--- title: Title 10. Commerce and Trade collection: code id: code:title:10 canonical_url: https://georgiacommons.org/code/title/10 md_url: https://georgiacommons.org/code/10.md date: 2025 status: active corpus_version: 2025-supplement-89aa39ab3c68 license: CC0-1.0 publisher: Georgia Commons, an independent project of Georgia Civic Data. Not the State of Georgia. Not legal advice. up: https://georgiacommons.org/code/index.md previous: https://georgiacommons.org/code/9.md next: https://georgiacommons.org/code/11.md index: https://georgiacommons.org/code/index.md heading: COMMERCE AND TRADE section_count: 1073 chapter_count: 21 --- # Title 10. Commerce and Trade 1073 sections in 21 chapters. Each chapter's twin lists its sections. ## Chapter 1. Selling and Other Trade Practices https://georgiacommons.org/code/10-1.md (520 sections; 10-1-1 to 10-1-962) - Article 1. Retail Installment and Home Solicitation Sales (16 sections; 10-1-1 to 10-1-16) - Article 1A. Door-to-door Sales (8 sections; 10-1-20 to 10-1-27) - Article 2. Motor Vehicle Sales Financing (15 sections; 10-1-30 to 10-1-42) - Article 3. Unsolicited Merchandise (2 sections; 10-1-50 to 10-1-51) - Article 4. Furnishing Names of Prospective Purchasers (1 sections; 10-1-70 to 10-1-70) - Article 5. Labeling Remanufactured or Rebuilt Items (4 sections; 10-1-80 to 10-1-83) - Article 6. Interstate Purchase of Rifles and Shotguns (2 sections; 10-1-100 to 10-1-101) - Article 7. Sale of Paints and Flaxseed or Linseed Oil (8 sections; 10-1-120 to 10-1-127) - Article 8. Sale of Petroleum Products, Brake Fluid, and Antifreeze (56 sections; 10-1-140 to 10-1-211) - Part 1. Petroleum Products (32 sections; 10-1-140 to 10-1-169) - Part 2. Brake Fluid (10 sections; 10-1-180 to 10-1-189) - Part 3. Antifreeze (14 sections; 10-1-200 to 10-1-211) - Article 8A. Electric Vehicle Charging Stations (9 sections; 10-1-220 to 10-1-228) - Article 9. Gasoline Marketing Practices (13 sections; 10-1-230 to 10-1-241) - Article 9A. Below Cost Sales (7 sections; 10-1-250 to 10-1-256) - Article 10. Sale and Storage of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (13 sections; 10-1-260 to 10-1-272) - Article 11. Bidding by Motion Picture Exhibitors (5 sections; 10-1-290 to 10-1-294) - Article 12. Organized Retail Crime Prevention (1 sections; 10-1-310 to 10-1-310) - Article 13. Book, Periodical, or Newspaper Tie-in Sales (2 sections; 10-1-330 to 10-1-331) - Article 14. Secondary Metals Recyclers (17 sections; 10-1-350 to 10-1-359.5) - Article 14A. Flea Market Vendors’ Record Keeping (3 sections; 10-1-360 to 10-1-362) - Article 15. Deceptive or Unfair Practices (96 sections; 10-1-370 to 10-1-439.19) - Part 1. Uniform Deceptive Trade Practices Act (6 sections; 10-1-370 to 10-1-375) - Part 1A. Administrative Resolution (3 sections; 10-1-380 to 10-1-382) - Part 2. Fair Business Practices Act (42 sections; 10-1-390 to 10-1-408) - Part 3. Multilevel Distribution Companies; Sale of Business Opportunities (8 sections; 10-1-410 to 10-1-417) - Part 4. False Advertising (9 sections; 10-1-420 to 10-1-427) - Part 5. Limited Edition Art Reproductions (8 sections; 10-1-430 to 10-1-437) - Part 6. Disaster Related Violations (1 sections; 10-1-438 to 10-1-438) - Part 7. Firearms Industry Nondiscrimination (5 sections; 10-1-439 to 10-1-439.4) - Part 8. Online Automatic Renewal Transparency (9 sections; 10-1-439.5 to 10-1-439.13) - Part 9. Online Third-party Delivery Service Transparency (5 sections; 10-1-439.15 to 10-1-439.19) - Article 16. Trademarks, Service Marks, and Trade Names (22 sections; 10-1-440 to 10-1-493) - Part 1. Registration and Use of Trademarks and Service Marks (15 sections; 10-1-440 to 10-1-454) - Part 2. Names and Emblems of Fraternal, Charitable, and Other Organizations (3 sections; 10-1-470 to 10-1-472) - Part 3. Registration of Businesses Using Trade Names (4 sections; 10-1-490 to 10-1-493) - Article 17. Rights in Works of Fine Art (1 sections; 10-1-510 to 10-1-510) - Article 17A. Consignment of Art (10 sections; 10-1-520 to 10-1-529) - Article 17B. Georgia Museum Property (7 sections; 10-1-529.1 to 10-1-529.7) - Article 18. Auctioneers (1 sections; 10-1-530 to 10-1-530) - Article 19. Sunday Motion Picture Shows and Athletic Events (1 sections; 10-1-550 to 10-1-550) - Article 20. Common Day of Rest (7 sections; 10-1-570 to 10-1-576) - Article 21. Buying Services (17 sections; 10-1-590 to 10-1-606) - Article 22. Motor Vehicle Franchise Practices (36 sections; 10-1-620 to 10-1-670) - Part 1. General Consideration (9 sections; 10-1-620 to 10-1-628) - Part 2. Motor Vehicle Dealer’s Day in Court (4 sections; 10-1-630 to 10-1-633) - Part 3. Motor Vehicle Warranty Practices (6 sections; 10-1-640 to 10-1-645) - Part 4. Motor Vehicle Franchise Continuation and Succession (5 sections; 10-1-650 to 10-1-654) - Part 5. Motor Vehicle Fair Practices (7 sections; 10-1-660 to 10-1-664.1) - Part 6. Enforcement of Article and Fees (4 sections; 10-1-665 to 10-1-668) - Part 7. Impairment of Obligations (1 sections; 10-1-670 to 10-1-670) - Article 22A. Marine Manufacturers (4 sections; 10-1-675 to 10-1-678) - Article 22B. Recreational Vehicle Dealers (16 sections; 10-1-679 to 10-1-679.15) - Article 23. Lease-purchase Agreements (10 sections; 10-1-680 to 10-1-689) - Article 24. Wholesale Distribution by Out-of-state Principal (5 sections; 10-1-700 to 10-1-704) - Article 25. Retail Petroleum Product Dealers (2 sections; 10-1-720 to 10-1-721) - Article 26. Multiline Heavy Equipment Dealers (11 sections; 10-1-730 to 10-1-740) - Article 27. Trade Secrets (8 sections; 10-1-760 to 10-1-767) - Article 27A. Bad Faith Assertions of Patent Infringement (5 sections; 10-1-770 to 10-1-774) - Article 28. Defectively Manufactured New Motor Vehicles (19 sections; 10-1-780 to 10-1-798) - Article 29. Farm Tractor Warranty Act (10 sections; 10-1-810 to 10-1-819) - Article 30. Beauty Pageants (9 sections; 10-1-830 to 10-1-838) - Article 31. Unfair or Deceptive Practices Toward Elder or Disabled Persons (8 sections; 10-1-850 to 10-1-857) - Article 32. Assistive Technology Warranties (6 sections; 10-1-870 to 10-1-875) - Article 33. Motorized Wheelchair Warranties (5 sections; 10-1-890 to 10-1-894) - Article 34. Identity Theft (7 sections; 10-1-910 to 10-1-915) - Article 35. True Origin of Digital Goods (6 sections; 10-1-930 to 10-1-935) - Article 36. Online Marketplace Requirements (6 sections; 10-1-940 to 10-1-945) - Article 37. Hvac Systems and Warranties (3 sections; 10-1-960 to 10-1-962) ## Chapter 2. Weights and Measures https://georgiacommons.org/code/10-2.md (38 sections; 10-2-1 to 10-2-54) - Article 1. General Provisions (23 sections; 10-2-1 to 10-2-23) - Article 2. Certified Public Weighers (15 sections; 10-2-40 to 10-2-54) ## Chapter 3. Notes and Other Evidences of Debt https://georgiacommons.org/code/10-3.md (6 sections; 10-3-1 to 10-3-6) ## Chapter 4. Warehousemen https://georgiacommons.org/code/10-4.md (120 sections; 10-4-1 to 10-4-218) - Article 1. General Provisions; Agricultural Product Warehousing (33 sections; 10-4-1 to 10-4-33) - Article 2. State Warehouse Commissioner; Cotton Warehousing (23 sections; 10-4-50 to 10-4-81) - Part 1. State Warehouse Commissioner (11 sections; 10-4-50 to 10-4-60) - Part 2. Storage of Cotton (12 sections; 10-4-70 to 10-4-81) - Article 3. Tobacco Warehousing (51 sections; 10-4-100 to 10-4-177) - Part 1. Leaf Tobacco Sales and Storage (27 sections; 10-4-100 to 10-4-123) - Part 2. Carry-over Leaf Tobacco Storage and Sale (16 sections; 10-4-140 to 10-4-155) - Part 3. Tobacco Warehousemen’s Associations (8 sections; 10-4-170 to 10-4-177) - Article 4. Convenience Warehousing (4 sections; 10-4-190 to 10-4-193) - Article 5. Self-service Storage Facilities (9 sections; 10-4-210 to 10-4-218) ## Chapter 5. Georgia Uniform Securities https://georgiacommons.org/code/10-5.md (59 sections; 10-5-1 to 10-5-108) - Article 1. General Provisions (5 sections; 10-5-1 to 10-5-5) - Article 2. Exemptions (4 sections; 10-5-10 to 10-5-13) - Article 