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2018 Georgia Code 43-17-1 | Car Wreck Lawyer

TITLE 43 PROFESSIONS AND BUSINESSES

Section 17. Charitable Solicitations, 43-17-1 through 43-17-23.

ARTICLE 4 DENTAL ASSISTANTS

43-17-1. Short title.

This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the "Georgia Charitable Solicitations Act of 1988."

(Code 1981, §43-17-1, enacted by Ga. L. 1988, p. 490, § 1.)

RESEARCH REFERENCES

Am. Jur. 2d.

- 15 Am. Jur. 2d., Charities, § 176 et seq. 60 Am. Jur. 2d., Peddlers, Solicitors, and Transient Dealers, § 76 et seq.

C.J.S.

- 14 C.J.S., Charities, § 91 et seq.

Cases Citing O.C.G.A. § 43-17-1

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Ebon Found., Inc. v. Oatman, 498 S.E.2d 728 (Ga. 1998).

Cited 15 times | Published | Supreme Court of Georgia | Apr 16, 1998 | 269 Ga. 340

...The Attorney General and Secretary of State of Georgia also moved to intervene—the former to ensure that Ebon Foundation's assets upon dissolution are committed to non-profit purposes, and the latter as the proper party where violations of the Georgia Charitable Solicitations Act of 1988, OCGA § 43-17-1 et seq., are alleged....
...purposes; and that the Attorney General is the proper party to protect such interests. Intervention was sought by the Secretary of State to seek civil sanctions for transactions which are prohibited by the Georgia Charitable Solicitations Act, OCGA § 43-17-13....
...OCGA § 9-8-1; Richardson v. Roland, 267 Ga. 34, 472 S.E.2d 301 (1996). Compare Housing Authority v. MMT Enterprises, 267 Ga. 129(1), 475 S.E.2d 642 (1996). Appointment of a receiver is specifically authorized in cases arising under the Charitable Solicitations Act. OCGA § 43-17-13(a)(2)(A)(vi)....