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Official Code of Georgia Annotated

Title 18. DEBTOR AND CREDITOR · Chapter 5. DEBT ADJUSTMENT

18-5-2. Debt adjusting permitted.

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  1. In the course of engaging in debt adjusting, it shall be unlawful for any person to accept from a debtor who resides in this state, either directly or indirectly, any charge, fee, contribution, or combination thereof in an amount in excess of 7.5 percent of the amount paid monthly by such debtor to such person for distribution to creditors of such debtor; provided, however, no provision of this chapter shall prohibit any person, in the course of engaging in debt adjusting, from imposing upon a debtor who resides in this state a reasonable and separate charge or fee for insufficient funds transactions.

The notes below are printed with the section but are not enacted law (O.C.G.A. § 1-1-1(c)). They are shown apart from the text.

History

Ga. L. 1956, p. 797, § 2; Ga. L. 2003, p. 392, § 2; Ga. L. 2015, p. 1088, § 18/SB 148.

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Current through: Including Acts of the 2025 Regular Session of the General Assembly.

Text read from t18-t19-(v16)-2022-pdf.pdf, Volume V16, 2022 edition, page 282; merge action: carried; file SHA-256 eddc877da9f2.