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2018 Georgia Code 33-34-6 | Car Wreck Lawyer

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O.C.G.A. 33-34-6 Case Law from Google Scholar Amendments to OCGA 33-34-6

TITLE 33 INSURANCE

Section 34. Motor Vehicle Accident Reparations, 33-34-1 through 33-34-9.

ARTICLE 2 PREFERRED PROVIDER ARRANGEMENTS

33-34-6. Selection of motor vehicle repair facility.

  1. Subject to the provisions of subsection (b) of this Code section, no insurer shall represent to a person making a claim under a motor vehicle insurance policy that the use of or the failure to use a particular repair facility or particular repair facilities may result in the nonpayment of a claim.
  2. No insurer shall require a person making a claim under a motor vehicle insurance policy to use a particular repair facility or particular repair facilitiesin order to settle a claim if the person making the claim can obtain the repair work on the motor vehicle at the same cost from another source.

(Code 1981, §33-34-6, enacted by Ga. L. 1991, p. 1608, § 1.12; Ga. L. 1992, p. 2464, § 2; Ga. L. 1999, p. 834, § 2.)

Law reviews.

- For annual survey of insurance law, see 56 Mercer L. Rev. 253 (2004).

JUDICIAL DECISIONS

No private cause of action.

- Dismissal of an auto repair shop's claim against an insurance company for violation of the Georgia Motor Vehicle Accident Reparations Act, O.C.G.A. § 33-34-1 et seq., was appropriate because there was no private cause of action under O.C.G.A. § 33-34-6. State Farm Mut. Auto. Ins. Co. v. Hernandez Auto Painting & Body Works, 312 Ga. App. 756, 719 S.E.2d 597 (2011).

RESEARCH REFERENCES

ALR.

- What constitutes bad faith on part of insurer rendering it liable for statutory penalty imposed for bad faith in failure to pay, or delay in paying, insured's claim - Particular grounds for denial of claim: risks, causes, and extent of loss, injury, disability, or death, 123 A.L.R.5th 259.

Cases Citing Georgia Code 33-34-6 From Courtlistener.com

Total Results: 17

Martin v. Hospital Authority

Court: Supreme Court of Georgia | Date Filed: 1994-11-21

Citation: 264 Ga. 626, 449 S.E.2d 827, 94 Fulton County D. Rep. 3730, 1994 Ga. LEXIS 886

Snippet: refusal to pay no-fault benefits under OCGA § 33-34-6. The dissent cites Greenwood Cemetery v. Travelers

Georgia Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance v. Martin

Court: Supreme Court of Georgia | Date Filed: 1994-06-27

Citation: 264 Ga. 347, 444 S.E.2d 739, 94 Fulton County D. Rep. 2214, 1994 Ga. LEXIS 473

Snippet: caused by the insurer's failure to pay. OCGA § 33-34-6 (b). If the insurer could not establish that its

First Financial Insurance v. Rainey

Court: Supreme Court of Georgia | Date Filed: 1991-02-21

Citation: 401 S.E.2d 490, 261 Ga. 52, 1991 Ga. LEXIS 86

Snippet: fees, and punitive damages pursuant to OCGA § 33-34-6(b) and (c). The facts, as stated by the Court of

International Indemnity Co. v. Collins

Court: Supreme Court of Georgia | Date Filed: 1988-04-27

Citation: 367 S.E.2d 786, 258 Ga. 236, 1988 Ga. LEXIS 184

Snippet: attorney fees and punitive damages under OCGA § 33-34-6 (b) and (c). We agree with the Court of Appeals

Enfinger v. INTERNATIONAL INDEMNITY COMPANY

Court: Supreme Court of Georgia | Date Filed: 1987-09-08

Citation: 359 S.E.2d 884, 257 Ga. 385

Snippet: less the thirty-day period provided in OCGA § 33-34-6. Intl. Indemnity Co. v. Enfinger, 181 Ga. App.

