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# O.C.G.A. § 7-3-10. False advertising prohibited.

No person shall advertise, display, distribute, or broadcast in any manner whatsoever any false, misleading, or deceptive statement or representation with regard to the rates, terms, or conditions for loans subject to this chapter.

## History

Ga. L. 1920, p. 215, § 12; Code 1933, § 25-312; Ga. L. 1955, p. 431, § 14; Code 1981, § 7-3-13; Code 1981, § 7-3-10, as redesignated by Ga. L. 2020, p. 156, § 2/SB 462.

## Editor's Notes

Former Code Section 7-3-10, concerning a license being required for each location, its display, duration, annual fees, and moving an office within the county, was repealed by Ga. L. 2020, p. 156, § 2/SB 462, effective June 30, 2020. The former Code Section was based on Ga. L. 1904, p. 79, § 1; Civil Code 1910, § 3450; Ga. L. 1920, p. 215, §§ 7, 8, 9; Code 1933, §§ 25-205, 25-307, 25-308, 25-309; Ga. L. 1955, p. 431, § 9; Ga. L. 1963, p. 370, § 2; Ga. L. 1964, p. 288, § 4; Ga. L. 1989, p. 14, § 7; Ga. L. 1992, p. 2725, § 2.