Georgia Code, Title 10, Chapter 1, Article 28 - Georgia Lemon Law

• § 10-1-780 - Short Title
  This article shall be known and may be cited as the "Georgia Lemon Law."
• § 10-1-781 - Legislative Intent
  The General Assembly recognizes that a new motor vehicle is a major consumer purchase and that a defectively manufactured new motor vehicle is likely...
• § 10-1-782 - Definitions
  Unless the context clearly requires otherwise, as used in this article, the term: (1) "Adjusted capitalized cost" means the amount shown as the adjusted...
• § 10-1-783 - Provision of Owner's Manual and Notice of Rights; Fully Itemized and Legible Repair Order; Copies of Reports
  (a) The manufacturer shall publish an owner's manual and provide it to the new motor vehicle dealer. The owner's manual shall include a clear...
• § 10-1-784 - Reasonable Attempts to Correct Nonconformity; Option to Repurchase or Replace Vehicle
  (a) (1) If a consumer reports a nonconformity during the lemon law rights period, the manufacturer, its authorized agent, or the new motor vehicle...
• § 10-1-785 - Compelled Replacement or Repurchase Through Arbitration; Manufacturer's Informal Dispute Settlement Mechanism; Revocation of Mechanism
  (a) (1) If a manufacturer does not replace or repurchase a nonconforming new motor vehicle after being requested to do so under subsection (b)...
• § 10-1-786 - Request for Arbitration; Determination of Eligibility; Notifications; Timing; Requirements for Decision
  (a) A consumer shall request arbitration by filing a written application for arbitration with the Attorney General. The application must be filed no later...
• § 10-1-787 - Finality of Arbitrator's Decision; Appeals by Manufacturers; Time for Compliance With Arbitrator's Decision
  (a) The decision of the arbitrator or arbitrators is final unless a party to the arbitration, within 30 days of entry of the decision,...
• § 10-1-788 - Exhaustion of Remedies Under Article Required
  The provisions of this article are not available to a consumer in a civil action unless the consumer has first exhausted all remedies provided...
• § 10-1-789 - Establishment of Motor Vehicle Arbitration Panel; Compensation; Conduct; Liability
  (a) A motor vehicle arbitration panel shall resolve disputes between consumers and manufacturers arising under this article. The Attorney General, in his or her...
• § 10-1-790 - Requirements for Transfer of Reacquired Vehicle
  (a) No manufacturer, its authorized agent, new motor vehicle dealer, or other transferor shall knowingly resell, either at wholesale or retail, lease, transfer a...
• § 10-1-791 - Consumer Fees to Implement Provisions of Article; Enforcement
  (a) A fee of $3.00 shall be collected by the new motor vehicle dealer from the consumer at completion of a sale or execution...
• § 10-1-792 - Other Rights and Remedies
  (a) Except as provided in subsection (a) of Code Section 10-1-790, this article shall not create or give rise to any cause of action...
• § 10-1-793 - Violations Constitute Unfair and Deceptive Act or Practice; Cumulative Effect
  (a) A violation of this article shall constitute an unfair and deceptive act or practice in the conduct of consumer transactions under Part 2...
• § 10-1-794 - Staff for Administration
  Reserved. Repealed by Ga. L. 2015, p. 1088, § 8/SB 48, effective July 1, 2015.
• § 10-1-795 - Promulgation of Rules and Regulations
  The Attorney General shall promulgate rules and regulations and establish procedures necessary to carry into effect, implement, and enforce the provisions of this article....
• § 10-1-796 - Severability
  If any provision of this article or its application to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the invalidity does not affect other provisions...
• § 10-1-797 - Consumer Cannot Waive Rights
  Any agreement entered into by a consumer that waives, limits, or disclaims the rights set forth in this article shall be unenforceable as contrary...
• § 10-1-798 - 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 Part 2 of Article 15 of...

Last modified: October 14, 2016