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Open in Lexace § 1-1-1 — Enactment of Code § 1-1-10 — Specific repealer; provisions saved from repeal § 1-1-11 — General repealer § 1-1-2 — Legislative intent § 1-1-3 — Severability § 1-1-4 — Validating Acts § 1-1-5 — Effect of adoption of Code upon rules or regulations § 1-1-6 — Effect of adoption of Code upon terms of office and rights of officials or employees § 1-1-8 — References to state law or this Code § 1-1-9 — Effective date of Code § 1-2-1 — Classes of persons generally; "natural person" defined; corporations deemed artificial persons; nature of corporations generally § 1-2-10 — Rights of citizens of other states or nations to sue or give evidence § 1-2-11 — Rights of aliens generally; purchase, holding, and conveyance of realty § 1-2-2 — Categories of natural persons § 1-2-3 — Duration of citizenship § 1-2-4 — Right of expatriation § 1-2-5 — Reacquisition of citizenship by expatriated persons and descendants § 1-2-6 — Rights of citizens generally § 1-2-7 — Rights of female citizens generally § 1-2-8 — Rights of minors § 1-2-9 — Rights of citizens of the United States while in this state generally § 1-3-1 — Construction of statutes generally § 1-3-10 — Execution of writings and contracts § 1-3-11 — Local referenda on abolishing offices or shortening or lengthening term § 1-3-2 — Construction of definitions § 1-3-3 — Definitions § 1-3-4 — Effective date of legislative Acts § 1-3-4.1 — Effective date for general Acts requiring increases in compensation of certain county officials § 1-3-5 — Operation of laws generally; retrospective operation § 1-3-6 — When laws become obligatory; effect of ignorance § 1-3-7 — Abrogation of laws by agreement; waiver or renunciation of benefits established by law § 1-3-8 — Binding effect of legislation upon state § 1-3-9 — Effect and enforcement of foreign laws § 1-4-1 — Public and legal holidays; leave for observance of religious holidays not specifically provided for § 1-4-10 — Designation of "Girls and Women in Sports Day" § 1-4-11 — Designation of "Clean Water Week" § 1-4-12 — Designation of "Firefighter Appreciation Day" § 1-4-13 — Designation of "Bill of Rights Day" § 1-4-14 — Declaration of "Home Education Week" § 1-4-15 — Designation of "Bill Elliott Day." § 1-4-15.1 — Designation of "Ronald Reagan Day." § 1-4-16 — Designation of "Prison Chaplains Appreciation Day." § 1-4-17 — Declaration of "Georgia Day." § 1-4-18 — Designation of "School Bus Drivers Appreciation Day." § 1-4-19 — Designation of "School Bus Safety Week." § 1-4-2 — Religious holidays § 1-4-20 — Designation of Confederate History and Heritage Month § 1-4-21 — Designation of "Purple Heart Day." § 1-4-22 — Designation of "Water Professionals Appreciation Day." § 1-4-23 — Designation of "Childhood Cancer Awareness Day." § 1-4-24 — Designation of "National Swearing-in Commitment Day." § 1-4-25 — Designation of "Public Safety Week." § 1-4-26 — First Responders Appreciation Day § 1-4-3 — Designation of "American History Month" § 1-4-4 — Declaration of "Wildflower Week" § 1-4-5 — Declaration of "Bird Day" § 1-4-6 — Declaration of "Law Enforcement Officer Appreciation Day" § 1-4-7 — Declaration of "Peace Officer Memorial Day"; declaration of "Police Week" § 1-4-8 — Declaration of "Children's Day" § 1-4-9 — Designation of "Former Prisoners of War Recognition Day" § 1-5-1 — Power of board of directors to change name and style under which an authority operates § 10-11-1 — Definitions § 10-11-2 — Time period for retention of business records § 10-11-3 — Retention of reproductions of original business records § 10-12-1 — Short title § 10-12-10 — Rules applicable when change or error in electronic record occurs § 10-12-11 — Satisfaction of notarization, acknowledgement, verification or oath requirement § 10-12-12 — Retention of electronic records § 10-12-13 — Record or signature evidence not to be excluded solely on the basis of electronic format § 10-12-14 — Rules for automated transactions § 10-12-15 — Sending and receipt of electronic records § 10-12-16 — Transferable records § 10-12-17 — Agency creation and retention of electronic records; conversion of written records to electronic records § 10-12-18 — Each government agency to determine extent of electronic record utilization; specifications for use § 10-12-19 — Standards § 10-12-2 — Definitions § 10-12-20 — Chapter modifies, limits, and supersedes Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act § 10-12-3 — Applicability to electronic records and signatures relating to a transaction § 10-12-4 — Applicability to electronic records and signatures created on or after July 1, 2009 § 10-12-5 — Chapter does not create requirement for electronic transactions; determination as to whether parties intend to conduct electronic transactions § 10-12-6 — Construction and applicability § 10-12-7 — Legal effect of electronic records or signatures § 10-12-8 — Ability to retain, store, and print electronic records; requirements for posting and display of records; variation by agreement § 10-12-9 — Attributing electronic record or signature to particular person; effect § 10-13-1 — Legislative findings; Master Settlement Agreement § 10-13-2 — Definitions § 10-13-3 — Deposits into escrow accounts; violations § 10-13-4 — Copies of Master Settlement Agreement available to the public § 10-13A-1 — Legislative findings § 10-13A-10 — Review of Attorney General's decision on removal from directory; certification of full compliance required; recovery of costs; conflicts with the Master Settlement Agreement § 10-13A-2 — Definitions § 10-13A-3 — Certification of compliance with Master Settlement Agreement; requirements; retention of documentation of sales § 10-13A-4 — Availability of directory; inclusion and maintenance requirements; provision of email by distributor § 10-13A-5 — Prohibition against affixing tax stamp to manufacturer or brand not included in directory § 10-13A-6 — Agents of nonresident or foreign nonparticipating manufacturer or importer; directory updating; refunds upon removal from directory § 10-13A-7 — Bond from nonparticipating manufacturers; escrow § 10-13A-8 — Documentation to be supplied by distributor; cooperation between commissioner and Attorney General; promulgation of regulations § 10-13A-9 — Suspension of dealer's or distributor's license; other available remedies; falsification of information § 10-13B-1 — Legislative findings § 10-13B-2 — Definitions § 10-13B-3 — Bar to litigation by state-wide opioid settlement; exception; effective date § 10-14-1 — Short title § 10-14-10 — Minimum acreage for cemeteries; exceptions § 10-14-11 — Stop orders suspending, revoking, or denying the effectiveness of registration; late penalty fees § 10-14-12 — Separate accounts and records; owner acting as trustee; removal of trustee or escrow agent; financial reports § 10-14-13 — Venue for