§ 9-3-90. Persons under disability or imprisoned when cause of action accrues

Statutes | O.C.G.A. § 9-3-90

(a) who are legally incompetent because of intellectual disability or mental illness, who are such when the cause of action accrues, shall be entitled to the same time after their disability is removed to bring an action as is prescribed for other persons.(b) Except as otherwise provided in Code...

§ 15-11-51. Qualification of Judges

Statutes | Ga. Code Ann. § 15-11-51

(a) No person shall be judge of the juvenile court unless, at the time of his or her appointment, he or she has attained the age of 30 years, has been a citizen of this state for three years, is a member of the State Bar of Georgia, and has practiced law for five years.(b) A juvenile court judge...

§ 9-3-99. Tolling of limitations for tort actions while criminal prosecution is pending

Statutes | Ga. Code Ann. § 9-3-99

The running of the period of limitations with respect to any cause of action in tort that may be brought by the victim of an alleged crime which arises out of the facts and circumstances relating to the commission of such alleged crime committed in this state shall be tolled from the date of the...

§ 10-1-915. Notice of right to security freeze

Statutes | Ga. Code Ann. § 10-1-915

At any time that a consumer is required to receive a summary of rights required by 15 U.S.C. Section 1681g(d) of the federal Fair Credit Reporting Act, the consumer shall also be provided with the following notice: "Georgia Consumers Have the Right to Obtain a Security Freeze. You have a right...

§ 10-1-914. Consumer requested security freeze on credit report; timing; notifications; temporary lifting of freeze; application; fees

Statutes | Ga. Code Ann. § 10-1-914

(a) A consumer may place a security freeze on the consumer's credit report by making a request in writing by certified mail to a consumer credit reporting agency. No later than August 1, 2008, a consumer credit reporting agency shall make available to consumers an Internet based method of...

§ 10-1-913. Definitions for this Code section and Code Section 10-1-914

Statutes | Ga. Code Ann. § 10-1-913

As used in this Code section, Code Section 10-1-914, and Code Section 10-1-914.1, the term:(1) "Consumer" means a natural person residing in this state.(2) "Consumer credit report" means a "consumer report" as defined in 15 U.S.C. Section 1681a(d) that a consumer...

§ 4-8-6.1. Removal of certain collars from dogs; restitution; exemption

Statutes | Ga. Code Ann. § 4-8-6.1

(a) For the purposes of this Code section, the term "collar" means any electronic or radio transmitting collar that has the purpose of tracking the location of a dog. (b) No person shall remove a collar from a dog without permission from the dog's owner with the intention of preventing or...

§ 10-1-357. Contesting identification or ownership of regulated metal property; action to recover property

Statutes | Ga. Code Ann. § 10-1-357

(a) If the secondary metals recycler contests the identification or ownership of the regulated metal property, the party other than the secondary metals recycler claiming ownership of any regulated metal property in the possession of a secondary metals recycler may, provided that a timely report of...

§ 15-21-112. Additional penalty for violation of Code Section 40-6-391

Statutes | Ga. Code Ann. § 15-21-112

(a) In every case in which any state court; probate court; juvenile court; municipal court, whether known as mayor's, recorder's, or police court; or superior court in this state shall impose a fine, which shall be construed to include costs, for a violation of Code Section 40-6-391, relating to...

§ 10-5B-6. Criminal and civil penalties; right to punish under other laws not limited

Statutes | Ga. Code Ann. § 10-5B-6

(a) Any person who shall willfully violate any provision of this chapter shall be guilty of a felony and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished as described under subparagraph (a)(5)(A) of Code Section 16-8-12. (b) Any person who suffers injury or damages as a result of a violation of this...