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title: O.C.G.A. § 36-90-8. Immunity of local governments from antitrust liability.
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# O.C.G.A. § 36-90-8. Immunity of local governments from antitrust liability.

The immunity from antitrust liability afforded to local governments by the provisions of Code Sections 36-65-1 and 36-65-2 shall not apply to public providers in the offering and providing of services as defined in this chapter; and public providers shall be subject to applicable antitrust liabilities, subject, however, to the provisions of the federal Local Government Antitrust Act of 1984, 15 U.S.C. Sections 34-36.

## History

Code 1981, § 36-90-8, enacted by Ga. L. 1999, p. 1267, § 1.