civil or criminal actions § 10-14-14 — Administration of chapter; rules and regulations § 10-14-15 — Investigations by Secretary of State; subpoenas; hearings § 10-14-16 — Cemetery rules and regulations; schedule of charges § 10-14-17 — Prohibited acts; fees § 10-14-18 — Duties of registrants; requirements of written contracts § 10-14-19 — Enforcement of chapter; civil penalties § 10-14-2 — Legislative findings and intent § 10-14-20 — Criminal penalties § 10-14-21 — Purchaser's remedy for violations § 10-14-22 — Judicial appeal of orders issued by Secretary of State § 10-14-23 — Administrative appeal of orders issued by Secretary of State § 10-14-24 — Effect of consent to service of process § 10-14-25 — Waiver of rights or defenses in cemetery purchase agreements void § 10-14-26 — Secretary of State immune from liability § 10-14-28 — Actions pending under prior law § 10-14-29 — Construction of mausoleums and columbariums; preconstruction trust funds § 10-14-3 — Definitions § 10-14-3.1 — Authority of boards § 10-14-30 — Adoption of minimum standards by Secretary of State § 10-14-4 — Registration of cemetery owners, preneed dealers, and burial or funeral merchandise dealers; exemptions; nonperpetual care cemeteries § 10-14-5 — Registration of preneed sales agents; retention of employee applications by registered cemeteries § 10-14-5.1 — Relationship between life insurance and funeral establishment § 10-14-6 — Perpetual care trust funds § 10-14-7 — Preneed escrow accounts or trust funds § 10-14-7.1 — Trust funds or escrow accounts for preneed funeral services § 10-14-8 — Prohibition of certain persons from employment; notice and hearing; emergency orders § 10-14-9 — Amendment of registration applications; audit of registrant records; transfer of ownership in cemeteries or preneed dealers § 10-15-1 — Definitions § 10-15-2 — Disposal of business records containing personal information § 10-15-3 — Handling of receipts for credit card transactions § 10-15-4 — Prohibited activities involving magnetic strip or stripe on payment card § 10-15-5 — Enforcement; investigation of violations § 10-15-6 — Hearings and penalties for violations; appeal of decision; entry of judgment § 10-15-7 — Criminal penalties; authority to prosecute § 10-3-1 — Transfer of secured note carries security § 10-3-2 — Endorser sued with maker, drawer, or acceptor § 10-3-3 — Consideration to be stated on notes, contracts, or other evidences of debt taken for the purchase of any patent right, copyright, or proprietary right § 10-3-4 — Certain notes or contracts for patent rights, copyrights, or proprietary rights; purchaser takes subject to equities § 10-3-5 — Penalty for violation of Code Section 10-3-3 § 10-3-6 — Requirement to satisfy definition of issuer § 10-5B-1 — Legislative findings and intent § 10-5B-2 — Definitions § 10-5B-3 — Rules to prohibit deceptive, fraudulent, or abusive telemarketing activities authorized § 10-5B-4 — Required and prohibited telephone conduct and activities; liability § 10-5B-5 — Applicability to persons subject to other provisions of the Code § 10-5B-6 — Criminal and civil penalties; right to punish under other laws not limited § 10-5B-7 — Remedies, duties, prohibitions, and penalties not exclusive; construction with other provisions of the Code § 10-5B-8 — When offer to sell or buy is made in state § 10-6A-1 — Short title § 10-6A-10 — Duties of brokers to prospective clients; limitations on brokerage agreements; exceptions § 10-6A-11 — Creation of relationship not determined by payment or promise of compensation § 10-6A-12 — Broker acting as dual agent § 10-6A-13 — Exclusive representation; company policies; actual knowledge; confidentiality § 10-6A-14 — Ministerial acts explained; required actions of transaction brokers; false information § 10-6A-15 — Affiliation with common source information company § 10-6A-16 — Regulation § 10-6A-2 — Legislative findings; chapter as basis for private rights of actions and defenses § 10-6A-3 — Definitions § 10-6A-4 — Broker's legal relationship to customers or clients § 10-6A-5 — Duties and responsibilities of broker engaged by seller § 10-6A-6 — Duties of broker engaged by landlord § 10-6A-7 — Duties of broker engaged by buyer § 10-6A-8 — Duties of broker engaged by tenant § 10-6A-9 — Duration of relationships between brokers and clients; conflict between duties owed to clients and customers § 11-10-101 — Effective date § 11-10-102 — Provision for transition § 11-10-103 — Certain Code sections superseded in part § 11-10-104 — Certain statutory remedies retained § 11-10-105 — Laws not repealed § 11-11-101 — Effective date § 11-11-102 — Preservation of old transition provisions § 11-11-103 — Transition to revised article § 11-11-104 — Presumption that rule of law continues unchanged § 11-12-101 — Short title § 11-12-102 — Definitions § 11-12-103 — Relation to Article 9 and consumer laws § 11-12-104 — Rights in controllable account, controllable electronic record, and controllable payment intangible § 11-12-105 — Control of controllable electronic record § 11-12-106 — Discharge of account debtor on controllable account or controllable payment intangible § 11-12-107 — Governing law § 11-13-101 — Effective date § 11-13-102 — Transition provisions § 11-5-101 — Short title § 11-5-102 — Definitions § 11-5-103 — Scope § 11-5-104 — Formal requirements § 11-5-105 — Consideration § 11-5-106 — Issuance, amendment, cancellation, and duration § 11-5-107 — Confirmer, nominated person, and adviser § 11-5-108 — Issuer's rights and obligations § 11-5-109 — Fraud and forgery § 11-5-110 — Warranties § 11-5-111 — Remedies § 11-5-112 — Transfer of letter of credit § 11-5-113 — Transfer by operation of law § 11-5-114 — Assignment of proceeds § 11-5-115 — Statute of limitations § 11-5-116 — Choice of law and forum § 11-5-117 — Subrogation of issuer, applicant, and nominated person § 11-5-118 — Security interest of issuer or nominated person § 11-6-101 — through 11-6-111 - Reserved § 12-1-1 — "Department" defined § 12-1-2 — References to administrative law judge or hearing officer; references to final decision of Board of Natural Resources; filing request for administrative review § 12-11-1 — Short title § 12-11-10 — Coordinated job training and placement services § 12-11-11 — Conservation Corps Advisory Council § 12-11-2 — Legislative findings § 12-11-3 — Definitions § 12-11-4 — Corps created; purposes; rules and regulations § 12-11-5 — Director; administration of corps programs; energy savings initiatives § 12-11-6 — Identification of projects § 12-11-7 — Enrollment of members; considerations in development of corps program; education component; independent participation by youth served by state agencies § 12-11-8 — Location of and contracts for projects; prohibited uses of corps members § 12-11-9 — Grants, donations, bequests; insignia § 12-12-1 — Short title § 12-12-10 — Notice of commencement of project; contents; project fee; certification of completion § 12-12-11 — Compliance with chapter required § 12-12-12 — Investigation rights of director; contractor to make records available § 12-12-13 — Cease and desist orders § 12-12-14 — Injunctions; restraining and other orders § 12-12-15 — Imminent and substantial danger; remedies of director § 12-12-16 — Civil penalty for violation; hearing and judicial review; disposition of penalties § 12-12-17 — Hearing and judicial review procedure § 12-12-18 — Judgment in accordance with order of director or administrative law judge § 12-12-19 — Attorney General to provide legal representation § 12-12-2 — Purpose of chapter § 12-12-20 — Sovereign immunity not waived; legal duties of contractor, project monitor, or asbestos worker not relieved by chapter § 12-12-21 — Sovereign immunity § 12-12-3 — Definitions § 12-12-4 — Rules and regulations; schedule of contractor license and project fees § 12-12-5 — Powers and duties of director § 12-12-6 — License requirement; application; renewal; exception § 12-12-7 — Training requirements § 12-12-8 — Reciprocity § 12-12-9 — Denial, revocation, or suspension of license; grounds; review of decision § 12-13-1 — Short title § 12-13-10 — Environmental assurance fees; late participation fee § 12-13-11 — Corrective action for release of petroleum product into environment § 12-13-12 — Recovery in event of discharge or threat of discharge of regulated substance; lien § 12-13-13 — Notification by owner of underground storage tank § 12-13-14 — Corrective action for violations of chapter, rules and regulations, or orders and for release of regulated substance into environment § 12-13-15 — Injunctions and restraining orders § 12-13-16 — Hearings and review § 12-13-17 — Judgment in accordance with division's order § 12-13-18 — Required compliance with chapter; proof that petroleum subjected to environmental fee; violations of chapter; access to property § 12-13-19 — Violations; imposition of penalties § 12-13-2 — Public policy § 12-13-20 — Emergency orders; hearing § 12-13-21 — Public access to records § 12-13-22 — Representation by Attorney General § 12-13-3 — Definitions § 12-13-4 — Exceptions to chapter § 12-13-5 — Rules and regulations; enforcement powers § 12-13-6 — Powers and duties of director § 12-13-7 — Performance standards applicable until rules and regulations effective § 12-13-8 — Investigations § 12-13-9 — Establishing financial responsibility; claims against guarantor; Underground Storage Tank Trust Fund § 12-14-1 — Definitions § 12-6A-1 — Short title § 12-6A-10 — Annual report by department § 12-6A-11 — Authority to promulgate rules and regulations § 12-6A-12 — Annual grant when state owns property; calculations § 12-6A-2 — Purpose of funding protection of conservation land § 12-6A-3 — Legislative intent § 12-6A-4 — Definitions § 12-6A-5 — Establishment of the Georgia Outdoor Stewardship Trust Fund § 12-6A-6 — Grants; conditions of eligibility; loans; funds for administration § 12-6A-7 — Establishment of the Board of Trustees of the Georgia Outdoor Stewardship Trust Fund; membership; role; priorities § 12-6A-8 — Applications and proposals for funding; quarterly review and approval of proposals; final approvals; disbursement of funds § 12-6A-9 — Agreements as to acceptance, administration, ownership, and operation of properties § 12-7-1 — Short title § 12-7-10 — Referral of application and plan to district; time for action § 12-7-11 — Statement of reasons for denial of permit required; conditions for approval; suspension, revocation, or modification of permit § 12-7-12 — Orders directed to violators; stop work order procedures § 12-7-13 — Injunctions § 12-7-14 — Actions to restrain imminent danger; emergency orders; duration of effectiveness of orders § 12-7-15 — Civil penalty § 12-7-16 — Hearings and review § 12-7-17 — Exemptions § 12-7-18 — Effect of chapter on requirements of the "Georgia Water Quality Control Act." § 12-7-19 — Education and training requirements; required programs; instructor qualifications; expiration of certification § 12-7-2 — Legislative findings; policy of state and intent of chapter § 12-7-20 — Creation of Stakeholder Advisory Board; responsibilities; procedures § 12-7-21 — [Reserved] Appointment of panel to study controls implemented pursuant to chapter; procedure and operation of panel § 12-7-22 — Electronic filing and reporting system § 12-7-3 — Definitions § 12-7-4 — Adoption of comprehensive ordinances relating to land-disturbing activities; delegation of responsibility to planning and zoning commission; other local ordinances relating to land development; effect of chapter on design professionals § 12-7-5 — Adoption of rules and regulations for localities without ordinances § 12-7-6 — Best management practices; compliance with federal law; minimum requirements for rules, regulations, ordinances, or resolutions § 12-7-7 — Permit or notice of intent required for land-disturbing activities; approval of application and issuance of permit; denial of permit; bond requirement § 12-7-7.1 — Erosion and sediment control plan prepared; completion; implementation § 12-7-8 — Certification of locality as local issuing authority; periodic review; procedure for revoking certification; enforcement actions § 12-7-9 — Applications for permits; erosion and sediment control plans and data; time for issuance or denial § 15-1-10 — Removal of court records; storage § 15-1-10.1 — Standards in determining grant of requests for televising, videotaping, or motion picture filming of judicial proceedings § 15-1-11 — Attendance of judges and court personnel at educational programs § 15-1-12 — Compensation of probate court judges and superior court clerks for certain services § 15-1-13 — Prior removal from judicial office as affecting qualification for judicial office § 15-1-14 — Rules and requirements for foreign language and hearing impaired interpreters § 15-1-15 — Drug court divisions § 15-1-16 — Mental health court divisions § 15-1-17 — Veterans court divisions § 15-1-18 — Council of Accountability Court Judges of Georgia; creation; membership; funding; support § 15-1-19 — Creation of operating under the influence court divisions; organization and functions § 15-1-20 — Definitions; restrictions on dissemination of criminal history record information; conditions under which inspection, copying, and use of restricted criminal history record information available § 15-1-21 — Judicial Qualifications Commission created; powers, composition, and appointment; term and removal of member; procedures; confidentiality § 15-1-22 — Exclusive agreement for electronic filing service prohibited § 15-1-23 — Grant program for accountability courts serving mental health and substance use disorder population; technical assistance § 15-15-1 — "Child support" defined § 15-15-2 — Office of