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title: O.C.G.A. § 16-17-8. Site of payday lending is public nuisance.
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# O.C.G.A. § 16-17-8. Site of payday lending is public nuisance.

The site or location of a place of business where payday lending takes place in the State of Georgia is declared a public nuisance.

## History

Code 1981, § 16-17-8, enacted by Ga. L. 2004, p. 60, § 3.