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

O.C.G.A. § 25-13-9 (2019)

Actions for civil damages

✓ O.C.G.A. — 2019 edition (Public.Resource.Org Release 73)
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Any person who has given money or any other item of value to another person due in part to such person’s use of the nomenclature or symbol of a department in violation of this chapter may maintain a suit for damages against the violator. Where it is proven that the violation was willful, the victim shall be entitled to recover treble damages, punitive damages, and reasonable attorney’s fees.

History

Code 1981, § 25-13-9, enacted by Ga. L. 1996, p. 772, § 1.