Receiver of Child Support; establishment; appointment of receiver; term; removal; additional employees § 15-15-3 — Receiver's oath of office and bond; employees' bonds § 15-15-4 — Duties of child support receiver § 15-15-4.1 — Contempt action by child support receiver when payments not made in accordance with order § 15-15-5 — Fees and costs; disposition; records § 15-15-6 — Salaries § 15-15-7 — Office space; expenses § 15-20-1 — Short title § 15-20-2 — Declaration of purpose § 15-20-3 — Definitions § 15-20-4 — Application to establish legal aid agency; separate application for each county § 15-20-5 — Showing required § 15-20-6 — Entry of order; continuing jurisdiction of superior court judge § 15-20-7 — Malpractice insurance § 15-20-8 — Participants in legal aid; certification by dean; oath § 15-20-9 — Filing of dean's certificate; duration of authority to practice legal aid; termination of authority § 15-21A-1 — Legislative findings and intent § 15-21A-2 — "Authority" defined § 15-21A-3 — Georgia Superior Court Clerks' Cooperative Authority as custodial trustee § 15-21A-4 — Procedure for reporting and remittance of funds § 15-21A-5 — Retention of funds by authority; remittance to general fund of state treasury; accumulation of interest § 15-21A-6 — Additional filing fees; application fee for indigent defense services; remittance of funds § 15-21A-6.1 — Judicial operations fund fee; collection and reporting procedure § 15-21A-6.2 — Exemption from judicial operations fund fee; collection and reporting procedures § 15-21A-7 — Rules, regulations, reporting, and accounting; priority of distributions § 15-21A-8 — Penalty for failure to remit funds § 15-22-1 — through 15-22-5 - Reserved § 15-23-1 — Short title § 15-23-10 — Determination of need as prerequisite to establishment of program § 15-23-11 — Compensation of nonvolunteer neutrals by the parties § 15-23-12 — Contracting by boards of several counties to combine funds; secretary-treasurer for combined fund; chairperson § 15-23-2 — Definitions § 15-23-3 — Board of Trustees of County Fund for the Administration of Alternative Dispute Resolution Programs § 15-23-4 — Secretary-treasurers of boards; creation of office; duties § 15-23-5 — Secretary-treasurers of boards; surety bonds § 15-23-6 — Powers and duties of boards § 15-23-7 — Additional costs in civil actions for purposes of providing court-connected or court-referred alternative dispute resolution programs § 15-23-8 — Funds deposited into special account; expenditure and investment; audits § 15-23-9 — Acceptance of things of value by board for holding or investment on behalf of program § 15-24-1 — Definitions § 15-24-2 — Establishment of sexual assault protocol and committee; representatives to committee; annual meeting, review, and reporting § 15-25-1 — Scope of personal identification cards § 15-25-2 — Issuance; security of cards; required information; valid period; acceptance by other agencies § 15-25-3 — Fee; replacement cards § 15-3-1 — Composition; divisions; how case is heard; decisions as precedent; oral arguments; assistance of other judges § 15-3-10 — Employment and salaries of staff § 15-3-11 — Appointment of deputy clerk and employees by clerk of court § 15-3-12 — Books, supplies, and services § 15-3-13 — Voluntary preappeal settlement conference procedure § 15-3-2 — Terms of court § 15-3-3 — Jurisdiction over certain crimes § 15-3-3.1 — Appellate jurisdiction of Court of Appeals § 15-3-4 — Election and term of office of Judges of Court of Appeals § 15-3-5 — Oath of Judges; compensation § 15-3-6 — Compensation of officers and employees § 15-3-7 — Disposition of fees § 15-3-9 — Law assistants § 15-3A-1 — Definitions § 15-3A-2 — Creation of offices; eligibility; application; appointment § 15-3A-3 — Powers § 15-3A-4 — Travel, per diem, and pay allowances § 15-3A-5 — Basis for resignation § 15-3A-6 — Applicability § 15-4-1 — Term of office; oaths § 15-4-2 — Duties § 15-4-3 — Publication of synopsis in lieu of entire decision § 15-4-4 — Assistant reporter § 15-4-5 — Compensation § 15-4-6 — Employment and salaries of staff § 15-5A-1 — Establishment § 15-5A-10 — Authority to make rules and revisions; creation of panel for revisions; guidelines for acceptance of cases; required rules § 15-5A-11 — Clerk; appointment; term; compensation § 15-5A-12 — Location of offices; designation of electronic filing system § 15-5A-13 — Appointment of law assistants; role § 15-5A-14 — Employment and compensation of other personnel § 15-5A-15 — Purchasing of supplies § 15-5A-16 — Assignment for budgetary and administrative purposes § 15-5A-2 — Terms of court; location; presiding judge; venue; transferring of case § 15-5A-3 — Authority of court § 15-5A-4 — Process for bringing a claim before court; filings § 15-5A-5 — Filing fees; fees submitted to state treasury § 15-5A-6 — Number of judges and divisions; operational date; qualifications for judge § 15-5A-7 — Appointment of judges; initial appointment and term; service area § 15-5A-8 — Judicial oath and supplemental oath § 15-5A-9 — Salary and compensation of judges § 15-5B-1 — [See Note] Short title § 15-5B-10 — [See Note] Court budget § 15-5B-11 — [See Note] Jurisdiction § 15-5B-12 — [See Note] Proceedings; filing procedures; service; scheduling § 15-5B-13 — [See Note] Filing petition with court operates as stay of enforcement or collection action § 15-5B-14 — [See Note] Fees § 15-5B-15 — [See Note] Conduct of proceedings § 15-5B-16 — [See Note] Conduct of trials § 15-5B-17 — [See Note] Court judgments and orders; confidentiality § 15-5B-18 — [See Note] Small claims division of the court § 15-5B-19 — [See Note] Rulemaking authority § 15-5B-2 — [See Note] Definitions § 15-5B-20 — [See Note] Declaratory judgments; interlocutory order; award of fees; exclusion of orders § 15-5B-3 — [See Note] Court seal § 15-5B-4 — [See Note] Chief court judge § 15-5B-5 — [See Note] Eligibility for judgeship; oath of office; limitations § 15-5B-6 — [See Note] Terms of court; place for court; disqualification of judges § 15-5B-7 — [See Note] Location of office; electronic filing system § 15-5B-8 — [See Note] Law assistants; appointment; duties § 15-5B-9 — [See Note] Court staff and salaries § 15-8-1 — City courts as courts of record § 15-8-2 — Judge ineligible for municipal office or appointment § 15-8-3 — When judges of city courts may preside in other city courts § 15-8-4 — Transfer of criminal case to superior court upon city court judge's disqualification § 15-8-5 — Deputy clerks; appointment; powers and duties § 15-8-6 — Authorization of judge of city court or like court to preside in municipal court in cities with population of 350,000 or more § 16-1-1 — Short title § 16-1-10 — Punishment for crimes for which punishment not otherwise provided § 16-1-11 — Effect of repeal or amendment of criminal law on prosecution of prior violations § 16-1-12 — Restrictions