'Amount financed' means the total of the following items to the extent that payment is deferred: (1) the cash price of the goods, services or interest in land, less the amount of any down payment whether made in cash or in property traded in; (2) the amount actually paid or to be paid by the seller pursuant to an agreement with the buyer to discharge a security interest in or a lien on property traded in; and (3) if not included in the cash price: (a) any applicable sales, use, excise, or documentary stamp taxes; (b) amounts actually paid or to be paid by the seller for registration, certificate of title, or license fees; and (c) additional charges permitted by this chapter (Section 37-2-202). HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 8-800.151; 1974 (58) 2879; 1982 Act No. 385, Section 12.
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