{"data":{"id":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-10-1-767","jurisdiction":"us-ga","citation":"O.C.G.A. § 10-1-767","heading":"Applicability of article.","body":"(a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this Code section, this article shall supersede conflicting tort, restitutionary, and other laws of this state providing civil remedies for misappropriation of a trade secret.\n(b) This article shall not affect:\n(1) Contractual duties or remedies, whether or not based upon misappropriation of a trade secret; provided, however, that a contractual duty to maintain a trade secret or limit use of a trade secret shall not be deemed void or unenforceable solely for lack of a durational or geographical limitation on the duty;\n(2) Other civil remedies that are not based upon misappropriation of a trade secret; or\n(3) The definition of a trade secret contained in Code Section 16-8-13, pertaining to criminal offenses involving theft of a trade secret or criminal remedies, whether or not based upon misappropriation of a trade secret.","path":["TITLE 10 Commerce and Trade","CHAPTER 1 Selling and Other Trade Practices","Article 27 Trade Secrets"],"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":"3f0f30524bd98d6d4cea33b5bf9bd3718d6472223af6d1c7207464889e879331","source_id":"us-ga","stale":false,"prev":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-10-1-766","next":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-10-1-770"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}