2-22-5. Application of Fair Business Practices Act.

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(a)
Violations of the provisions of Code Section 2-22-3 or 2-22-4 shall be subject to the same civil remedies and in the same manner as provided by Part 2 of Article 15 of Chapter 1 of Title 10, the ‘‘Fair Business Practices Act of 1975,’’ for persons whose business or property has been injured or damaged as a result of an unfair or deceptive act or practice in violation of subsection (a) of Code Section 10-1-393.#
(b)
The provisions of Code Section 2-22-3 or 2-22-4 may be enforced by the Commissioner in the same manner as provided by Part 2 of Article 15 of Chapter 1 of Title 10, the ‘‘Fair Business Practices Act of 1975,’’ for enforcement of the provisions of said part by the Attorney General against a person reasonably appearing to have engaged in an unfair or deceptive act or practice in violation of subsection (a) of Code Section 10-1-393, and the superior courts may grant injunctive relief and impose the same civil penalties for violations of injunctions as provided in said part.#

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

Code 1981, § 2-22-5, enacted by Ga. L. 2004, p. 688, § 1; Ga. L. 2015, p. 1088, § 12/SB 148.

Code Commission notes

Pursuant to Code Section 28-9-5, in 2004, ‘‘an’’ was inserted preceding ‘‘unfair’’ in subsection (b).

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Text read from t1-t2-t3-(v3)-2019-pdf.pdf, Volume V3, 2019 edition, page 632; merge action: carried; file SHA-256 206dab95f27a.

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