2022 Georgia Code
Title 13 - Contracts
Chapter 12 - Automatic Renewal Provisions
§ 13-12-3. Notice to Consumer Prior to Automatic Renewal of a Service Contract

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  1. Any seller that sells, leases, or offers to sell or lease any service to a consumer pursuant to a service contract for a specified period of 12 months or more and that automatically renews for a specified period of more than one month, unless the consumer cancels the contract, shall provide the consumer with written or electronic notification of the automatic renewal provision. Notification shall be provided to the consumer no less than 30 days or no more than 60 days before the cancellation deadline pursuant to the automatic renewal provision. Such notification shall disclose clearly and conspicuously:
    1. That unless the consumer cancels the contract, the contract will automatically renew; and
    2. The methods by which the consumer may obtain details of the automatic renewal provision and cancellation procedure, including contacting the seller at a specified telephone number or address, referring to the contract, or any other method.
    1. Written or electronic acknowledgment from the consumer of receipt of the notification required under subsection (a) of this Code section; and
    2. An affirmative written or electronic response that the consumer does not intend to terminate the service contract.

    History. Code 1981, § 13-12-3 , enacted by Ga. L. 2013, p. 1046, § 1/HB 234; Ga. L. 2020, p. 363, § 1/HB 1039.

    The 2020 amendment, effective January 1, 2021, designated the existing provisions as subsection (a) and added subsection (b).

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