Code text and O.C.G.A. statutory annotations on this page reflect the 2019 Official Code of Georgia Annotated (Public.Resource.Org Release 73, 2019-08-21; public domain per Georgia v. Public.Resource.Org, 2020). The Syfert case-law annotations in Notes of Decisions, below, are current.
The General Assembly finds and declares that: (1) The distribution and sale of motor vehicles within this state are vital to the general economy of this state and to the public interest and public welfare; (2) The provision for warranty service and the repair of predelivery transportation damages to motor vehicles is of substantial concern to the people of this state; (3) The maintenance of full and fair competition among dealers and others is in the public interest; and (4) The maintenance of strong and sound dealerships is essential to provide continuing and necessary reliable services to the consuming public in this state and to provide stable employment to the citizens of this state.
History
Code 1981, § 10-1-621, enacted by Ga. L. 1993, p. 1585, § 2.
DaimlerChrysler Motors Co., LLC v. Clemente, 668 S.E.2d 737 (Ga. Ct. App. 2008). · cites it 2ד” OCGA § 10-1-621 (4). This statutory provision, however, simply explains one of the reasons why the General Assembly created the Franchise Practices Act; it does not place an affirmative duty upon franchisors to ensure that their franchisees are “strong and sound.”
WMW, Inc. v. Am. Honda Motor Co., 733 S.E.2d 269 (Ga. 2012). · cites it 2ד” OCGA § 10-1-621 (3), (4). The Act’s anti-encroachment provision, OCGA § 10-1-664, which authorizes dealerships to file suit if their franchisors attempt to establish or relocate another dealership in the same area, is part of this balance between competition and protection of…”
Annotations are extracted automatically from the opinions in the
Syfert caselaw corpus and ranked by authority, recency, and
treatment. Dots show Syfertize treatment of the citing case itself.