O.C.G.A. § 10-1-894 (2019)
Other rights or remedies under other law or contract; waiver void; action for damages
(a) This article shall not be deemed to limit rights or remedies available to a consumer under any other law or contract.
(b) Any waiver by a consumer of rights under this article is void.
(c) In addition to pursuing any other remedy, a consumer may bring an action to recover for any damages caused by a violation of this article. The court shall award a consumer who prevails in such an action twice the amount of any pecuniary loss together with costs, disbursements, and reasonable attorney fees and any equitable relief that the court determines is appropriate.
History
Code 1981, § 10-1-894, enacted by Ga. L. 1993, p. 1805, § 1.
ARTICLE 34 IDENTITY THEFT
Annotations
Cross references. Protection of Personally Identifiable Data of Judges, § 15-5-110 et seq. Use of personally identifiable data in court documentation, § 15-10-54.
Offense of identity fraud, § 16-9-121. Reporting suspected identity fraud, § 16-9-125.1. Law reviews. For note, “The Online Zoom Lens: Why
Internet Street-Level Mapping Technologies Demand Reconsideration of the Modern-Day Tort Notion of ‘Public Privacy’,” see 43 Ga. L. Rev. 575 (2009). For article, “Limiting Law Firm Exposure to HITECH Act Liability: Do
You Know Where Your Client’s Protected Health Information Is?,” see 15 (No. 6) Ga. St. B. J. 24 (2010). For article, “Cybersecurity Oversight Liability,” see 35 Ga. St. U.L. Rev. 663 (2019).
RESEARCH REFERENCES Am. Jur. Proof of Facts. Identity Theft and Other Misuses of Credit and Debit Cards, 81 POF3d 113.