TITLE 7
BANKING AND FINANCE
ARTICLE 1
IN GENERAL
7-4-5. Failure to include federal loan act provisions in retail installment loan; violating advertising restrictions.
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Any person who fails to comply with subsection (b) of Code Section 7-4-3 or Code Section 7-4-4 with respect to any person is liable to such person in an amount equal to the sum of:
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Any actual damage sustained by such person as a result of the failure; and
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Twice the amount of any interest or finance charge contracted for in connection with the transaction, except that the liability under this paragraph shall not be less than $100.00 nor greater than $1,000.00.
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Such liability may be asserted in an individual action only and may not be the subject of a class action; provided, however, this provision shall not apply to any class action pending prior to March 31, 1983.
(Code 1981, §7-4-5, enacted by Ga. L. 1983, p. 1146, § 4.)
Editor's notes.
- Ga. L. 1983, p. 1146,
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4 repealed former Code Section 7-4-5, relating to maximum interest on loans secured by deposits or savings account, and enacted present Code Section 7-4-5, which became effective March 31, 1983.
JUDICIAL DECISIONS
Cited in
Ford Motor Credit Co. v. London, 175 Ga. App. 33, 332 S.E.2d 345 (1985).