Chapter 5. CREDIT CARDS AND CREDIT CARD BANKS  


§ 7-5-1. Short title
§ 7-5-2. Definitions
§ 7-5-3. Organization of credit card banks
§ 7-5-4. Credit card charges and fees
§ 7-5-5. Regulation of credit card banks; enforcement; rules and regulations
§ 7-5-6. Applicability of banking laws
§ 7-5-7. Penalties for violation of chapter

REFS & ANNOS

TITLE 7 Chapter 5 NOTE

EDITOR'S NOTES. --Ga. L. 1987, p. 268, § 1 effective March 19, 1987, repealed the Code sections formerly codified at this chapter and substituted the current chapter. The former chapter consisted of §§ 7-5-1 through 7-5-7, which dealt with lender credit card charges and was based on Ga. L. 1969, p. 87, §§ 1-6; Ga. L. 1981, p. 732, §§ 1, 2; Ga. L. 1981, Ex. Sess., p. 8.
 
CROSS REFERENCES. --Criminal penalties for illegal use of credit cards, bank services cards, etc., § 16-9-30 et seq.
 
LAW REVIEWS. --For article discussing federal truth in lending provisions and their relation to state laws, see 6 Ga. St. B.J. 19 (1969).
   For note discussing transfer fees in home loan assumptions in reference to the Georgia usury laws, see 9 Ga. L. Rev. 454 (1975).
 
JUDICIAL DECISIONS
 
CITED in Bussey v. Georgia Bankamericard, 516 F.2d 452 (5th Cir. 1975).
 
RESEARCH REFERENCES
 
ALR. --Liability of holder of credit card or plate for purchases made thereon by another person, 15 ALR3d 1086.
   Credit card issuer's liability, under state laws, for wrongful billing, cancellation, dishonor, or disclosure, 53 ALR4th 231.