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GEORGIA CODE (Last Updated: August 20, 2013) |
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Title 10. COMMERCE AND TRADE |
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Chapter 1. SELLING AND OTHER TRADE PRACTICES |
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Article 28. GEORGIA LEMON LAW |
| § 10-1-780. Short title |
| § 10-1-781. Legislative intent |
| § 10-1-782. Definitions |
| § 10-1-783. Provision of owner's manual and notice of rights; fully itemized and legible repair order; copies of reports |
| § 10-1-784. Reasonable attempts to correct nonconformity; option to repurchase or replace vehicle |
| § 10-1-785. Compelled replacement or repurchase through arbitration; manufacturer's informal dispute settlement mechanism; revocation of mechanism |
| § 10-1-786. Request for arbitration; determination of eligibility; notifications; timing; requirements for decision |
| § 10-1-787. Finality of arbitrator's decision; appeals by manufacturers; time for compliance with arbitrator's decision |
| § 10-1-788. Exhaustion of remedies under article required |
| § 10-1-789. Establishment of motor vehicle arbitration panel; compensation; conduct; liability |
| § 10-1-790. Requirements for transfer of reacquired vehicle |
| § 10-1-791. Consumer fees to implement provisions of article; enforcement |
| § 10-1-792. Other rights and remedies |
| § 10-1-793. Violations constitute unfair and deceptive act or practice; cumulative effect |
| § 10-1-794. Staff for administration |
| § 10-1-795. Promulgation of rules and regulations |
| § 10-1-796. Severability |
| § 10-1-797. Consumer cannot waive rights |
REFS & ANNOS
TITLE 10 Chapter 1 Article 28 NOTE
EFFECTIVE DATE. --This chapter became effective January 1, 2009, except Code Section 10-1-795 became effective May 14, 2008.
EDITOR'S NOTES. --Ga. L. 2008, p. 746, § 1, effective January 1, 2009, repealed the Code sections formerly codified at this article and enacted the current article. The former article consisted of §§ 10-1-780 through 10-1-794 and was based on Code 1981, §§ 10-1-780 through 10-1-794, enacted by Ga. L. 1990, p. 1013, § 1; Ga. L. 1991, p. 94, § 10; Ga. L. 2000, p. 1589, § 3; Ga. L. 1996, p. 6, § 10; Ga. L. 1991, p. 604, § 1.
ADMINISTRATIVE RULES AND REGULATIONS. --Motor Vehicle Warranty Rights Act, Official Compilation of the Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia, Office of Consumer Affairs, Chapters 122-9 -- 122-14.
RESEARCH REFERENCES
Am. Jur. Proof of Facts. --"Lemon Law" Litigation -- Existence of Substantial Defect, 11 POF3d 343.
Am. Jur. Trials. --Automobile Warranty Litigation, 39 Am. Jur. Trials 1.
ALR. --Award of attorney's fees under state motor vehicle warranty legislation (lemon laws), 82 ALR5th 501.
Validity, construction and effect of state motor vehicle warranty legislation, 88 ALR5th 301.
EDITOR'S NOTES. --Ga. L. 2008, p. 746, § 1, effective January 1, 2009, repealed the Code sections formerly codified at this article and enacted the current article. The former article consisted of §§ 10-1-780 through 10-1-794 and was based on Code 1981, §§ 10-1-780 through 10-1-794, enacted by Ga. L. 1990, p. 1013, § 1; Ga. L. 1991, p. 94, § 10; Ga. L. 2000, p. 1589, § 3; Ga. L. 1996, p. 6, § 10; Ga. L. 1991, p. 604, § 1.
ADMINISTRATIVE RULES AND REGULATIONS. --Motor Vehicle Warranty Rights Act, Official Compilation of the Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia, Office of Consumer Affairs, Chapters 122-9 -- 122-14.
RESEARCH REFERENCES
Am. Jur. Proof of Facts. --"Lemon Law" Litigation -- Existence of Substantial Defect, 11 POF3d 343.
Am. Jur. Trials. --Automobile Warranty Litigation, 39 Am. Jur. Trials 1.
ALR. --Award of attorney's fees under state motor vehicle warranty legislation (lemon laws), 82 ALR5th 501.
Validity, construction and effect of state motor vehicle warranty legislation, 88 ALR5th 301.