{"data":{"id":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-10-1-401","jurisdiction":"us-ga","citation":"O.C.G.A. § 10-1-401","heading":"Limitation of actions; right to set off damages or penalties not limited.","body":"(a) No private right of action shall be brought under this part:\n(1) More than two years after the person bringing the action knew or should have known of the occurrence of the alleged violation; or\n(2) More than two years after the termination of any proceeding or action by the State of Georgia, whichever is later.\n(b) Damages or penalties to which a person is entitled pursuant to this part may be set off against the allegation of the person to the seller and may be raised as a defense to a suit on the obligation without regard to the time limitations prescribed by this Code section.","path":["TITLE 10 Commerce and Trade","CHAPTER 1 Selling and Other Trade Practices","Article 15 Deceptive or Unfair Practices","PART 2 Fair Business Practices Act"],"source_url":"https://archive.org/download/gov.ga.ocga.2018/release86.2022.11/gov.ga.ocga.title.10.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":"4fdb1d8c7739a71a12e095e948378e3823e838e9545eca50e1062541b53c85f2","source_id":"us-ga","stale":false,"prev":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-10-1-400","next":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-10-1-402"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}