{"data":{"id":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-10-5b-1","jurisdiction":"us-ga","citation":"O.C.G.A. § 10-5B-1","heading":"Legislative findings and intent.","body":"(a) The General Assembly finds that a problem is posed in this state by the increasing use of the telephone in a fraudulent or abusive manner as a means of solicitation in certain currently regulated commercial businesses and professions and that the power and reach of the telephone as a medium for such conduct increases the risk to the legitimate economy of the state.\n(b) The General Assembly declares that the intent of this chapter is to impose sanctions against the fraudulent use of the telephone in certain currently regulated commercial businesses and professions. This chapter shall be construed to further that intent.","path":["TITLE 10 Commerce and Trade","CHAPTER 5B Deceptive, Fraudulent, or Abusive Telemarketing"],"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":"64b67b6753fb2a45fbf189aca41848e39a61100fbe826aa255f9d754416524d7","source_id":"us-ga","stale":false,"prev":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-10-5a-31","next":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-10-5b-2"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}