Unlawful Inducement of Motor Vehicle Buyer or Lessee Under Contract to Sublease Vehicle; Unlawful Offering of Vehicle for Hire by Sublessee

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  1. It is unlawful for any person to induce the buyer of a motor vehicle under a retail installment contract to sublease the subject motor vehicle to that person or to any other sublessee without first obtaining written consent to the sublease from the holder of the retail installment contract.
  2. It is unlawful for any person to induce the lessee of a motor vehicle under a motor vehicle lease contract to sublease the subject motor vehicle to that person or to any other sublessee without first obtaining written consent to the sublease from the lessor under the motor vehicle lease contract.
  3. It is unlawful for any person who is the sublessee of a motor vehicle to offer the motor vehicle for hire or to offer it to another person to offer for hire if such person induced the sublease of the motor vehicle in violation of subsection (a) or (b) of this Code section or if such person knew or reasonably should have known that the sublease of the motor vehicle was induced in violation of subsection (a) or (b) of this Code section.
  4. Any person who violates any provision of subsection (a), (b), or (c) of this Code section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor of a high and aggravated nature.

(Code 1981, §10-1-40, enacted by Ga. L. 1988, p. 861, § 1.)

Code Commission notes.

- Pursuant to Code Section 28-9-5, in 1988, an "a" was inserted following "guilty of" in subsection (d).


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