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2018 Georgia Code 7-6-1 | Car Wreck Lawyer

Link to State of Georgia Official Statute 2018 Georgia Code Annotated (sourced from legal.resource.org)
O.C.G.A. 7-6-1 Case Law from Google Scholar Amendments to OCGA 7-6-1

TITLE 7 BANKING AND FINANCE

Section 6. Credit or Loan Discrimination, 7-6-1 through 7-6-2.

ARTICLE 2 RESIDENTIAL SECOND MORTGAGES

7-6-1. Discrimination in extending credit or making loans prohibited.

  1. No bank, lending company, financial institution, retail installment seller, or person extending credit may discriminate or provide requirements which discriminate in the extending of credit or the making of loans solely on the basis of sex, race, religion, national origin, or marital status.
  2. Any person, firm, or corporation which willfully violates any provision of this Code section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by a fine not to exceed $1,000.00.

(Ga. L. 1975, p. 772, §§ 1, 3.)

Law reviews.

- For article, "Religious Exercise as Credit Risk," see 10 Bank. Dev. J. 119 (1993-1994).

RESEARCH REFERENCES

ALR.

- Recovery of damages as remedy for wrongful discrimination under state or local civil rights provisions, 85 A.L.R.3d 351.

Discrimination based on marital status under Equal Credit Opportunity Act (15 U.S.C.A. §§ 1691 et seq.) as defense to liability for financial obligations, 16 A.L.R. Fed. 3d 9.

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