Allison v. AUTO-OWNERS INSURANCE COMPANY

Court: Supreme Court of Georgia | Date Filed: 1986-10-29

Citation: 349 S.E.2d 682, 256 Ga. 446, 1986 Ga. LEXIS 879

Snippet: week ....' OCGA § 33-34-4 (a) (2) (B). OCGA § 33-34-6 (b) provides in part: `Benefits required to be

Lawson v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance

Court: Supreme Court of Georgia | Date Filed: 1986-09-03

Citation: 347 S.E.2d 565, 256 Ga. 285, 1986 Ga. LEXIS 789

Snippet: damages, and attorney's fees pursuant to OCGA § 33-34-6 (b) and (c) for State Farm's failure to pay his

Wood v. New York Life Insurance

Court: Supreme Court of Georgia | Date Filed: 1985-12-04

Citation: 336 S.E.2d 806, 255 Ga. 300, 1985 Ga. LEXIS 996

Snippet: concluded that the policy, for purposes of OCGA § 33-34-6 (a), was not a group policy and that it was therefore

Cotton States Mutual Insurance v. McFather

Court: Supreme Court of Georgia | Date Filed: 1985-10-01

Citation: 255 Ga. 13, 334 S.E.2d 673, 1985 Ga. LEXIS 859

Snippet: seeking a 25% penalty and attorney fees under OCGA § 33-34-6 (b) for failure of the appellant to pay the optional

Doran v. Travelers Indemnity Co.

Court: Supreme Court of Georgia | Date Filed: 1985-02-27

Citation: 326 S.E.2d 221, 254 Ga. 63, 1985 Ga. LEXIS 605

Snippet: bad faith refusal to pay a claim under OCGA § 33-34-6. "In his April 1982 claim, the plaintiff also sought

United States v. Travelers Indemnity Co.

Court: Supreme Court of Georgia | Date Filed: 1984-09-26

Citation: 320 S.E.2d 164, 253 Ga. 328, 1984 Ga. LEXIS 927

Snippet: meaning of OCGA § 33-34-2 (5).[3] Further, OCGA § 33-34-6 (a) states, "Payments of benefits required by this

Montgomery v. Georgia Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance

Court: Supreme Court of Georgia | Date Filed: 1984-07-16

Citation: 317 S.E.2d 837, 253 Ga. 169, 1984 Ga. LEXIS 863

Snippet: punitive damages, and attorney fees. See OCGA § 33-34-6 (b) (c). The trial court cited GEICO v. Mooney

Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority v. Binns

Court: Supreme Court of Georgia | Date Filed: 1984-03-14

Citation: 313 S.E.2d 104, 252 Ga. 289, 1984 Ga. LEXIS 688

Snippet: law, is liable for punitive damages under OCGA § 33-34-6 (Code Ann. § 56-3406b) for a bad faith refusal

Cotton States Mutual Insurance v. McFather

Court: Supreme Court of Georgia | Date Filed: 1984-01-18

Citation: 309 S.E.2d 799, 251 Ga. 739

Snippet: Such a time extension was needed because OCGA § 33-34-6 (b) (Code Ann. § 56-3406b) requires that no-fault

Colwell v. Voyager Casualty Insurance

Court: Supreme Court of Georgia | Date Filed: 1983-12-05

Citation: 309 S.E.2d 617, 251 Ga. 744, 1983 Ga. LEXIS 976

Snippet: within 30 days of filing proof of loss under OCGA § 33-34-6(b) (Code Ann. § 56-3406b),[1] and punitive damages

Binns v. Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority

Court: Supreme Court of Georgia | Date Filed: 1983-04-19

Citation: 301 S.E.2d 877, 250 Ga. 847, 1983 Ga. LEXIS 656

Snippet: review of a punitive damages award under OCGA § 33-34-6 (c) (Code Ann. § 56-3406b): *848 "Although an appellate

Government Employees Insurance v. Mooney

Court: Supreme Court of Georgia | Date Filed: 1983-03-16

Citation: 300 S.E.2d 799, 250 Ga. 760, 1983 Ga. LEXIS 620

Snippet: loss claims are in excess of basic PIP. OCGA § 33-34-6 (b) (Code Ann. § 56-3406b) provides in part: "In