07 LC 29
2585
House
Bill 567
By:
Representative Dollar of the
45th
A
BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
AN ACT
To
amend Code Section 10-1-393 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating
to unfair or deceptive practices in consumer transactions, so as to provide for
rebates to be mailed to consumers within a certain time frame; to provide that
terms of rebate offers shall be disclosed; to provide for a definition; to
provide for related matters; to provide an effective date; to provide for
applicability; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
BE
IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:
SECTION
1.
Code
Section 10-1-393 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to unfair
or deceptive practices in consumer transactions, is amended by striking the word
"or" at the end of paragraph (32) of subsection (b), striking the period and
inserting "; or" at the end of paragraph (33) of subsection (b), and adding a
new paragraph (34) to subsection (b) to read as follows:
"(34)
For any person, firm, partnership, association, or corporation to offer a rebate
without mailing such rebate to the consumer within 30 days of the postmark date
of the completed and submitted rebate form. Rebate forms shall include the
terms of the rebate and the expiration date, if applicable, conspicuously
printed on the rebate form. As used in this paragraph, the term 'rebate' means
an offer to return part of a payment, serving as a discount or reduction in the
purchase price of the item or service."
SECTION
2.
This
Act shall become effective on October 1, 2007, and shall apply to any rebate
offered on or after such date.
SECTION
3.
All
laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.