O.C.G.A.

10-13A-1 (2019)

Legislative findings

✓ O.C.G.A. — 2019 edition (Public.Resource.Org Release 73)

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.

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The General Assembly finds that violations of Chapter 13 of this title threaten the integrity of the tobacco Master Settlement Agreement, the fiscal soundness of the state, and the public health. The General Assembly finds that enacting procedural enhancements will aid the enforcement of such chapter and thereby safeguard the Master Settlement Agreement, the fiscal soundness of the state, and the public health.

History

Code 1981, § 10-13A-1, enacted by Ga.

L. 2003, p. 829, § 1; Ga. L. 2016, p. 528, § 3/HB 899.

Annotations

RESEARCH REFERENCES ALR. Validity, construction, application, and effect of master settlement agreement (MSA) between tobacco companies and

various states, and state statutes implementing agreement; use and distribution of MSA proceeds, 25 A.L.R.6th 435.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 2 cases, 2004–2008 · leading case: Carolina Tobacco Co. v. Baker, 670 S.E.2d 811 (Ga. Ct. App. 2008).

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Carolina Tobacco Co. v. Baker, 670 S.E.2d 811 (Ga. Ct. App. 2008). · cites it 2× “8 OCGA §§ 10-13A-1 through 10-13A-9. 9 See COMMERCE AND TRADE: Enforcement of Master Settlement Agreement: Require Certifications by Certain Tobacco Manufacturers; Provide for a Directory Database of Certified Tobacco Manufacturers; Establish a Prohibition Against Sales by…”

Best Tobacco, Inc. v. Dep't of Revenue, 604 S.E.2d 578 (Ga. Ct. App. 2004). · cites it 2× “After the cigarettes were stamped, but before they were sold, the General Assembly passed the “Enforcement of the Master Settlement Agreement,” OCGA § 10-13A-1 et seq., which made the sale of those cigarettes illegal.”

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