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title: O.C.G.A. § 46-9-8. Requiring specific bonding company as surety.
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# O.C.G.A. § 46-9-8. Requiring specific bonding company as surety.

(a) No common carrier authorized to do business in this state, when requiring of any employee that he give bond or undertaking of any nature whatsoever, shall require as surety thereon any specific or certain bonding company, provided that nothing in this Code section shall be construed to prevent any common carrier from specifying the form or wording of such bond.

(b) Any person who violates this Code section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.

## History

Ga. L. 1912, p. 159, § 1; Code 1933, §§ 103-601, 103-9901.