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title: O.C.G.A. § 10-6B-17. Agent’s liability to principal.
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# O.C.G.A. § 10-6B-17. Agent’s liability to principal.

An agent that violates this chapter shall be liable to the principal or the principal’s successors in interest for the amount required to:

(1) Restore the value of the principal’s property to what it would have been had the violation not occurred; and

(2) Reimburse the principal or the principal’s successors in interest for the attorney’s fees and costs paid on the agent’s behalf.

## History

Code 1981, § 10-6B-17, enacted by Ga. L. 2017, p. 435, § 2-1/HB 221.