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title: O.C.G.A. § 33-34-6. Selection of motor vehicle repair facility.
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# O.C.G.A. § 33-34-6. Selection of motor vehicle repair facility.

(a) Subject to the provisions of subsection (b) of this Code section, no insurer shall represent to a person making a claim under a motor vehicle insurance policy that the use of or the failure to use a particular repair facility or particular repair facilities may result in the nonpayment of a claim.

(b) No insurer shall require a person making a claim under a motor vehicle insurance policy to use a particular repair facility or particular repair facilities in order to settle a claim if the person making the claim can obtain the repair work on the motor vehicle at the same cost from another source.

## History

Code 1981, § 33-34-6, enacted by Ga. L. 1991, p. 1608, § 1.12; Ga. L. 1992, p. 2464, § 2; Ga. L. 1999, p. 834, § 2.

## Law Reviews

For annual survey of insurance law, see 56 Mercer L. Rev. 253 (2004).