local businesses,” in paragraph (4).

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

Text read from t10-(v8)-pdf.pdf, Volume V8, 2024 edition, 2025 supplement, page 61; merge action: replaced; file SHA-256 f1fc4f45d8c6.