O.C.G.A. § 10-13-4 (2019)
Copies of Master Settlement Agreement available to the public
The “Master Settlement Agreement” referred to in subsection (e) of Code Section 10-13-1 and other provisions of this chapter has been transmitted by the Attorney General to the Secretary of State and shall
be maintained as a permanent record in the office of the Secretary of State, together with the enrolled Act by which this chapter is enacted. The Master Settlement Agreement shall not be published with the Act, but the Secretary of State shall, upon request and payment of copying costs, make a copy or certified copy of such document available to any member of the public.
History
Code 1981, § 10-13-4, enacted by Ga. L. 1999, p. 725, § 1.
T.10, C.13A MASTER SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT ENHANCE.
CHAPTER 13A MASTER SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT ENHANCEMENTS Sec.
Legislative findings. Definitions. Certification of compliance with Master Settlement Agreement; requirements; retention of documentation of sales. Availability of directory; inclusion and maintenance requirements; provision of email by distributor. Prohibition against affixing tax stamp to manufacturer or brand not included in directory. Agents of nonresident or foreign nonparticipating manufacturer or importer; directory updating; refunds upon removal from directory.
Annotations
Cross references. Cigar and cigarette taxes, § 48-11-1 et seq. Administrative rules and regulations. Rules Governing Escrow Payments from Non-Participating Tobacco Product Manufacturers, Official Compilation of
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Bond from nonparticipating manufacturers; escrow. Documentation to be supplied by distributor; cooperation between commissioner and Attorney General; promulgation of regulations. Suspension of dealer’s or distributor’s license; other available remedies; falsification of information. Review of Attorney General’s decision on removal from directory; certification of full compliance required; recovery of costs; conflicts with the Master Settlement Agreement.
the Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia, Department of Law, Consumer Interest Section, Rule 60-1-1-.01 et seq. Law reviews. For note on the 2003 enactment of this chapter, see 20 Ga. St. U.L. Rev. 51 (2003).