Title 10 — Commerce and Trade
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O.C.G.A. § 10-4-192 Short title
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Convenience warehouse act of 1975, §10-4-190. CONVENTIONS.
O.C.G.A. § 10-4-193 Penalties
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(a) Any person engaged in the business of operating a convenience warehouse who fails to obtain the information required by subsection (a) of Code Section 10-4-192 or who rents or leases a storage space without first obtaining the written document required by subsection (b) of Cod…
O.C.G.A. § 10-4-2 Definitions
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As used in this article, the term: (1) “Agricultural product” means individually and collectively all grains, cotton, meat, fruits, vegetables, and other farm products offered or accepted for storage in their raw or natural state; provided, however, that products which have been …
O.C.G.A. § 10-4-20 Editor’s notes
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Ga. L. 2010, p. 481, § 3-1/HB 451, not codified by the General Assembly, provides that: “This Act applies to a document of title that is issued or a bailment that arises on or after the effective date of this Act. This Act does not apply to a 595 document of title that is issued o…
O.C.G.A. § 10-4-210 Short title
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This article shall be known and may be cited as the “Georgia Self-service Storage Facility Act of 2013.” History. Ga. L. 1982, p. 2286, § 1; Code 1981, § 10-4-210, enacted by Ga. L. 1982, p. 2286, § 7; Ga. L. 2013, p. 555, § 1/SB 61. 10-4-211. Definitions.
O.C.G.A. § 10-4-211 Definitions
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For purposes of this article, the term: (1) “Email” means an electronic message or an executable program or computer file that contains an image of a message that is transmitted between two or more computers or electronic terminals. The term includes electronic messages that are t…
O.C.G.A. § 10-4-213 Secondary metals recyclers
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Hold on regulated metal property believed to be stolen, §10-1-356. Securities. Cease and desist orders, §10-5-73. Coordination, registration by. Notice of statement becoming effective, §10-5-22. Denial, suspension or revocation of registration, §10-5-25. Federal covered investmen…
O.C.G.A. § 10-4-214 Trade secrets
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Applicability of article, §10-1-767. Unfair or deceptive trade practices. Fair business practices act of 1975, §10-1-391. Uniform deceptive trade practices act, §10-1-375. Warehouses.
O.C.G.A. § 10-4-215 Residential use prohibited, §10-4-216
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Rights of parties to create additional rights, duties and obligations not impaired, §10-4-214. Rights under article additional, §10-4-214. Self-service storage facility act of 2013. Short title, §10-4-210. Trailer, lien of owner upon. Towing in lieu of foreclosing on lien, §10-4-…
O.C.G.A. § 10-4-217 Late penalty; calculations; application
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(a) Pursuant to the terms of a rental agreement, an owner may charge and collect a fee from an occupant for the late payment of rent that is to be paid under a rental agreement. Such fee shall be no more than $20.00 per month for each month there is a late payment of rent or 20 p…
O.C.G.A. § 10-4-218 Short title, §10-4-210
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GEORGIA STATE WAREHOUSE ACT. General provisions. State licensed and bonded warehouses, §§10-4-1 to 10-4-33. Short title, §10-4-1. GEORGIA TOBACCO ADVISORY BOARD, §10-4-111. GEORGIA TOBACCO MARKETING ACT OF 1995. Generally, §10-4-106. Short title, §10-4-106. GINNING. State warehou…
O.C.G.A. § 10-4-23 Records of warehousemen
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Every warehouseman conducting a warehouse under this article shall keep for inspection for such period as the Commissioner may prescribe, in a place of safety, complete and correct records of all agricultural products received at the warehouse for storage or delivered therefrom, …
O.C.G.A. § 10-4-25 When insurance on stored products required
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All agricultural products stored for the producer in their raw or natural state, and cotton in any form stored for the producer, in storage in a warehouse under this article or deposited temporarily in such a warehouse pending storage shall be kept insured at full market value by…
O.C.G.A. § 10-4-26 Commissioner of agriculture
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Appointment of supervisor of state warehouse section, §10-4-3. Duties, §10-4-5. Powers, §10-4-5. Criminal penalties for violations, §10-4-32. Definitions, §10-4-2.
O.C.G.A. § 10-4-27 Certified public weighers to be provided
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All warehouses licensed under this article shall provide not less than one certified public weigher for each warehouse in accordance with Code Sections 10-2-40 through 10-2-54. History. Ga. L. 1953, Nov.-Dec. Sess., p. 412, § 22.
