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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 15. DECEPTIVE OR UNFAIR PRACTICES |
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Part 4. FALSE ADVERTISING |
| § 10-1-420. Advertising without intending to sell on stated terms; disclaimers as to availability |
| § 10-1-421. False or fraudulent statements in advertising prohibited; broadcaster or publisher acting in good faith excepted; penalties |
| § 10-1-422. Degree to be designated in advertisements using "Doctor" or "Dr."; penalty for violation |
| § 10-1-423. Enjoining prohibited advertising |
| § 10-1-424. Misrepresenting nature of business |
| § 10-1-425. Misrepresenting ownership in advertising liquidation, auction, or going-out-of-business sale prohibited |
| § 10-1-426. Penalty for violations of Code Sections 10-1-424 and 10-1-425; broadcasters and publishers acting in good faith excepted |
| § 10-1-427. False advertising of legal services; exemption for broadcasters or publishers acting in good faith; complaints; violation of cease and desist order. |
REFS & ANNOS
TITLE 10 Chapter 1 Article 15 Part 4 NOTE
CROSS REFERENCES. --Regulation of advertising of instruments purported to be insured or guaranteed in manner comparable to insured deposit or share account in financial institution, § 7-1-133. Advertising of child-adoption services, § 19-8-24. False advertisements relating to food, §§ 26-2-29, 26-2-30. Advertisement and sale of meat generally, § 26-2-150 et seq. Misrepresentation of food as Kosher, § 26-2-331. Restrictions on use of outdoor advertising signs, § 32-6-75. Prohibition against persons or organizations misleading public as to involvement with law enforcement agency, T. 35, Ch. 10. Prohibition against use of state or Confederate flag for advertising purposes, § 50-3-8.
LAW REVIEWS. --For article discussing available remedies in this state for deceptive trade practices, in light of the model Unfair Trade Practices and Consumer Protection Law, proposed in Georgia in 1973, 10 Ga. St. B.J. 281 (1973). For article explaining the Unfair Trade Practices and Consumer Protection Act, proposed in Georgia in 1973, 10 Ga. St. B.J. 409 (1974).
RESEARCH REFERENCES
ALR. --Right to protection against appropriation of advertising matter or methods, 30 ALR 615.
Validity, construction, and effect of state legislation regulating or controlling "bait-and-switch" or "disparagement" advertising or sales practices, 50 ALR3d 1008.
Trade dress simulation of cosmetic products as unfair competition, 86 ALR3d 505.
Unfair competition by imitation in sign or design of business place, 86 ALR3d 884.
Practices forbidden by state deceptive trade practice and consumer protection Acts, 89 ALR3d 449.
Actionable nature of advertising impugning quality or worth of merchandise or products, 42 ALR4th 318.
LAW REVIEWS. --For article discussing available remedies in this state for deceptive trade practices, in light of the model Unfair Trade Practices and Consumer Protection Law, proposed in Georgia in 1973, 10 Ga. St. B.J. 281 (1973). For article explaining the Unfair Trade Practices and Consumer Protection Act, proposed in Georgia in 1973, 10 Ga. St. B.J. 409 (1974).
RESEARCH REFERENCES
ALR. --Right to protection against appropriation of advertising matter or methods, 30 ALR 615.
Validity, construction, and effect of state legislation regulating or controlling "bait-and-switch" or "disparagement" advertising or sales practices, 50 ALR3d 1008.
Trade dress simulation of cosmetic products as unfair competition, 86 ALR3d 505.
Unfair competition by imitation in sign or design of business place, 86 ALR3d 884.
Practices forbidden by state deceptive trade practice and consumer protection Acts, 89 ALR3d 449.
Actionable nature of advertising impugning quality or worth of merchandise or products, 42 ALR4th 318.