Georgia Code, Title 10, Chapter 1, Article 21 - Buying Services

• § 10-1-590 - Short Title
  This article shall be known and may be cited as the "Buying Services Act of 1975."
• § 10-1-591 - Definitions
  As used in this article, the term: (1) "Attorney General" means the Attorney General or his or her designee. (2) "Business day" means any...
• § 10-1-592 - Buying Services and Clubs to Obtain Licenses
  No buying service or club nor any officer, official, employee, or agent thereof shall sell, advertise, or solicit the sale or purchase of memberships...
• § 10-1-593 - Conditions of Licensure; Bonds
  As a condition to the issuance or retention of a license required by this article, each buying service or club shall: (1) Comply with...
• § 10-1-594 - Application for License; Renewal; Fee
  (a) Application for a license as a buying service or club shall be made on forms prescribed by the Attorney General and shall contain...
• § 10-1-595 - Revocation, Suspension, and Nonrenewal of Licenses; Grounds; Notice and Hearing
  (a) Licenses issued under this article may be revoked, suspended, or not renewed by the Attorney General for: (1) Any violation of the substantive...
• § 10-1-596 - Contracts of Membership; Approval of Form by Attorney General; Effect of Noncompliance
  No contract of membership shall be used by any buying service or club unless such contract is first approved by the Attorney General as...
• § 10-1-597 - Contracts of Membership; Right of Cancellation; How Exercised; Entitlement to Refund; Right Not Waivable
  (a) Any person who has elected to become a member of a club may cancel such membership by giving written notice of cancellation any...
• § 10-1-598 - Contracts of Membership; Requirements; Notice; Effect of Noncompliance
  (a) A copy of every contract shall be delivered to the member at the time the contract is signed.(b) Every contract must be in...
• § 10-1-599 - Contracts of Membership; Authorized Duration; Notice Thereof
  No contract shall be valid for a term longer than 18 months from the date upon which the contract is signed. However, a club...
• § 10-1-600 - Records to Be Kept; Inspection Thereof
  (a) Each buying service or club licensed in this state shall keep and maintain: (1) Accurate accounts, books, and records of all transactions in...
• § 10-1-601 - Rules, Regulations, and Orders
  The Attorney General is authorized to promulgate, adopt, and issue rules, regulations, and orders necessary or convenient to carry out the provisions and purposes...
• § 10-1-602 - Application of "Georgia Administrative Procedure Act" and "Fair Business Practices Act of 1975."
  Chapter 13 of Title 50, the "Georgia Administrative Procedure Act," shall apply to all actions and proceedings of an administrative nature taken by the...
• § 10-1-603 - Injunctions
  In addition to any other proceedings authorized by this article, the Attorney General may bring a civil action in the superior courts to enjoin...
• § 10-1-604 - Civil Penalty for Violation; Administrative Hearing and Review; Judicial Review; Judgment on Final Order; Remedy Concurrent, Alternative, and Cumulative
  (a) In order to enforce this article or any orders, rules, and regulations promulgated pursuant thereto, the Attorney General may issue an administrative order...
• § 10-1-605 - Penalty
  Any person, firm, corporation, organization, partnership, entity, buying club, or buying service violating any provision of this article shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
• § 10-1-606 - Continuing Validity of Previously Adopted Rules, Orders, Actions, and Regulations
  Rules, orders, actions, and regulations previously adopted which relate to functions performed by the administrator appointed pursuant to the Fair Business Practices Act of...

Last modified: October 14, 2016