TITLE 13 CONTRACTS

Section 8. Illegal and Void Contracts Generally, 13-8-1 through 13-8-59.

ARTICLE 4 RESTRICTIVE COVENANTS IN CONTRACTS

13-8-55. Requirements of person seeking enforcement of covenants.

The person seeking enforcement of a restrictive covenant shall plead and prove the existence of one or more legitimate business interests justifying the restrictive covenant. If a person seeking enforcement of the restrictive covenant establishes by prima-facie evidence that the restraint is in compliance with the provisions of Code Section 13-8-53, then any person opposing enforcement has the burden of establishing that the contractually specified restraint does not comply with such requirements or that such covenant is unreasonable.

(Code 1981, §13-8-55, enacted by Ga. L. 2011, p. 399, § 4/HB 30.)