on contingency fee compensation of attorney appointed to represent state in forfeiture action § 16-1-2 — Purposes of title § 16-1-3 — Definitions § 16-1-4 — When conduct constitutes a crime; power of court to punish contempt or enforce orders, civil judgments, and decrees § 16-1-5 — Presumption of innocence; standard of proof for conviction § 16-1-6 — Conviction for lesser included offenses § 16-1-7 — Multiple prosecutions for same conduct § 16-1-8 — When prosecution barred by former prosecution § 16-1-9 — Application of title to crimes committed prior to enactment § 16-14-1 — Short title § 16-14-10 — Recognition and enforcement of judgments of other states; reciprocal agreements with other states § 16-14-11 — Venue § 16-14-12 — Cases of special public importance § 16-14-2 — Findings and intent of General Assembly § 16-14-3 — Definitions § 16-14-4 — Prohibited activities § 16-14-5 — Criminal penalties for violation of Code Section 16-14-4 § 16-14-6 — Civil remedies § 16-14-7 — Civil forfeiture proceedings § 16-14-8 — Period of limitations as to criminal proceedings or civil actions under this chapter § 16-14-9 — Civil remedies as supplemental and not mutually exclusive § 16-15-1 — Short title § 16-15-10 — Criminal Street Gang Reward Fund § 16-15-11 — Georgia Criminal Street Gang Database; uniform reporting format; confidentiality § 16-15-2 — Legislative findings and intent § 16-15-3 — Definitions § 16-15-4 — Participation in criminal gang activity prohibited; prosecution § 16-15-4.1 — Offense of drive-by shooting § 16-15-5 — Civil forfeiture § 16-15-6 — Local ordinances not preempted by state law § 16-15-7 — Real property used by criminal street gangs declared public nuisance; abatement; persons injured by gangs entitled to treble damages § 16-15-8 — Matters proved in criminal trial § 16-15-9 — Commission of offense admissible as evidence of existence of criminal street gang § 16-16-1 — Definitions § 16-16-2 — Civil forfeiture of property used to commit property related offenses § 16-17-1 — Payday lending; legislative findings; prohibited activity; no impairment of agencies with concurrent jurisdiction § 16-17-10 — Severability § 16-17-2 — Prohibition on loans of less than $3,000.00; exceptions; penalty for violations § 16-17-3 — Collection of indebtedness barred; civil action permitted by borrowers § 16-17-4 — Liability for civil penalty to state; distribution of proceeds § 16-17-5 — Tax on loans § 16-17-6 — Evidence and investigation in pursuit of prosecutions § 16-17-7 — Prohibition against issuance of certificate of authority from Secretary of State § 16-17-8 — Site of payday lending is public nuisance § 16-17-9 — Special provisions for borrowers who are members of the military or their respective spouses § 16-4-1 — Criminal attempt § 16-4-2 — Conviction for criminal attempt where crime completed § 16-4-3 — Charge of commission of crime as including criminal attempt § 16-4-4 — Impossibility as a defense § 16-4-5 — Abandonment of effort to commit a crime as an affirmative defense § 16-4-6 — Penalties for criminal attempt § 16-4-7 — Criminal solicitation § 16-4-8 — Conspiracy to commit a crime § 16-4-8.1 — Conviction of conspiracy even if crime completed § 16-4-9 — Withdrawal by coconspirator from agreement to commit crime § 16-6-1 — Rape § 16-6-10 — Keeping a place of prostitution § 16-6-11 — Pimping § 16-6-12 — Pandering § 16-6-13 — Penalties for violating Code Sections 16-6-9 through 16-6-12 § 16-6-13.1 — Testing for sexually transmitted diseases required § 16-6-13.2 — Civil forfeiture of motor vehicle § 16-6-13.3 — Civil forfeiture of proceeds and property § 16-6-15 — Solicitation of sodomy § 16-6-16 — Masturbation for hire § 16-6-17 — Giving massages in place used for lewdness, prostitution, assignation, or masturbation for hire § 16-6-18 — Fornication § 16-6-19 — Adultery § 16-6-2 — Sodomy; aggravated sodomy; medical expenses § 16-6-20 — Bigamy § 16-6-21 — Marrying a bigamist § 16-6-22 — Incest § 16-6-22.1 — Sexual battery; consent § 16-6-22.2 — Aggravated sexual battery; consent § 16-6-23 — Publication of name or identity of female raped or assaulted with intent to commit rape § 16-6-24 — Adoption of ordinances by counties and municipalities which proscribe loitering or related activities § 16-6-25 — Harboring, concealing, or withholding information concerning a sexual offender; penalties § 16-6-3 — Statutory rape § 16-6-4 — Child molestation; aggravated child molestation § 16-6-5 — Enticing a child for indecent purposes § 16-6-5.1 — Improper sexual contact by employee, agent, or foster parent; consent not a defense; penalty § 16-6-6 — Bestiality § 16-6-7 — Necrophilia § 16-6-8 — Public indecency § 16-6-9 — Prostitution § 17-1-1 — Filing and service of pleadings, motions, and other papers § 17-1-2 — Maintenance of penal actions § 17-1-3 — Effect of mistake or misprision of clerk or other ministerial officer § 17-1-4 — Vacation of judgments, verdicts, rules, or orders obtained by perjury § 17-15-1 — Legislative intent § 17-15-10 — Insufficient funds to pay authorized award § 17-15-11 — False claims § 17-15-12 — Effect of accepting award § 17-15-13 — Debt to state created; payment as condition of probation or parole; payment into fund § 17-15-14 — Funding to victim service providers for disseminating information § 17-15-15 — Responsibility for cost of forensic medical examination § 17-15-16 — Funding for costs of forensic interviews for persons less than 18 years of age or developmentally disabled § 17-15-17 — Return of fines and fees paid by defendants with vacated convictions; regulation; payments § 17-15-2 — Definitions § 17-15-3 — Georgia Crime Victims Compensation Board; members; director of Criminal Justice Coordinating Council § 17-15-4 — Powers of board § 17-15-5 — Filing of claims; verification; contents § 17-15-6 — Investigation; decision by director; review by board; report to claimant § 17-15-7 — Persons eligible for awards § 17-15-8 — Required findings; amount of award; method of payment; rejection of claim; reductions; exemptions; effective date for awards; psychological counseling for relatives of deceased; memorials for victims of DUI homicide § 17-15-9 — Georgia Crime Victims Emergency Fund created; administration; moneys; payments authorized § 17-15A-1 — Legislative authority § 17-15A-2 — "Graffiti" defined § 17-15A-3 — Legislative findings § 17-15A-4 — Removal of graffiti by inmates; no waiver of sovereign immunity; no fees to property owners § 17-17-1 — Declaration of policy § 17-17-10 — Requirement by court that defense counsel not disclose victim information to accused § 17-17-11 — Right of victim to express opinion on disposition of accused's case § 17-17-12 — Notification to victim of accused's motion for new trial or appeal, release on bail or recognizance, appellate proceedings, and outcome of appeal; notifications regarding death penalty cases; victim's