Your complaint helps to inform us about problems facing Georgia consumers and about companies which may be operating fraudulently in our state. (a) Unfair or deceptive acts or practices in the conduct of consumer transactions and consumer acts or practices in trade or commerce are declared unlawful.Use this form to provide information about suspicious or improper business practices that you are experiencing which may affect the general public. The following acts or practices are deemed unfair methods of competition and unfair and deceptive acts or practices in the business of insurance. It is a state law that prohibits businesses from using unfair or deceptive practices during consumer transactions. The FBPA prohibits "unfair or deceptive acts and practices" in a variety of transactions in trade or commerce. Georgia deceptive trade practices law bans false advertising, making it a misdemeanor charge and also allowing victims to sue for damages. Section 2. Definitions. Laws prohibiting unfair, deceptive, or abusive business practices protect consumers in each state. This part shall be known and may be cited as the "Uniform Deceptive Trade Practices Act.
