Georgia § 13-10-61 - (See Editor's notes.) Liability of contracting entity for failure to comply with article.
Full text of Georgia Official Code of Georgia Annotated § 13-10-61 — (See Editor's notes.) Liability of contracting entity for failure to comply with article., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 13-10-61. (See Editor's notes.) Liability of contracting entity for failure to comply with article.
If a payment bond or security deposit is not taken in the manner and form required in this article, the corporation or body for which work is done under the contract shall be liable to all subcontractors and to all persons supplying labor, materials, machinery, or equipment to the contractor or subcontractor thereunder for any loss resulting to them from such failure. No agreement, modification, or change in the contract, change in the work covered by the contract, or extension of time for the completion of the contract shall release the sureties of such payment bond. (Code 1981, § 13-10-61 , enacted by Ga. L. 2001, p. 820, § 1.) For application of this statute in 2020, see Executive Orders 06.11.20.01, 06.29.20.02, 07.15.20.01, 07.31.20.02, 08.15.20.01, and 08.31.20.02. A listing of Executive Orders issued in 2020 can be found at https://gov.georgia.gov/executive-action/executive-orders/2 020-executive-orders.
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