O.C.G.A.
O.C.G.A.

O.C.G.A. § 10-5-52 (2019)

Burden on person claiming exemption, preemption, or exclusion in civil and criminal proceedings

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(a) In a civil action or administrative proceeding under this chapter, a person claiming an exemption, exception, preemption, or exclusion has the burden to prove the applicability of the claim.

(b) In a criminal proceeding under this chapter, a person claiming an exemption, exception, preemption, or exclusion has the burden of going forward with evidence of the claim.

History

Code 1981, § 10-5-52, enacted by Ga. L. 2008, p. 381, § 1/SB 358.

Annotations

Law reviews. For article, “The Georgia Uniform

Securities Act of 2008: An Analysis of Significant Changes to Georgia’s Blue Sky Law,” see 14 (No. 6) Ga. St. B. J. 18 (2009).