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title: O.C.G.A. § 10-1-838. Liability for failure to post bond or establish escrow account.
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# O.C.G.A. § 10-1-838. Liability for failure to post bond or establish escrow account.

Any individual who fails to comply with either Code Section 10-1-832 or 10-1-837 shall be individually liable for any damages or losses suffered by any participant in a pageant, without regard to whether the pageant operator is structured as a corporation, partnership, limited partnership, or any other form of business entity.

## History

Code 1981, § 10-1-838, enacted by Ga. L. 1994, p. 1165, § 7.