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Georgia: rules and deadlines at a glance
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| Product liability | 2 years (10-year repose) |
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| Property damage | 4 years |
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| Dollar limit | $15,000 ($25,000 for cases filed from Jan. 1, 2027) |
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| Filing fee | About $22 plus service charges |
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| Lawyers | Not required |
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| Acknowledge | 15 days |
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| Accept or deny | 15 days after proof of loss (30 days after notice if no proof of loss is required; 60 days at most) |
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| Pay | 10 days after the amount is agreed |
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| Minimum liability | $25,000 / $50,000 / $25,000 |
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| Fault system | At-fault (the driver who caused it pays) |
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| Shared-fault rule | Modified comparative: barred at 50% fault or more |
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| If you are fired | No state deadline |
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| If you quit | No state deadline |
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| Credit cards / open accounts | 4 years |
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| Written contracts | 6 years |
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| Promissory notes | 6 years |
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| Rule | Modified comparative negligence (50% bar) |
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| When you are barred | Barred if you are 50% or more at fault |
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| Repair attempts or days | 1 for a brake or steering defect; 3 attempts; or 30 calendar days |
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| Coverage period | 2 years or 24,000 miles, whichever first |
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| Top rate | 5.19% |
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| Structure | Flat |
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