3. Registration of Securities (7 sections; 10-5-20 to 10-5-26) - Article 4. Registration of Broker-dealers, Agents, and Investment Advisors (12 sections; 10-5-30 to 10-5-41) - Article 5. Violations, Penalties, and Civil Liability (10 sections; 10-5-50 to 10-5-59) - Article 6. Administration (11 sections; 10-5-70 to 10-5-80) - Article 7. Applicability of Predecessor Provisions (1 sections; 10-5-90 to 10-5-90) - Article 8. Financial Protections for Elderly or Disabled Adults (9 sections; 10-5-100 to 10-5-108) ## Chapter 5A. Commodities and Commodity Contracts and Options https://georgiacommons.org/code/10-5A.md (21 sections; 10-5A-1 to 10-5A-31) - Article 1. General Provisions (9 sections; 10-5A-1 to 10-5A-9) - Article 2. Enforcement (12 sections; 10-5A-20 to 10-5A-31) ## Chapter 5B. Deceptive, Fraudulent, or Abusive Telemarketing https://georgiacommons.org/code/10-5B.md (8 sections; 10-5B-1 to 10-5B-8) ## Chapter 6. Agency https://georgiacommons.org/code/10-6.md (58 sections; 10-6-1 to 10-6-140) - Article 1. Creation and Nature of Relationship (7 sections; 10-6-1 to 10-6-7) - Article 2. Relations Between Principal and Agent (20 sections; 10-6-20 to 10-6-39) - Article 3. Rights and Liabilities of Principal to Third Persons (15 sections; 10-6-50 to 10-6-64) - Article 4. Rights and Liabilities of Agent as to Third Persons (10 sections; 10-6-80 to 10-6-89) - Article 5. Agents Receiving Moneys for Third Persons (3 sections; 10-6-100 to 10-6-102) - Article 6. Overseers (2 sections; 10-6-120 to 10-6-121) - Article 7. Financial Power of Attorney (1 sections; 10-6-140 to 10-6-140) ## Chapter 6A. Brokerage Relationships in Real Estate Transactions https://georgiacommons.org/code/10-6A.md (16 sections; 10-6A-1 to 10-6A-16) ## Chapter 6B. Georgia Power of Attorney https://georgiacommons.org/code/10-6B.md (44 sections; 10-6B-1 to 10-6B-81) - Article 1. General Provisions (23 sections; 10-6B-1 to 10-6B-23) - Article 2. Authority of Agent (17 sections; 10-6B-40 to 10-6B-56) - Article 3. Statutory Forms (2 sections; 10-6B-70 to 10-6B-71) - Article 4. Other Statutory Provisions (2 sections; 10-6B-80 to 10-6B-81) ## Chapter 7. Suretyship https://georgiacommons.org/code/10-7.md (34 sections; 10-7-1 to 10-7-57) - Article 1. Contract of Suretyship (4 sections; 10-7-1 to 10-7-4) - Article 2. Relative Rights of Creditor and Surety (12 sections; 10-7-20 to 10-7-31) - Article 3. Rights of Surety Against Principal, Cosureties, and Third Persons (18 sections; 10-7-40 to 10-7-57) ## Chapter 8. Economic Development Council https://georgiacommons.org/code/10-8.md (1 sections; 10-8-1 to 10-8-1) ## Chapter 9. Geo. L. Smith Ii Georgia World Congress Center https://georgiacommons.org/code/10-9.md (50 sections; 10-9-1 to 10-9-61) - Article 1. General Provisions (23 sections; 10-9-1 to 10-9-19) - Article 2. Overview Committee (5 sections; 10-9-20 to 10-9-24) - Article 3. Revenue Bonds (22 sections; 10-9-40 to 10-9-61) ## Chapter 10. Seed-capital Fund https://georgiacommons.org/code/10-10.md (18 sections; 10-10-1 to 10-10-20) - Article 1. General Provisions (7 sections; 10-10-1 to 10-10-7) - Article 2. Invest Georgia Fund (11 sections; 10-10-10 to 10-10-20) ## Chapter 11. Business Records https://georgiacommons.org/code/10-11.md (3 sections; 10-11-1 to 10-11-3) ## Chapter 12. Electronic Transactions https://georgiacommons.org/code/10-12.md (20 sections; 10-12-1 to 10-12-20) ## Chapter 13. Tobacco Product Manufacturers https://georgiacommons.org/code/10-13.md (4 sections; 10-13-1 to 10-13-4) ## Chapter 13A. Master Settlement Agreement Enhancements https://georgiacommons.org/code/10-13A.md (10 sections; 10-13A-1 to 10-13A-10) ## Chapter 13B. Opioid Litigation https://georgiacommons.org/code/10-13B.md (3 sections; 10-13B-1 to 10-13B-3) ## Chapter 14. Cemetery and Funeral Services https://georgiacommons.org/code/10-14.md (33 sections; 10-14-1 to 10-14-30) ## Chapter 15. Business Administration https://georgiacommons.org/code/10-15.md (7 sections; 10-15-1 to 10-15-7)