Georgia Code, Title 13, Chapter 8, Article 4 - Restrictive Covenants in Contracts

• § 13-8-50 - Legislative Findings
  The General Assembly finds that reasonable restrictive covenants contained in employment and commercial contracts serve the legitimate purpose of protecting legitimate business interests and...
• § 13-8-51 - Definitions
  As used in this article, the term: (1) "Affiliate" means: (A) A person or entity that directly, or indirectly through one or more intermediaries,...
• § 13-8-52 - Application
  (a) The provisions of this article shall be applicable only to contracts and agreements between or among: (1) Employers and employees; (2) Distributors and...
• § 13-8-53 - Enforcement of Covenants; Writing Requirement; Determining Competitive Status; Effect of Failure to Comply; Time and Geographic Limitations
  (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, enforcement of contracts that restrict competition during the term of a restrictive covenant, so long as...
• § 13-8-54 - Judicial Construction of Covenants
  (a) A court shall construe a restrictive covenant to comport with the reasonable intent and expectations of the parties to the covenant and in...
• § 13-8-55 - Requirements of Person Seeking Enforcement of Covenants
  The person seeking enforcement of a restrictive covenant shall plead and prove the existence of one or more legitimate business interests justifying the restrictive...
• § 13-8-56 - Reasonableness Determinations Restricting Competition; Presumptions
  In determining the reasonableness of a restrictive covenant that limits or restricts competition during or after the term of an employment or business relationship,...
• § 13-8-57 - Reasonableness Determinations Restricting Time; Presumptions
  (a) In determining the reasonableness in time of a restrictive covenant sought to be enforced after a term of employment, a court shall apply...
• § 13-8-58 - Enforcement by Third Parties
  (a) A court shall not refuse to enforce a restrictive covenant on the ground that the person seeking enforcement is a third-party beneficiary of...
• § 13-8-59 - Construction With Federal Provisions
  Nothing in this article shall be construed or interpreted to allow or to make enforceable any restraint of trade or commerce that is otherwise...

Last modified: October 14, 2016