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Official Code of Georgia Annotated

Title 34. LABOR AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS · Chapter 9. WORKERS’ COMPENSATION · Article 1A. WORKERS’ COMPENSATION TRUTH IN ADVERTISING ACT

34-9-31. Notice required as part of television advertisement.

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

  1. Any television advertisement, with broadcast originating in this state, which solicits persons to file workers’ compensation claims or to engage or consult an attorney, a medical care provider, or clinic for the purpose of giving consideration to a workers’ compensation claim or to market workers’ compensation insurance coverage shall contain a notice, which shall be in boldface Roman font 36 point type and appear in a dark background and remain on the screen for a minimum of five seconds as follows:

  2. Willfully making a false or misleading statement or representation to obtain or deny workers’ compensation benefits is a crime carrying a penalty of imprisonment and/or a fine of up to $10,000.00.

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History

Code 1981, § 34-9-31, enacted by Ga. L. 1995, p. 642, § 6.

Code Commission notes

Pursuant to Code Section 28-9-5, in 1995, the subsection designation ‘‘(a)’’ was deleted from the beginning, as there is no subsection (b).

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

Text read from t34-(v26)-2017-pdf.pdf, Volume V26, 2017 edition, page 570; merge action: carried; file SHA-256 8ee6134ad6cf.

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