Rule 560-2-2-.31. Dishonored Payments

1. (1) Retailers or Retail Consumption Dealers remitting payment for purchases of merchandise from a Wholesaler shall, upon notification that any payment has been dishonored, make immediate payment for such purchases. This requirement applies regardless of whether the Retail or Retail Consumption Dealer is the maker, endorser, account holder, or payor of the payment.

   1. (a) Failure to comply with this Regulation may subject Retailers and Retail Consumption Dealers to a citation.

2. (2) Wholesalers who receive a dishonored payment from a Retailer or Retail Consumption Dealer and secure a criminal warrant or a returned check citation against the Retailer or Retail Consumption Dealer must notify the Commissioner in writing within ten (10) days of the date of issuance of the warrant or citation.

   1. (a) The notification shall include all pertinent information associated with the criminal warrant or returned check citation, including the county where the warrant or citation was secured, the warrant or citation number, docket number, and/or a copy of the warrant or citation.

Authority: O.C.G.A. § 3-2-2.

History. Original Rule entitled "Selling in Violation of Order of Commissioner" adopted. F. May 5, 1982; eff. May 25, 1982.

Repealed: New Rule entitled "Invalid Checks" adopted. F. Oct. 1, 2010; eff. Oct. 21, 2010.

Amended: New title, "Dishonored Payments." F. May 31, 2023; eff. June 20, 2023.