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This article shall be known and may be cited as the “Convenience Warehouse Act of 1975.” History. Ga. L. 1975, p. 1156, § 1. 692 10-4-192 10-4-191. Definitions; exemption of state licensed or bonded warehouses. (a) As used in this article, the term: (1) “Convenience warehouse” means a series of storage spaces contained in one building or in a series of buildings which are designed and used for the purpose of renting or leasing individual storage spaces to persons in order that any person renting or leasing one or more of such individual storage spaces shall have access for the purpose of storing property therein. (2) “Person” means an individual, corporation, association, partnership, or other organization. (b) Nothing in this article shall be construed to apply to a public warehouse licensed pursuant to Article 1 of this chapter, as now or hereafter amended, nor to any person engaged in business as a bonded public warehouseman pursuant to law providing for such bonded public warehouseman. History. Ga. L. 1975, p. 1156, § 2. 10-4-192. Information required for storage rental or lease; property ownership statement. (a) Any person engaged in the business of operating a convenience warehouse shall obtain from each person renting or leasing a storage space the following information: (1) His name, age, home address, and home telephone number, if any; (2) His social security number, if any; (3) His driver’s license number, if any; and (4) The name and address of his employer. (b) In addition to the requirements of subsection (a) of this Code section, any person renting or leasing a storage space from a convenience warehouse shall sign a written document, under oath, that he is the owner of or has legal possession of any property which he intends to store in the storage space rented or leased by him. A copy of the signed document shall be given to the person executing it, and the original thereof shall be retained in the records of the person engaged in the business of operating the convenience warehouse. (c) The information required by subsections (a) and (b) of this Code section shall be retained by the person engaged in the business of 693 10-4-211 operating the convenience warehouse for a period of at least one year following the last date on which the storage space was rented or leased to the person covered by such information. History. Ga. L. 1975, p. 1156, § 3. 10-4-193. Penalties.