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Call Now: 904-383-7448Nothing in this part shall supersede existing local laws nor relieve a pawnbroker from the necessity of complying with them. The requirements of local laws shall be construed as cumulative to this part.
(Ga. L. 1977, p. 1194, § 6.)
- For annual survey of local government law, see 57 Mercer L. Rev. 289 (2005).
- Since the stated purpose of Gwinnett County, Ga., Ord. No. 82-11 was to impede the sale of stolen property, and its requirements were designed to achieve that end, it was a proper use of the county's police power; further, by expressly preserving local laws in O.C.G.A. § 44-12-135, which included county ordinances, the legislature had in effect "authorized" them, and so Gwinnett County, Ga., Ord. No. 82-11 did not conflict with O.C.G.A. § 44-12-138. Pawnmart, Inc. v. Gwinnett County, 279 Ga. 19, 608 S.E.2d 639 (2005).
- 54 Am. Jur. 2d, Moneylenders and Pawnbrokers, §§ 6, 7.
- 70 C.J.S., Pawnbrokers, § 2.
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Court: Supreme Court of Georgia | Date Filed: 2005-02-07
Citation: 608 S.E.2d 639, 279 Ga. 19, 2005 Fulton County D. Rep. 344, 2005 Ga. LEXIS 121
Snippet: County's police power.[4] In addition, OCGA § 44-12-135 provides that "[n]othing in this part shall supercede