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title: O.C.G.A. § 7-6A-8. Enforcement of chapter; penalties for violations.
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# O.C.G.A. § 7-6A-8. Enforcement of chapter; penalties for violations.

(a) The Attorney General, the district attorneys of this state, and the commissioner of banking and finance shall have jurisdiction to enforce this chapter through their general regulatory powers and through civil process. The Commissioner of Insurance shall have like authority to enforce paragraph (1) of Code Section 7-6A-3.

(b) Any person, including members, officers, and directors of a creditor, who knowingly violates this chapter is guilty of a misdemeanor and, on conviction, is subject to a fine not exceeding $1,000.00 for each violation or to imprisonment not exceeding six months, or both.

## History

Code 1981, § 7-6A-8, enacted by Ga. L. 2002, p. 455, § 1; Ga. L. 2003, p. 1, § 1.