rights retained at new trial or on appeal § 17-17-12.1 — Requests to prevent an accused from sending any form of written, text, or electronic communication to the victim's family, or the victim § 17-17-13 — Notification to victim of impending parole, release for period exceeding 60 days, or pardon; notice of hearing on request to commute death sentence § 17-17-14 — Victim required to provide current address and phone number to notifying parties § 17-17-15 — Failure to provide notice not rendering responsible person liable or comprising basis for error; chapter not conferring standing upon victim to participate as party in criminal proceeding; existing rights not affected; waiver of rights by victim § 17-17-16 — Temporary restraining and protective orders § 17-17-2 — Short title § 17-17-3 — Definitions § 17-17-4 — Designation of family member to act in place of physically disabled victim § 17-17-5 — Notification to victim of accused's arrest, release, judicial proceedings, escape, and violations of electronic release and monitoring program § 17-17-5.1 — Victim notification from Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities § 17-17-6 — Notification to victim of accused's pretrial release and of victims' rights and the availability of victims' compensation and services § 17-17-7 — Notification to victim of accused's arrest and proceedings where accused's release is considered; victim's right to express opinion in pending proceedings and to file written complaint in event of release § 17-17-8 — Notification by prosecuting attorney of legal procedures and of victim's rights in relation thereto; victims seeking restitution § 17-17-8.1 — Procedures for a victim to be interviewed by an accused or accused's attorney or agent; duties and conditions § 17-17-9 — Exclusion of testifying victim from criminal proceedings; separate victims' waiting areas § 17-17-9.1 — Communications between victim assistance personnel and victims privileged § 17-18-1 — Duty of certain officials to offer written statement of information to victims of rape or forcible sodomy § 17-18-2 — Information for victims of rape or forcible sodomy § 17-19-1 — through 17-19-5 - Reserved § 17-2-1 — Jurisdiction over crimes and persons charged with commission of crimes generally § 17-2-2 — Venue generally § 17-2-3 — Jurisdiction and venue as to crimes committed on boundary lines between this state and other states § 17-2-4 — Defendant arrested, held, or present in county other than that in which indictment or accusation is pending § 17-20-1 — Definitions § 17-20-2 — Written policies for live lineups, photo lineups, and showups § 17-20-3 — Effect of failure to comply with requirements of this chapter § 17-21-1 — Short title § 17-21-2 — Definitions § 17-21-3 — Review of cold case murders; reinvestigation; procedures; funding § 17-21-4 — Applicability; nonspecific cause of death on death certificate; insurance payments § 17-3-1 — Generally § 17-3-2 — Periods excluded § 17-3-2.1 — Exclusions for certain offenses involving a victim under 16 years of age § 17-3-2.2 — Statute of limitations § 17-3-3 — Other exclusions § 18-5-1 — Definitions § 18-5-2 — Debt adjusting permitted § 18-5-3 — Exemption for debt adjustment by certain individuals or entities § 18-5-3.1 — Annual requirements for persons engaged in debt adjusting; designation of repository office § 18-5-3.2 — Timing of disbursements to appropriate creditors; trust account required § 18-5-4 — Penalty for unlawfully engaging in business of debt adjusting § 18-5-5 — Role of Attorney General in promulgating rules and regulations § 19-1-1 — Injunctions and restraining orders authorized in domestic relations actions § 19-1-2 — through 19-1-6 - [Repealed] § 19-10-1 — Abandonment of dependent child; criminal penalties; continuing offense; venue; evidence; expenses of birth of child born out of wedlock; support of child born out of wedlock § 19-10-2 — Abandonment of dependent pregnant wife; criminal penalties; continuing offense § 19-10A-1 — Short title § 19-10A-2 — Definitions § 19-10A-3 — Purpose § 19-10A-4 — No criminal prosecution for leaving child in custody of medical facility, fire station, or police station § 19-10A-5 — Investigating and reporting utilization of provisions § 19-10A-6 — Reimbursement of medical costs; placement with Department of Human Services § 19-10A-7 — Liability § 19-10A-8 — Posting of signs at medical facilities, fire stations, or police stations indicating authorized location for leaving newborns § 19-12-1 — Petition for name change; request by victim of family violence or human trafficking; notice of filing; consent of minor's parents or guardian § 19-12-2 — Hearing on objections to petition § 19-12-3 — Certificate of name change; use as evidence; form of certificate § 19-12-4 — Name change with fraudulent intent not authorized § 19-13A-1 — Definitions § 19-13A-2 — Jurisdiction § 19-13A-3 — Temporary relief to protect from dating violence; hearing and evidentiary standard; non-attorney assistance; delays § 19-13A-4 — Required findings of fact; authority of court § 19-13A-5 — Exclusivity of remedy § 19-13A-6 — Penalty for violation of order § 19-15-1 — Definitions § 19-15-2 — Protocol committee on child abuse; written protocol; training of members; written sexual abuse and exploitation protocol § 19-15-3 — County review committee; chairperson; eligible deaths for review; notification to coroner; reporting to chairperson; committee review § 19-15-4 — Georgia Child Fatality Review Panel § 19-15-5 — Meetings and proceedings of committees or subcommittees and panels § 19-15-6 — Use of information and records of protocol committees, review committees, and panels § 19-15-7 — Construction of chapter § 19-2-1 — Place of domicile; how domicile changed, generally § 19-2-2 — Election between two or more domiciles; domicile of transients § 19-2-3 — Domicile of married person § 19-2-4 — Domicile of minor § 19-2-5 — Domicile of person under guardianship § 19-2-6 — Change of domicile which is dependent on that of another; change of ward's domicile affecting inheritance § 19-4-1 — When annulments may be granted § 19-4-2 — Right to file for annulment or divorce § 19-4-3 — Petition by next friend § 19-4-4 — Procedure § 19-4-5 — Effect of annulment § 19-5-1 — Total divorces authorized; trial; referral for alternative dispute resolution § 19-5-10 — Duty of judge in undefended divorce cases; appointment of attorney; evidentiary hearings; evidentiary attacks on prior judgments § 19-5-11 — Use of confession as evidence; corroboration § 19-5-12 — Form of judgment and decree § 19-5-13 — Disposition of property in accordance with verdict § 19-5-14 — New trial § 19-5-15 — Effect of divorce § 19-5-16 — Restoration of maiden or prior name § 19-5-17 — Determination of parties' rights; preventing remarriage forbidden § 19-5-2 — Residence requirements; venue § 19-5-3 — Grounds