Georgia § 10-1-426 Penalty for violations of Code Sections 10-1-424 and 10-1-425; good faith exceptions

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§ 10-1-426 — Penalty for violations of Code Sections 10-1-424 and 10-1-425; good faith exceptions

Georgia § 10-1-426

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Bluebook

O.C.G.A. § 10-1-426 (2026).

Text

Any person, firm, association, or corporation violating any of the provisions of Code Section 10-1-424 , 10-1-424.1 , or 10-1-425 shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. Nothing in Code Section 10-1-424 , 10-1-424.1 , or 10-1-425 or this Code section shall apply to any visual or sound broadcasting station or to any publisher or printer of a newspaper, magazine, or other form of online or printed advertising who broadcasts, telecasts, publishes, or prints such advertisement in good faith without knowledge of its false or fraudulent character.

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Any person, firm, association, or corporation violating any of the provisions of Code Section 10-1-424 , 10-1-424.1 , or 10-1-425 shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. Nothing in Code Section 10-1-424 , 10-1-424.1 , or 10-1-425 or this Code section shall apply to any visual or sound broadcasting station or to any publisher or printer of a newspaper, magazine, or other form of online or printed advertising who broadcasts, telecasts, publishes, or prints such advertisement in good faith without knowledge of its false or fraudulent character.

Legislative History

Amended by 2023 Ga. Laws 77,§ 2-3, eff. 5/1/2023, app. to contracts entered into on and after 5/1/2023; and not applicable to contracts entered into before 5/1/2023; provided, however, that any contract in violation of the provisions of Part II of this Act entered into before 5/1/2023 shall be void after the initial period set forth in such contract and shall not be renewed or otherwise extended on terms in violation of Part II of this Act.