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title: O.C.G.A. § 10-5B-7. Remedies, duties, prohibitions, and penalties not exclusive; construction with other provisions of the Code.
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# O.C.G.A. § 10-5B-7. Remedies, duties, prohibitions, and penalties not exclusive; construction with other provisions of the Code.

(a) The remedies, duties, prohibitions, and penalties of this chapter are not exclusive and are in addition to all other causes of action, remedies, and penalties provided by law.

(b) Nothing in this chapter shall amend, alter, or repeal any of the provisions of Chapter 5 of this title, the “Georgia Uniform Securities Act of 2008”; the provisions of Chapter 5A of this title, relating to commodities and commodity contracts and options; the provisions of Chapter 14 of Title 43, relating to electrical contractors, plumbers, conditioned air contractors, low voltage contractors, and utility contractors; or the provisions of Chapter 17 of Title 43, the “Georgia Charitable Solicitations Act of 1988.”

## History

Code 1981, § 10-5B-7, enacted by Ga. L. 1994, p. 536, § 1; Ga. L. 2008, p. 381, § 10/SB 358; Ga. L. 2025, p. 359, § 3-2(4)/SB 125, effective July 1, 2025.

## Amendments

The 2025 amendment, effective July 1, 2025, substituted “low voltage” for “low-voltage” in subsection (b).