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HB 0197 - Fair Business Practices Act; requirements for solicitations of services for obtaining a copy of an instrument conveying real estate; provide

Tracking Level: Monitor
Sponsor: Sam Teasley
Last Action: 7/1/2017 - Effective Date
House Committee: Judiciary
Senate Committee: Judiciary

Staff Analysis of the Legislation
HB 197 amends Part 2 of Article 15 of Chapter 1 of Title 10 of the OCGA by clarifying the term instrument conveying real estate and stating that any person soliciting services to obtain an instrument conveying real estate has to print in 16 point Helvetica font “This is not a bill or official government document. This is a solicitation” on their solicitation. No other text in the document can be bigger than the quote above. Noncompliance is deceptive and punishable by law.

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