Change log

GA penalty: risk class civil → unclassified

GA penalty: criminal scope none → both

GA penalty: mechanism civil penalty up to $2,500 per violation / $25,000 multiple (§43-17-13) → civil penalty up to $10,000 single / $100,000 multiple (SB 412); description O.C.G.A. §43-17-13 authorizes the Secretary of State to issue cease-and-desist orders, censure, suspend or revoke registration, bar association with a charitable organization or paid solicitor, and impose a civil penalty up to a maximum of $2,500.00 for a single violation or up to $25,000.00 for multiple violations in a single proceeding or a series of related proceedings. Also provides for injunction, restitution, and receivership. Source row is limited to this section; do not treat as a restatement of separate criminal provisions under other Code sections. → O.C.G.A. § 43-17-13 as amended by Ga. L. 2024, p. 938, § 1/SB 412 (effective 6 May 2024): the Secretary of State may cease-and-desist, censure or bar, suspend or revoke, seek injunction, restitution, or a receiver, and assess an administrative civil penalty up to $10,000 for a single willful violation or $100,000 for multiple violations in a single proceeding or series of related proceedings. A court may impose the same $10,000 / $100,000 civil penalty.; short label Georgia (civil penalty up to $2,500 per violation / $25,000 multiple under §43-17-13) → Georgia (civil penalty up to $10,000 for a single willful violation / $100,000 multiple; SB 412); source url https://law.onecle.com/georgia/title-43/43-17-13.html → https://gov.georgia.gov/document/2024-signed-legislation/sb-412/download; source quote replaced