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title: Title 51, Chapter 12. Damages
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date: 2025
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heading: DAMAGES
title_heading: TORTS
section_count: 34
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# Title 51, Chapter 12. Damages

Title 51. Torts

34 sections. Each line is `citation, catchline, status, URL`; the text of every section, in order, is at https://georgiacommons.org/code/51-12.md?full=1 (capped, with a pointer to continue).

- 51-12-1, Types of damages; evidence admissible in actions involving special damages, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/51-12-1.md
- 51-12-1.1, Special damages for medical and healthcare medical and healthcare payment evidence; abrogation of common law collateral source rule, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/51-12-1.1.md
- 51-12-2, General and special damages distinguished; when recovered, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/51-12-2.md
- 51-12-3, Direct and consequential damages distinguished, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/51-12-3.md
- 51-12-4, Damages given as compensation for injury; measure of damages generally; nominal damages, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/51-12-4.md
- 51-12-5, Additional damages for aggravating circumstances, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/51-12-5.md
- 51-12-5.1, Punitive damages, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/51-12-5.1.md
- 51-12-6, Damages for injury to peace, happiness, or feelings, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/51-12-6.md
- 51-12-7, Recovery of necessary expenses, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/51-12-7.md
- 51-12-8, When damage too remote for recovery generally, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/51-12-8.md
- 51-12-9, How remoteness ascertained, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/51-12-9.md
- 51-12-10, Exception to rule against recovery of remote damages, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/51-12-10.md
- 51-12-11, Mitigation of damages required; exception, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/51-12-11.md
- 51-12-12, Court interference with jury verdict as to damages, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/51-12-12.md
- 51-12-13, Reduction of expenses, wages, and other damages to present value, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/51-12-13.md
- 51-12-14, Unliquidated Damages Interest Act; procedure for demand of unliquidated damages in tort actions; when interest may be recovered, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/51-12-14.md
- 51-12-15, Written demand for procedure determining damages; rejection of election, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/51-12-15.md
- 51-12-30, Procurer of wrong as joint wrongdoer; how action brought against joint wrongdoer, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/51-12-30.md
- 51-12-31, Recovery against joint trespassers, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/51-12-31.md
- 51-12-32, Right of contribution among joint trespassers; effect of settlement, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/51-12-32.md
- 51-12-33, Reduction and apportionment of award or bar of recovery according to percentage of fault of parties and nonparties, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/51-12-33.md
- 51-12-50, Measure of damages for converted timber; presumption, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/51-12-50.md
- 51-12-51, Recovery by person holding security interest in land for conversion of timber; use of converted timber by owner, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/51-12-51.md
- 51-12-70, Definitions, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/51-12-70.md
- 51-12-71, Short title, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/51-12-71.md
- 51-12-72, Definitions, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/51-12-72.md
- 51-12-73, Structured settlement purchase companies; requirements for doing business, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/51-12-73.md
- 51-12-74, Prohibited activities; penalty for violation, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/51-12-74.md
- 51-12-75, Transfer orders as qualified orders under federal statutes, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/51-12-75.md
- 51-12-76, Separate disclosure statement provided to payee; requirements, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/51-12-76.md
- 51-12-77, Approval of transfer by court order; requirements, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/51-12-77.md
- 51-12-78, Redirecting payments; liability of transferee; dividing payment; compliance, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/51-12-78.md
- 51-12-79, Application for transfer of structured settlement payment right required documentation; hearing, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/51-12-79.md
- 51-12-80, Waiver prohibited; governing law; death of payee; compliance by transferee, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/51-12-80.md