A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 7 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to banking and finance, so as to provide for holds on accounts of eligible adults for suspected financial exploitation; to provide for procedures for placing and lifting such holds; to no longer require independent credit reports to be obtained from a consumer reporting agency as defined in the federal Fair Credit Reporting Act; to provide for procedures for cease and desist orders for unregistered persons providing litigation finance; to provide for judicial hearings to review department decisions regarding litigation finance; to provide for registrant disclosures; to provide for definitions; to make conforming changes; to provide for construction; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Statutes affected:
LC 62 0256/a: 7-1-4, 16-5-100, 7-1-2, 7-1-8, 7-1-37, 7-1-70, 7-1-90, 7-1-111, 7-1-112, 7-1-394, 7-1-840, 7-1-841, 7-1-605, 7-1-61, 7-1-71, 7-1-91, 7-1-261, 7-1-650, 7-1-239.11, 7-1-239.12, 7-1-239.13, 7-1-239.14, 7-1-239.15, 7-1-239.16, 7-1-239.17, 7-1-239.18, 7-1-239.19, 7-1-243, 7-9-2, 7-1-390.2, 7-1-534, 7-1-533, 7-1-535, 7-1-536, 7-1-632.1, 7-1-680, 7-1-698, 7-1-699, 7-1-689, 7-1-699.1, 7-1-699.2, 7-1-699.3, 7-1-699.4, 7-1-699.5, 7-1-699.6, 7-1-699.7, 7-1-699.8, 7-1-699.9, 7-1-699.10, 7-1-699.11, 7-1-706, 7-1-1000, 7-1-1004, 7-1-1008, 7-1-1001, 7-1-1011, 7-1-1132, 7-3-4, 44-12-130, 7-3-40, 7-9-3, 7-9-10.1, 7-1-862, 7-1-131, 7-10-1, 7-10-2, 7-10-2.1, 7-10-3, 7-10-3.1, 7-10-6, 7-10-10
LC 62 0310S/hs: 7-1-4, 16-5-100, 7-1-2, 7-1-8, 7-1-37, 7-1-70, 7-1-90, 7-1-111, 7-1-112, 7-1-394, 7-1-840, 7-1-841, 7-1-605, 7-1-61, 7-1-71, 7-1-91, 7-1-261, 7-1-650, 7-1-239.11, 7-1-239.12, 7-1-239.13, 7-1-239.14, 7-1-239.15, 7-1-239.16, 7-1-239.17, 7-1-239.18, 7-1-239.19, 7-1-243, 7-9-2, 7-1-390.2, 7-1-534, 7-1-533, 7-1-535, 7-1-536, 7-1-632.1, 7-1-680, 7-1-698, 7-1-699, 7-1-689, 7-1-699.1, 7-1-699.2, 7-1-699.3, 7-1-699.4, 7-1-699.5, 7-1-699.6, 7-1-699.7, 7-1-699.8, 7-1-699.9, 7-1-699.10, 7-1-699.11, 7-1-706, 7-1-1000, 7-1-1004, 7-1-1008, 7-1-1001, 7-1-1011, 7-1-1132, 7-3-4, 44-12-130, 7-3-40, 7-9-3, 7-9-10.1, 7-1-862, 7-1-131, 7-10-1, 7-10-2, 7-10-2.1, 7-10-3, 7-10-3.1, 7-10-6, 7-10-10, 30-5-7