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O.C.G.A. § 16-17-9

Special provisions for borrowers who are members of the military or their respective spouses

Code 1981, § 16-17-9, enacted by Ga

(a) In addition to the other obligations and duties required under this chapter, if the customer is a member of the military services of the United States or a spouse of a member of the military services of the United States, the following duties and obligations apply to any payday lender:

(1) The lender is prohibited from garnishment of any military wages or salaries;

(2) The lender is prohibited from conducting any collection activity against a military customer or his or her spouse when the military member has been deployed to a combat or combat support posting for the duration of the deployment;

(3) The lender is prohibited from contacting the commanding officer of a military customer in an effort to collect on a loan to the military member or his or her spouse;

(4) The lender agrees to be bound by the terms of any repayment agreement that it negotiates through military counselors or thirdparty credit counselors; and

(5) The lender agrees to honor any statement or proclamation by

a military base commander that a specific payday lender branch location has been declared off limits to military personnel and their spouses.

(b) Ifthe customer is a member of the military services of the United States or a spouse of a member of the military services of the United States, the following disclosures shall be made in writing by the payday lender:

(1) Anotice that the lender is prohibited from garnishment of any military wages or salaries;

(2) A notice that the lender is prohibited from conducting any collection activity against a military customer or his or her spouse when the military member has been deployed to a combat or combat support posting for the duration of the deployment;

(3) A notice that the lender is prohibited from contacting the commanding officer of a military customer in an effort to collect on a loan to the military member or his or her spouse;

(4) Anotice that the lender agrees to be bound by the terms of any repayment agreement that it negotiates through military counselors or third-party credit counselors; and

(5) A notice that the lender agrees to honor any statement or proclamation by a military base commander that a specific payday lending branch location has been declared off limits to military personnel and their spouses.

Current official text: Official Code of Georgia Annotated (LexisNexis). Digitized from the Internet Archive scan of the OCGA. Reproduced from public-domain Georgia statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.