# Joint and several liability rule · Georgia — Comparative fault system and joint and several liability rules by state

For Joint and several liability rule · Georgia, state is Georgia; rule type is Joint and several liability rule; joint liability rule is Defendants are responsible only for their proportionate share of negligence; statutory citation is Georgia Code § 51-12-33 (2022), recorded from its source on 2026-08-31.

- **State:** Georgia _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Rule type:** Joint and several liability rule _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Joint liability rule:** Defendants are responsible only for their proportionate share of negligence. _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Statutory citation:** Georgia Code § 51-12-33 (2022). _(verified: appears in the quote below)_

## What the source says

> Yes. Defendants are responsible only for their proportionate share of negligence. If the plaintiff is to some degree responsible for the injury or damages claimed, the judge must first decrease the damages based on the plaintiff’s degree of fault. Georgia Code § 51-12-33 (2022).

## Source

- https://www.ama-assn.org/system/files/mlr-state-laws-chart-I.pdf

Last verified: 2026-08-31. Review by: 2027-08-31.
Part of [Comparative fault system and joint and several liability rules by state](https://referencesource.org/state-comparative-fault-joint-liability-rules/).