O.C.G.A. § 10-1-394 (2019)
Adoption of rules, regulations, and standards prohibiting unfair or deceptive practices; application of Chapter 13 of Title 50
(a) The Attorney General is authorized to adopt reasonable rules, regulations, and standards appropriate to effectuate the purposes of this part and prohibit specific acts or practices that are deemed to be a violation of this part. The Attorney General is also authorized to adopt as substantive rules that prohibit specific acts or practices in violation of Code Section 10-1-393 those rules and regulations of the Federal
Trade Commission interpreting Section 5(a)(1) of the Federal Trade Commission Act (15 U.S.C. Section 45(a)(1)), as from time to time amended. (b) Chapter 13 of Title 50, the “Georgia Administrative Procedure Act,” shall apply to the promulgation of rules and regulations by the Attorney General pursuant to subsection (a) of this Code section and in taking testimony pursuant to Code Sections 10-1-403 and 10-1-404.
History
Ga. L. 1975, p. 376, § 4; Ga. L. 2015, p. 1088, § 2/SB 148.
Annotations
Law reviews. For comment, “The Georgia Fair
Business Practices Act: Business As Usual,” see 9 Ga. St. U.L. Rev. 453 (1993).
JUDICIAL DECISIONS Federal Trade Commission Act standards applicable. - Federal Trade Commission Act, 15 U.S.C. § 45, is expressly made the appropriate standard by which the purpose and intent of the
Fair Business Practices Act, O.C.G.A. § 10-1-390 et seq., is to be effectuated, implemented, and construed. Zeeman v. Black, 156 Ga. App. 82, 273 S.E.2d 910, 1980 Ga. App. LEXIS 2888 (1980).