for total divorce § 19-5-4 — Effect of collusion, consent, guilt of like conduct, or condonation § 19-5-5 — Petition; contents and verification; demand for detailed statement § 19-5-6 — Grant of divorce to respondent without necessity of counterclaim § 19-5-7 — Transfer of property after filing of petition; lis pendens notice § 19-5-8 — Pleading and practice § 19-5-9 — Incompetency to serve as juror § 19-6-1 — Alimony defined; when authorized; how determined; lien on estate of party dying prior to order; certain changes in parties' assets prohibited § 19-6-10 — Voluntary separation, abandonment, or driving off of spouse - Petition for alimony or child support when no divorce pending - Order and enforcement; equitable remedies; effect of filing for divorce § 19-6-11 — Voluntary separation, abandonment, or driving off of spouse - Petition for alimony or child support when no divorce pending - Appeals § 19-6-12 — Voluntary separation, abandonment, or driving off of spouse - Effect of subsequent cohabitation between spouses on permanent alimony § 19-6-13 — Liability of parents for necessaries furnished to children pending voluntary provision or court order § 19-6-14 — Child support and custody pending final divorce; liability to third persons for necessaries § 19-6-15 — [Effective 1/1/2026] Child support guidelines for determining amount of award; continuation of duty of support; duration of support § 19-6-15.1 — Support proceedings for dependent adult children § 19-6-15.2 — Determination of support for dependent adult children § 19-6-16 — Enforcement of child support orders, decrees, or verdicts § 19-6-17 — Application for child support when custody awarded to nonparent or noncustodial parent was not subject to divorce court's jurisdiction; procedure; enforcement; judgment § 19-6-18 — Revision of judgment for permanent alimony and child support rendered prior to July 1, 1977; petition and hearing; expenses of litigation § 19-6-19 — Revision of judgment for permanent alimony generally - Petition and hearing; cohabitation with third party as ground for revision; attorney's fees; temporary modification § 19-6-2 — Attorney's fees; when and how granted; enforcement § 19-6-20 — Revision of judgment for permanent alimony, generally - Issues for court to consider § 19-6-21 — Revision of judgment for permanent alimony - Not available in case of lump sum award § 19-6-22 — Revision of judgment for permanent alimony - Expenses of litigation § 19-6-23 — Applicability of Code Section 19-6-18 or Code Sections 19-6-19 through 19-6-22 to judgments on or after March 9, 1955 § 19-6-24 — Applicability of Code Section 19-6-18 or Code Sections 19-6-19 through 19-6-22 to judgments prior to March 9, 1955 § 19-6-25 — Revision of judgments for permanent alimony entered prior to March 9, 1955 § 19-6-26 — Jurisdiction § 19-6-27 — Application for permanent alimony or child support after grant of foreign divorce decree; venue; hearing; review; modification § 19-6-28 — Enforcement of orders; contempt; service of rule nisi by mail; rule nisi form § 19-6-28.1 — Suspension of, or denial of application or renewal of, license for noncompliance with child support order § 19-6-29 — Inclusion of accident and sickness insurance coverage in order for child support; payroll deductions § 19-6-3 — Temporary alimony; petition and hearing; factors considered; discretion of judge; revision and enforcement of order; effect of failure to comply § 19-6-30 — Collection of child support by continuing garnishment; child or spouse support subject to income deduction § 19-6-32 — Entering income withholding order or medical support notice for award of child support; when order or notice effective; hearing on order § 19-6-33 — Notice and service of income withholding order; hearing on enforcement of order; discharge of obligor; penalties § 19-6-33.1 — Family support registry § 19-6-34 — Inclusion of life insurance in order of support § 19-6-35 — Child support obligee regarded as creditor for attacking certain judgments and transactions § 19-6-36 — Judgment or lien surviving death; procedure and rights § 19-6-4 — When permanent alimony authorized; how enforced § 19-6-5 — Factors in determining amount of alimony; effect of remarriage on obligations for alimony § 19-6-50 — Creation; responsibilities § 19-6-51 — Members; terms; chairperson, other officers, and committees; staffing and funding § 19-6-52 — Meetings; members' expenses § 19-6-53 — Duties; powers; authorization to retain professional services § 19-6-6 — Liability after grant of alimony § 19-6-7 — Interest in deceased party's estate after grant of permanent alimony § 19-6-8 — Voluntary separation, abandonment, or driving off of spouse - Agreement for support as bar to alimony § 19-6-9 — Voluntary separation, abandonment, or driving off of spouse - Equity may compel support § 2-1-1 — Definitions § 2-1-1.1 — Policy of state to promote sustainable agriculture § 2-1-2 — Verification of certain licenses by inspectors § 2-1-3 — Sales of farm products, plants, and seed on Sunday § 2-1-4 — Anti-siphon devices for irrigation systems; rules and regulations as to such devices; hearings on violations; administrative and judicial review; filing of final order; payment of penalty § 2-1-5 — Annual license fee for grain dealers, commercial feed dealers, grain warehousemen, and qualified agricultural producers; retention of funds § 2-1-6 — Preemption of local ordinances relating to production of agricultural or farm products § 2-1-7 — Prohibit the acquisition of possessory interest in certain land by certain foreign persons and entities § 2-13-1 — Definitions § 2-13-10 — When commercial feed deemed adulterated § 2-13-11 — Prohibited acts § 2-13-12 — Establishment of standards for feeds; adoption of rules and regulations § 2-13-13 — Inspections authorized; receipt for samples; warrant; methods of sampling and analysis generally; forwarding of results § 2-13-14 — Issuance and enforcement of withdrawal from distribution orders; condemnation and confiscation authorized; disposition of condemned feed § 2-13-18 — Injunctions § 2-13-19 — Initiation of prosecutions § 2-13-2 — Commissioner to administer chapter § 2-13-20 — Certificate of state chemist or other state employee as prima-facie evidence § 2-13-21 — Applicability of "Georgia Administrative Procedure Act." § 2-13-22 — Exemptions from chapter; when chapter may be waived § 2-13-23 — Criminal penalty § 2-13-3 — Cooperation with other agencies and associations § 2-13-4 — Publication of information as to sales, production, use, and analyses § 2-13-5 — Disclosure of protected information § 2-13-6 — License required for distribution; product registration; fees; refusal or cancellation of license or registration § 2-13-7 — Compliance with Chapter 5 of this title § 2-13-8 — Labeling requirements § 2-13-9 — When commercial feed deemed misbranded § 2-15-1 — through 