Georgia § 10-5A-6 - Fraudulent or deceitful acts or willful misappropriation prohibited.
Full text of Georgia Official Code of Georgia Annotated § 10-5A-6 — Fraudulent or deceitful acts or willful misappropriation prohibited., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 10-5A-6. Fraudulent or deceitful acts or willful misappropriation prohibited.
No person shall directly or indirectly: Cheat or defraud, or attempt to cheat or defraud, any other person or employ any device, scheme, or artifice to defraud any other person; Willfully make any false report, enter any false record, or make any untrue statement of a material fact or fail to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements made, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; Engage in any transaction, act, practice, or course of business, including, without limitation, any form of advertising or solicitation, which operates or would operate as a fraud or deceit upon any person; or Willfully misappropriate or convert the funds, security, or property of any other person in connection with the solicitation of a purchase or sale of, the offer to sell, the offer to purchase, the offer to enter into, or the entry into of any commodity contract or commodity option subject to the provisions of Code Section 10-5A-2 , Code Section 10-5A-3 , or paragraph (2) or (4) of subsection (a) of Code Section 10-5A-4 . (Code 1981, § 10-5A-6 , enacted by Ga. L. 1988, p. 1636, § 1.)
Source: official Georgia text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 10-5A-6 ("Fraudulent or deceitful acts or willful misappropriation prohibited.") is part of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, the codified statutory law of Georgia. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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