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title: O.C.G.A. § 10-1-700. Definitions.
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# O.C.G.A. § 10-1-700. Definitions.

As used in this article, the term:

(1) “Commission” means compensation accruing to a sales representative for payment by a principal, the rate of which is expressed as a percentage of the dollar amount of orders or sales or as a specified amount per order or per sale.

(2) “Principal” means a person who does business in this state and who:

(A) Manufactures, produces, imports, or distributes a tangible product for wholesale;

(B) Contracts with a sales representative to solicit orders for the product; and

(C) Compensates the sales representative in whole or in part by commission.

(3) “Sales representative” means a person who contracts with a principal to solicit wholesale orders and who is compensated in whole or in part by a commission, but such term does not include one who places orders or purchases for his or her own account for resale.

## History

Code 1981, § 10-1-700, enacted by Ga. L. 1986, p. 884, § 1; Ga. L. 1993, p. 1092, § 1.