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2018 Georgia Code 43-17-14 | Car Wreck Lawyer

Link to State of Georgia Official Statute 2018 Georgia Code Annotated (sourced from legal.resource.org)

O.C.G.A. 43-17-14 Case Law from Google Scholar Amendments to OCGA 43-17-14

TITLE 43 PROFESSIONS AND BUSINESSES

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

ARTICLE 4 DENTAL ASSISTANTS

43-17-14. Recovery of damages; class actions.

Any person who suffers injury or damages as a result of acts or practices in violation of this chapter may bring an action against the charitable organization or paid solicitor engaged in such acts or practices. The person may recover such general damages sustained as a result of such acts or practices. Exemplary damages and attorney's fees may be awarded in cases of intentional violations of this chapter.
Any person entitled to bring an action under this chapter may institute a class action pursuant to Code Section 9-11-23 for the recovery of damages.

(Code 1981, §43-17-14, enacted by Ga. L. 1988, p. 490, § 1.)

Cases Citing O.C.G.A. § 43-17-14

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Lyman v. Cellchem Int'l, Inc., 300 Ga. 475 (Ga. 2017).

Cited 22 times | Published | Supreme Court of Georgia | Jan 23, 2017 | 796 S.E.2d 255

...In this connection, where the legislature has indicated that punitive damages are recoverable, it has generally done so through express language to include punitive damages among the types of damages that a plaintiff may recover in addition to compensatory damages. See, e.g., OCGA § 43-17-14 (a) (Georgia Charitable Solicitations Act allows a suit to recover “general damages sustained” and “[e]xemplary damages ....