Georgia Code, Title 33, Chapter 35 - Prepaid Legal Services Plans
- § 33-35-1 - Purposes of Chapter; Legislative Findings of Fact
(a) The purposes of this chapter are to provide for the registration of prepaid legal services plans, to promote access to quality legal services...
- § 33-35-2 - Definitions
As used in this chapter, the term: (1) "Advertising" means any communication, other than a solicitation, as defined in paragraph (5) of this Code...
- § 33-35-3 - Benefits Excluded From Chapter Application
This chapter shall not apply to the benefits available under automobile club membership contracts and automobile liability insurance policies which supply limited legal services...
- § 33-35-4 - Licenses Required for Sponsors of Prepaid Legal Services Plans; License Fee; Endorsement of Change of Address on License; Requirements As to Applications for Licenses Generally
(a) No person other than an insurer, as defined in paragraph (2) of Code Section 33-35-2, shall act as a sponsor or enter into...
- § 33-35-5 - Procedure for Issuance or Denial of Licenses Generally; Standards for Issuance or Renewal of Licenses Generally
(a) Upon the filing of an application and the payment of the license fee, the Commissioner shall make an investigation of each applicant and...
- § 33-35-6 - Minimum Capital, Surplus, and Bond Requirements
No license or renewal license under this chapter shall be issued to a sponsor other than an insurer as defined in paragraph (2) of...
- § 33-35-7 - Grounds and Procedure for Revocation, Suspension, or Refusal to Renew Licenses; Imposition of Probation or Fine; Review
(a) The Commissioner may revoke, suspend, or refuse to renew the license of any sponsor when and if, after investigation, the Commissioner finds that:...
- § 33-35-8 - Execution, Contents, and Filing of Subscription Contracts Generally
(a) Any sponsor of any prepaid legal services plan or authorized representative of any prepaid legal services plan may enter into a subscription contract...
- § 33-35-9 - Sale of Subscription Contracts
(a) No subscription contracts for prepaid legal services may be sold or offered for sale in this state prior to April 1, 1976, provided...
- § 33-35-10 - Powers of Sponsors to Contract for Provision of Legal and Administrative Services
(a)(1) The sponsor of any prepaid legal services plan or authorized representative of the plan may contract with any company licensed to transact casualty,...
- § 33-35-11 - Submission to Commissioner of Underwriting Rules and Rates, Premiums, or Fees; Approval or Disapproval
(a) No sponsor of any prepaid legal services plan or authorized representative of the plan shall enter into any contract with subscribers unless and...
- § 33-35-12 - Standards for Advertising and Solicitation
All advertising and solicitation concerning prepaid legal services plans shall be conducted in a simple, dignified manner. Every item of advertising or solicitation shall...
- § 33-35-13 - Investment of Funds of Plans
A sponsor shall invest the funds of a prepaid legal services plan only in such investments as are authorized by the laws of this...
- § 33-35-14 - Administration of Deposits of Plans
Any deposits of a sponsor of a prepaid legal services plan deposited with the Commissioner pursuant to this chapter shall be administered by the...
- § 33-35-15 - Maintenance of Books and Records by Sponsors; Examination by Commissioner; Reports of Examinations; Payment of Expenses of Examinations
(a) The Commissioner shall require every sponsor of a prepaid legal services plan to retain at the address shown on its license the plan...
- § 33-35-16 - Annual Filing of Information by Sponsors
Every sponsor of a prepaid legal services plan shall annually on or before March 1 file in the office of the Commissioner the following...
- § 33-35-17 - Conduct of Hearings and Proceedings
Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, all hearings and proceedings held under this chapter shall be conducted in accordance with Chapter 2 of...
- § 33-35-18 - Issuance of Injunctions Against Transaction of Business by Plans; Appointment of Receivers; Institution of Criminal Proceedings
If the Commissioner finds that any prepaid legal services plan or its sponsor: (1) has failed to comply with any provision of this chapter;...
- § 33-35-19 - Venue of Actions Against Sponsors
The venue provisions applicable to insurers under Chapter 4 of this title shall apply to sponsors as defined in paragraph (6) of Code Section
- § 33-35-20 - Promulgation of Rules and Regulations by Commissioner
The Commissioner shall have full power and authority to promulgate and adopt rules and regulations necessary for the implementation of this chapter.
- § 33-35-21 - Applicability of Chapter Generally
This chapter shall apply to all persons, groups, or fraternal or benevolent organizations, including but not limited to insurers; corporations; partnerships; trusts; labor, craft,...
- § 33-35-22 - Applicability of Chapter to Other Insurers
All insurers authorized to transact casualty, life, or accident and sickness insurance in this state or any corporation organized pursuant to Chapter 18 or...
- § 33-35-23 - Applicability of Chapter 6 of Title
Chapter 6 of this title, applicable to insurers, shall apply to sponsors as defined in paragraph (6) of Code Section 33-35-2; and, for the...
Last modified: October 14, 2016