Rule 60-2-1-.16 - Notice of Arbitration(1) Following receipt of an eligible state arbitration application, the panel shall assign a case number and notify the consumer and manufacturer by statutory overnight delivery or by certified mail, return receipt requested, that the case has been deemed eligible for arbitration. (a) If the consumer is a lessee, the notice shall inform the consumer that the lessor must be notified in writing that the dispute has been deemed eligible for arbitration.(b) The notice to the manufacturer shall include a complete copy of the consumer's state arbitration application.(2) The Attorney General shall create and adopt forms, which may be amended from time to time in the Attorney General's discretion, to be utilized by the parties to the arbitration. The forms shall include, but not be limited to, a "Manufacturer's Statement Form," "Manufacturer's Pre-hearing Information Sheet", and "Consumers Pre-Hearing Information Sheet". Copies of these forms shall be sent to the parties by the panel.Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. R. 60-2-1-.16
O.C.G.A. §§ 10-1-786, 10-1-795.
Original Rule entitled "Notice of Arbitration" adopted. F. May 16, 2016; eff. June 5, 2016.