{"data":{"id":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-1-3-5","jurisdiction":"us-ga","citation":"O.C.G.A. § 1-3-5","heading":"Operation of laws generally; retrospective operation.","body":"Laws prescribe only for the future; they cannot impair the obligation of contracts nor, ordinarily, have a retrospective operation. Laws looking only to the remedy or mode of trial may apply to contracts, rights, and offenses entered into, accrued, or committed prior to their passage; but in every case a reasonable time subsequent to the passage of the law should be allowed for the citizen to enforce his contract or to protect his right.","path":["TITLE 1 General Provisions","CHAPTER 3 Laws and Statutes"],"source_url":"https://archive.org/download/gov.ga.ocga.2018/release86.2022.11/gov.ga.ocga.title.01.odt","current_through":"Release 86 (2022-11)","vintage":"Public.Resource.Org bulk O.C.G.A., Release 86 (2022-11), retrieved 2026-09-17","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T19:34:57Z","sha256":"782dcebff0b4c6e6b4514999b38899f700731effef7c70129f5ed44935d04d7e","source_id":"us-ga","stale":false,"prev":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-1-3-4.1","next":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-1-3-6"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}