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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 22. MOTOR VEHICLE FRANCHISE PRACTICES |
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Part 5. MOTOR VEHICLE FAIR PRACTICES |
| § 10-1-660. Short title |
| § 10-1-661. "Coerce" defined; delivery of motor vehicles; modification of facilities; transfer of sales contracts; warranties |
| § 10-1-662. Unlawful activities by franchisors |
| § 10-1-663. Advertising campaigns; change in capital structure or ownership; manner of distribution; increased prices; discrimination; unreasonable restrictions or changes |
| § 10-1-663.1. Right of first refusal |
| § 10-1-664. Establishing a new dealership or relocating an existing dealership in the market area of an existing dealership; notice; petitions to enjoin or prohibit |
| § 10-1-664.1. Restrictions on the ownership, operation, or control of dealerships by manufacturers and franchisors; competing unfairly with new dealers |
REFS & ANNOS
TITLE 10 Chapter 1 Article 22 Part 5 NOTE
JUDICIAL DECISIONS
NO RETROACTIVE EFFECT. --Because the Georgia Motor Vehicles Day in Court Act, O.C.G.A. § 10-1-630 et seq., and the Motor Vehicle Fair Practices Act, O.C.G.A. § 10-1-660 et seq., affected the substantive rights of the parties, the statutes could not be given retroactive effect. Stamps v. Ford Motor Co., 650 F. Supp. 390 (N.D. Ga. 1986) (decided prior to 1993 reenactment).
NO RETROACTIVE EFFECT. --Because the Georgia Motor Vehicles Day in Court Act, O.C.G.A. § 10-1-630 et seq., and the Motor Vehicle Fair Practices Act, O.C.G.A. § 10-1-660 et seq., affected the substantive rights of the parties, the statutes could not be given retroactive effect. Stamps v. Ford Motor Co., 650 F. Supp. 390 (N.D. Ga. 1986) (decided prior to 1993 reenactment).