O.C.G.A. § 10-4-28 Examinations, §10-4-28
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Provided, §10-4-28. Weights and measures. General provisions, §§10-2-1 to 10-2-54. SCRAP DEALERS.
O.C.G.A. § 10-4-29 Liquidation proceedings
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Suspension or revocation of license for violation, §10-4-30. List of licensed and bonded warehouses, §10-4-31. Loss or damage of product. Effect, §10-4-21. Notice of breach of bond, §10-4-14. Obligation of warehouseman to deliver products, §10-4-21. Orders. Uniform application, §…
O.C.G.A. § 10-4-3 State warehouse section established; supervisor of section
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Within the police powers of the state and for the general welfare, 635 10-4-4 there is established as provided in this article a warehouse system for the State of Georgia as a section of the Marketing Division of the Department of Agriculture under the supervision and control of …
O.C.G.A. § 10-4-32 IMPERSONATION
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Business records. Disposal of business records containing personal information, §§10-15-1 to 10-15-7. Certified public weigher, §10-2-54. IMPORTS. Tobacco product manufacturers. Financial responsibility for smoking. Joint and several liability of importer for escrow deposits, §10-…
O.C.G.A. § 10-4-33 WHEELCHAIRS
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Motorized wheelchair warranties, §§10-1-890 to 10-1-894. Action for damages, §10-1-894. Citation of article, §10-1-890. Definitions, §10-1-891. Duration, §10-1-892. Express written warranties. Duration, §10-1-892. Required, §10-1-892. Failure to furnish, §10-1-893. Nonconforming w…
O.C.G.A. § 10-4-4 License for person electing, §10-4-11
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1592 INDEX WAREHOUSES —Cont’d State licensed and bonded warehouses —Cont’d Evidence. Inspection reports, §10-4-15. Examiner’s bond, §10-4-16. Exemption from convenience warehousing act, §10-4-191. Exemptions from article, §10-4-4. Fees. License fees, §10-4-17. Uniform application…
O.C.G.A. § 10-4-50 Designation of commissioner
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The Commissioner of Agriculture shall be the state warehouse commissioner. 658 10-4-52 History. Ga. L. 1918, p. 246, § 1; Ga. L. 1920, p. 282, § 1; Code 1933, § 5-301.
O.C.G.A. § 10-4-51 Employees, §10-4-52
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BOOKS. Sales. Tie-in sales, §§10-1-330, 10-1-331. BOYCOTTS. Violation of law, §10-1-631. BRAKE FLUID, §§10-1-180 to 10-1-189. Administration of part, §10-1-186. Adulteration, §10-1-181. Condemnation, §10-1-186. Sales prohibited, §10-1-183. Advertising of brands in accord with par…
O.C.G.A. § 10-4-52 Weighers
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Certified public weighers, §10-2-52. Weights and measures. Criminal penalty for violating, §10-2-22. RV SHOWS.
O.C.G.A. § 10-4-53 Bond of commissioner, §10-4-51
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Bond of employees, §10-4-52. Commissioner of agriculture. Designated as, §10-4-50. Compress plant by commissioner. Purchase or lease of or contracting for, §10-4-56. Cooperation with other states, §10-4-59. Cotton on storage.
O.C.G.A. § 10-4-54 Duties of commissioner generally
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It shall be the duty of the commissioner to study the condition under which cotton is grown, harvested, ginned, baled, covered, stored, and marketed and as a result of such investigation to organize a system that will bring about needed reforms and provide for the most economical…
O.C.G.A. § 10-4-55 Acquisition of property; encouraging erection of warehouses
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The commissioner shall have power to acquire property. It shall be his duty to foster and encourage the erection of warehouses in the various counties, upon plans and specifications adopted by him. History. Ga. L. 1918, p. 246, § 4; Ga. L. 1920, p. 282, § 1; Code 1933, § 5-306.
O.C.G.A. § 10-4-57 INSURANCE COMPANIES
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Commodities. Exempt transactions and contracts, §10-5A-4. INTELLECTUAL AND OTHER DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES. Abused, neglected or exploited adults. Financial exploitation of aged persons or disabled adults, §§10-5-100 to 10-5-108. 1500 INDEX INTELLECTUAL AND OTHER DEVELOPMENTAL D…
O.C.G.A. § 10-4-58 REPOSSESSION
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Motor vehicle sales finance act. Disposition of vehicle repossessed after default, §10-1-36. Retail installment contracts or revolving accounts. Disposition of goods repossessed after default, §10-1-10. Motor vehicle sales finance act. Disposition of vehicle repossessed after defau…
O.C.G.A. § 10-4-59 Cooperation with other states
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The commissioner shall cooperate with other states where a state warehouse system is in operation and promote the formation of an interstate board so that there may be uniformity in handling and marketing the crop in all the states; and the commissioner is authorized to spend suc…
O.C.G.A. § 10-4-6 Uniform application, §10-4-7
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Scales. Disapproved scales not to be used, §10-4-28. Examinations, §10-4-28.
