34-10-5. Civil action authorized.

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Any person damaged by a violation of Code Section 34-10-2 shall have the right to bring a civil action in a court of competent jurisdiction against the person or persons responsible for such violation. In any action commenced pursuant to this Code section, the plaintiff shall be entitled to recover actual damages, reasonable attorneys’ fees, costs of litigation, and punitive damages where appropriate.

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, § 34-10-5, enacted by Ga. L. 1992, p. 1936, § 1.

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Text read from t34-(v26)-2017-pdf.pdf, Volume V26, 2017 edition, page 983; merge action: carried; file SHA-256 8ee6134ad6cf.

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