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title: O.C.G.A. § 10-5A-9. Construction of chapter.
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# O.C.G.A. § 10-5A-9. Construction of chapter.

This chapter may be construed and implemented to effectuate its general purpose to protect investors, to prevent and prosecute illegal and fraudulent schemes involving commodity contracts, and to maximize coordination with federal laws and the laws of other states and the administration and enforcement thereof. This chapter is not intended to create any rights or remedies upon which actions may be brought by private persons against persons who violate the provisions of this chapter.

## History

Code 1981, § 10-5A-9, enacted by Ga. L. 1988, p. 1636, § 1.