Georgia Code, Title 10, Chapter 5a, Article 2 - Enforcement

• § 10-5a-20 - Investigations
  (a) The Commissioner at his discretion: (1) May make such public or private investigations within or outside of this state as he deems necessary...
• § 10-5a-21 - Actions by Commissioner If Chapter, Rule, or Order Violated
  (a) If the Commissioner believes, whether or not based upon an investigation conducted under Code Section 10-5A-20, that any person has engaged or is...
• § 10-5a-22 - Legal or Equitable Remedies; Special Remedies
  (a) (1) Upon a proper showing by the Commissioner that a person has violated, or is about to violate, any provision of this chapter...
• § 10-5a-23 - Venue for Civil and Criminal Actions
  For the purposes of venue for any civil or criminal action under this chapter, any violation of this chapter or of any rule, regulation,...
• § 10-5a-24 - Commissioner of Securities; Employees; Compensation and Expenses; Assistant Commissioner; Prohibited Use of Information; Confidential Information
  (a) This chapter shall be administered by the office of the Secretary of State who is designated Commissioner of Securities.(b) The Commissioner shall have...
• § 10-5a-25 - Cooperation With Agencies, Administrators, and Organizations
  (a) To encourage uniform application and interpretation of this chapter and securities regulation and enforcement in general, the Commissioner and the employees of the...
• § 10-5a-26 - Rules and Regulations
  The Commissioner shall have the power to make such rules and regulations from time to time as he may deem necessary and proper for...
• § 10-5a-27 - Applicability of Code Sections 10-5a-2, 10-5a-5, and 10-5a-6
  (a) Code Sections 10-5A-2, 10-5A-5, and 10-5A-6 apply to persons who offer to sell or solicit a purchase when: (1) An offer to sell...
• § 10-5a-28 - Administrative Proceedings
  (a) The Commissioner shall commence an administrative proceeding under this chapter by entering either a notice of intent to do a contemplated act or...
• § 10-5a-29 - Judicial Review of Commissioner's Orders
  (a) Any person aggrieved by a final order of the Commissioner may obtain a review of the order in a superior court of appropriate...
• § 10-5a-30 - Burden of Proving Exemptions
  It shall not be necessary to prove the negative as to any of the exemptions of this chapter in any complaint, information, indictment, writ,...
• § 10-5a-31 - Criminal Penalties for Violating Chapter; Institution of Criminal Proceedings
  (a) Any person who willfully violates any provision of this chapter shall be guilty of a felony and, upon conviction, shall be fined not...

Last modified: October 14, 2016