Official Code of Georgia Annotated

Title 10. COMMERCE AND TRADE · Chapter 5B. DECEPTIVE, FRAUDULENT, OR ABUSIVE TELEMARKETING

10-5B-1. Legislative findings and intent.

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(a)
The General Assembly finds that a problem is posed in this state by the increasing use of the telephone in a fraudulent or abusive manner as a means of solicitation in certain currently regulated commercial businesses and professions and that the power and reach of the telephone as a medium for such conduct increases the risk to the legitimate economy of the state.#
(b)
The General Assembly declares that the intent of this chapter is to impose sanctions against the fraudulent use of the telephone in certain currently regulated commercial businesses and professions. This chapter shall be construed to further that intent.#

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History

Code 1981, § 10-5B-1, enacted by Ga. L. 1994, p. 536, § 1.

Law reviews

For review of 1996 commerce and trade legislation, see 13 Ga. St. U.L. Rev. 33 (1996).

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