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2018 Georgia Code 10-1-6 | Car Wreck Lawyer

Link to State of Georgia Official Statute 2018 Georgia Code Annotated (sourced from legal.resource.org)
O.C.G.A. 10-1-6 Case Law from Google Scholar Amendments to OCGA 10-1-6

TITLE 10 COMMERCE AND TRADE

Section 1. Selling and Other Trade Practices, 10-1-1 through 10-1-915.

ARTICLE 1 RETAIL INSTALLMENT AND HOME SOLICITATION SALES

10-1-6. Buyer's right to cancel home solicitation sale.

  1. The buyer shall have a right to cancel a home solicitation sale agreement until 12:00 Midnight of the third business day after the day on which the buyer signs the agreement.
  2. Notice of cancellation under this Code section shall be given to the seller at the place of business as set forth in the agreement by certified mail or statutory overnight delivery, return receipt requested, which shall be posted not later than 12:00 Midnight on the third business day following execution of the agreement.
  3. In the event of cancellation pursuant to this Code section, the installment seller shall refund to the buyer within ten days after the cancellation all deposits, including any down payment made under the agreement, and redeliver any goods traded in to the seller on account or in contemplation of the home solicitation sale agreement.
  4. In the event of cancellation pursuant to this Code section, the seller shall have the right to charge the buyer 5 percent of the gross sales price of the merchandise purchased by the buyer or $25.00, whichever is less, as liquidated damages. The seller shall also be entitled to reclaim and the buyer shall return, whenever possible, the home solicitation sale agreement. The buyer shall incur no additional liability for cancellation pursuant to this Code section.
  5. If the buyer has received the merchandise sold, the buyer must return that merchandise unused, in the same condition as received by the buyer. The seller shall pick up the merchandise at the place sold within a reasonable time after notice of cancellation; and the seller shall receive from the buyer at that time the actual cost of picking up the merchandise or $5.00, whichever is less.
  6. Notice of cancellation given by the buyer need not take any particular form and, however expressed, is effective if it indicates the intention of the buyer not to be bound by the home solicitation sale.

(Ga. L. 1967, p. 659, § 6; Ga. L. 1971, p. 560, § 1; Ga. L. 1972, p. 432, § 1; Ga. L. 2000, p. 1589, § 3.)

Editor's notes.

- Ga. L. 2000, p. 1589, § 16, not codified by the General Assembly, provides that the amendment to this Code section is applicable with respect to notices delivered on or after July 1, 2000.

Law reviews.

- For note, "Pyramid Marketing Plans and Consumer Protection: State and Federal Regulation," see 21 J. of Pub. L. 445 (1972).

RESEARCH REFERENCES

ALR.

- Nature, construction, and effect of "lay away" or "will call" plan or system, 10 A.L.R.3d 456.

Cases Citing Georgia Code 10-1-6 From Courtlistener.com

Total Results: 3

HERON LAKE II APARTMENTS, L.P. v. LOWNDES COUNTY BOARD OF TAX ASSESSORS

Court: Supreme Court of Georgia | Date Filed: 2016-09-12

Citation: 299 Ga. 598, 791 S.E.2d 77, 2016 Ga. LEXIS 574

Snippet: property. See Ga. Comp. R. & Regs., r. 560-11-10-.01. 6 “The APM defines ‘real property’ as ‘the

Matter of Carlson

Court: Supreme Court of Georgia | Date Filed: 1997-09-15

Citation: 489 S.E.2d 834, 268 Ga. 335

Snippet: under the facts of Carlson's case. See OCGA § 19-10-1. [6] University of Iowa Press v. Urrea, 211 Ga.App

Parking Ass'n of Georgia, Inc. v. City of Atlanta

Court: Supreme Court of Georgia | Date Filed: 1994-11-28

Citation: 264 Ga. 764, 450 S.E.2d 200, 94 Fulton County D. Rep. 3891, 1994 Ga. LEXIS 899

Snippet: opportunity for extracting the benefit. *768Id. at § 6.10 [1], 6-91, 6-92. Extractions for the public benefit are