O.C.G.A. § 10-4-60 Designation of commissioner
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Bond of commissioner. Appointment and bonding of necessary employees; promulgation of rules and regulations. Actions by and against commissioner; limitations on liability; “linters” not to be stored. Duties of commissioner generally. Acquisition of property; encouraging erection …
O.C.G.A. § 10-4-7 Uniform application of orders, fees, rules, and regulations
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All rules and regulations, orders, schedules of charges, and fees approved or promulgated or issued by the Commissioner under the terms of this article shall be of uniform application to all warehouses of the same class throughout the state. History. Ga. L. 1953, Nov.-Dec. Sess.,…
O.C.G.A. § 10-4-70 Standards and classifications of cotton
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The state warehouse commissioner shall accept as authoritative the standards and classifications of cotton established by the federal government. History. Ga. L. 1918, p. 246, § 3; Ga. L. 1920, p. 282, § 1; Code 1933, § 5-308. 10-4-71. Storing lint cotton; inspection tags; issuanc…
O.C.G.A. § 10-4-72 Fixing terms and rate of storage
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The state warehouse commissioner shall settle the terms upon which cotton may be stored in the local warehouses coming under this article and fix the rate of storage thereon in such manner that these warehouses shall pay expenses, it being the declared purpose of this article that…
O.C.G.A. § 10-4-74 Commissioner’s charges and commissions
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The state warehouse commissioner shall provide for the cost of maintaining this system by assessing a charge upon each bale of cotton offered for storage, and for negotiation of loans or selling cotton, a commission, all of which charges shall be uniform, and due notice thereof g…
O.C.G.A. § 10-4-76 Standards and classifications of cotton
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Storing lint cotton; inspection tags; issuance, contents, transfer, and cancellation of receipts. Fixing terms and rate of storage. Commissioner may negotiate loans on receipts and sale of stored cotton. Commissioner’s charges and commissions. Warehouse receipt books; execution a…
O.C.G.A. § 10-4-77 Penalty for failure to give notice of lien on cotton
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Any person who shall deposit, or attempt to deposit, cotton upon which a lien, mortgage, or adverse claim exists, without notifying the manager of the warehouse thereof and having this fact so entered on the warehouse receipt, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. History. Ga. L. 191…
O.C.G.A. § 10-4-78 Penalty for false affidavit as to lien on cotton
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Should any party required by Code Section 10-4-76 to make an affidavit as to an adverse lien, title, or claim to cotton offered to a warehouseman for storage make a false affidavit, he shall be guilty of a 666 10-4-80 felony and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by impr…
O.C.G.A. § 10-4-79 False affidavit as to lien, §10-4-78
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Issuing receipt for cotton not in warehouse, §10-4-80. Fines imposed in sentencing. Cotton warehousing. State licensed and bonded warehouses. Violation of provisions, §10-4-32. Health spas, §10-1-393.2. Secondary metals recyclers. Database of information reported to bureau of inv…
O.C.G.A. § 10-4-8 Existing interstate commerce regulations not affected
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Nothing contained in this article shall be interpreted so as to conflict with any existing regulations of the federal government, or of the federal and state governments jointly, governing inspection of goods in interstate commerce. History. Ga. L. 1953, Nov.-Dec. Sess., p. 412, §…
O.C.G.A. § 10-4-80 Penalties for issuing receipt for cotton not in warehouse
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The manager of any warehouse, or agent, employee, or servant, who issues or aids in issuing a receipt for cotton, knowing that such cotton has not been actually placed in the warehouse under the control of the manager thereof, shall be guilty of a felony and, upon conviction ther…
O.C.G.A. § 10-4-81 Indorsements
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Obligation of warehousemen to deliver. Demand accompanied by indorsements, §10-4-21. Prudent person rule. Obligation of warehouseman to deliver agricultural product, §10-4-21. Self-service storage facilities. General provisions, §§10-4-210 to 10-4-218. State licensed and bonded w…
O.C.G.A. § 10-4-9 Judicial review of administrative decision
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Any person aggrieved by a final determination or decision of the Commissioner in any matter in which a hearing is required or authorized by this article or the state or federal constitutions is entitled to judicial review thereof in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 13 of …