2-15-14 - [Repealed] § 2-16-1 — Legislative findings, determinations, and declaration § 2-16-2 — Definitions § 2-16-3 — Cause of action for disparagement of perishable food products or commodities § 2-16-4 — Limitations of actions § 2-17-1 — Short title § 2-17-2 — Definitions § 2-17-3 — Grants to regional food banks; administration; powers and duties of Department of Agriculture § 2-17-4 — Annual review and audit § 2-17-5 — Annual report § 2-17-6 — Violations; penalty § 2-19-1 — Enactment of chapter; purpose § 2-19-2 — Definitions § 2-19-3 — Powers and duties of the Commissioner § 2-19-4 — Claims by eligible cotton producers; filing; contents § 2-19-5 — Georgia Cotton Producers Indemnity Fund of 1999 created § 2-19-5.1 — "Cotton ginner" defined; payment of excess funds in indemnity fund; filing claims § 2-19-6 — Stipulations on acceptance of indemnity payments; recovery of payments by the Commissioner § 2-19-7 — Violations of chapter § 2-19-8 — Appropriation of funds by the General Assembly § 2-2-1 — Department of Agriculture established § 2-2-10 — Imposition of penalty authorized in lieu of other action; funding to general treasury § 2-2-11 — Inspection warrants § 2-2-12 — Assistance to United States Department of Agriculture in inspection, certification, and identification of agricultural products and collection of fees § 2-2-13 — Enforcement of laws and rules within jurisdiction of Commissioner; employment of investigators § 2-2-2 — Commissioner of Agriculture - Qualifications; election; location of office § 2-2-3 — Commissioner of Agriculture - Term of office; removal § 2-2-4 — Commissioner of Agriculture - Salary and expenses; compensation of employees § 2-2-5 — Commissioner of Agriculture - Bond § 2-2-6 — Commissioner of Agriculture - Acceptance of cash, government bonds, treasury notes, or equivalency in lieu of bond § 2-2-7 — Commissioner of Agriculture - Powers and duties § 2-2-8 — Educational exhibits promoting state resources at agricultural fairs authorized § 2-2-8.1 — Contributions for Farmers and Consumers Market Bulletin and Poultry Market News § 2-2-9 — Rules and regulations § 2-2-9.1 — "Aggrieved or adversely affected" defined; administrative authority of Commissioner; hearing for individuals adversely affected; penalties; final decisions; judicial review of final decisions § 2-21-1 — Short title § 2-21-2 — Definitions § 2-21-3 — Certification requirements § 2-21-4 — Packaging and labeling; registration required § 2-21-5 — Inspection and testing § 2-21-6 — Rules and regulations § 2-21-7 — Right of appeal § 2-21-8 — Penalty § 2-22-1 — Definitions § 2-22-2 — Voidability of contracts by contract growers or producers; right and notice of cancellation § 2-22-3 — Provision of statistical information and data to determine compensation § 2-22-4 — Weighing and measuring of poultry § 2-22-5 — Application of Fair Business Practices Act § 2-23-1 — Short title § 2-23-10 — Enforcement; corrective action plan; revocation of licenses; reporting of licensees and permittees to Attorney General § 2-23-11 — Plan for regulation; approval § 2-23-12 — Rules and regulations § 2-23-2 — Intent § 2-23-3 — Definitions § 2-23-3.1 — Determination of delta-9-THC concentrations § 2-23-4 — Required licenses; research by colleges and universities; processing of other products § 2-23-4.1 — Hemp processing; handling; sales; manufacture; testing and analysis § 2-23-5 — Procedure for licensing; fees; license requirements; limitations on licenses § 2-23-6 — Procedure for permitting; limitations on permits and interests § 2-23-6.1 — Bond requirements; breach of bond; hearing; enforcement; insufficient bond funds § 2-23-6.2 — Retail consumable hemp establishment licenses § 2-23-6.3 — Wholesale consumable hemp establishment licenses § 2-23-6.4 — Manufacturer licenses § 2-23-6.5 — Genus Cannabis registered laboratory § 2-23-7 — Business agreements; transportation; reimbursement for crop destruction § 2-23-8 — Sampling and random testing of hemp § 2-23-9 — Contracting for testing, certification, regulatory, and grading functions § 2-23-9.1 — Consumable hemp products; certificate of analysis; THC warning; inspections § 2-23-9.2 — Consumable hemp products; packaging; advertising; distribution § 2-23-9.3 — Location of retail establishments selling or distributing consumable hemp products § 2-3-1 — Short title § 2-3-10 — Setting rentals and other charges § 2-3-11 — Legal services of Attorney General § 2-3-12 — Venue and jurisdiction for actions under chapter or against authority § 2-3-13 — Conflict of interest; full disclosure § 2-3-14 — Power of authority to issue revenue bonds § 2-3-15 — Authorization for department construction and acquisition of projects § 2-3-2 — Definitions § 2-3-3 — Creation of authority; membership; vacancies; compensation and reimbursement; record keeping § 2-3-4 — Purpose and general business of authority § 2-3-5 — Powers of authority generally § 2-3-6 — Public purpose of authority; tax and assessment exemptions § 2-3-7 — Exercise of police powers by authority § 2-3-8 — Authorization for security force § 2-3-9 — Receipts deemed trust funds § 2-4-1 — Short title § 2-4-10 — Debt or pledge of credit of state not authorized § 2-4-2 — Seed Development Commission - Creation; corporate powers § 2-4-3 — Seed Development Commission - Composition; officers; bylaws; quorum; compensation; records; audit; bonds § 2-4-4 — Seed Development Commission - Powers and duties generally § 2-4-5 — Seed Development Commission - Purchase contracts § 2-4-6 — Seed Development Commission - Operation on nonprofit basis § 2-4-7 — Advisory board created; members; function § 2-4-9 — Conveyance of state property to commission; consideration; reversion for nonuse § 2-5-1 — Short title § 2-5-2 — Applicability of chapter § 2-5-3 — Applications - Designation of address or agent for service of process; forwarding to Secretary of State § 2-5-4 — Applications - Admission that applicant is doing business in state § 2-5-4.1 — Applications - Form of submission; payment of fees § 2-5-5 — Grounds for denial of registration, license, or permit; hearing § 2-5-6 — Grounds for revocation; hearing § 2-5-7 — Registration, license, or permit certificates as evidence thereof; republication and reissuance unnecessary § 2-5-8 — Rules and regulations § 2-8A-1 — Short title § 2-8A-2 — Purpose of chapter § 2-8A-3 — Definitions § 2-8A-5 — Fund established § 2-8A-6 — Application for interest loan; maximum amount; maximum rate of interest; security § 2-8A-7 — Repayment of interest loan § 20-10-1 — Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia to have institutes conducted § 20-11-1 — Creation; research institute and field offices § 20-11-2 — Duties § 20-11-3 — Center for industrial development; industrial extension service field offices or substations § 20-11-4 — Bulletins § 20-11-5 — Appropriations for research institute; payment § 20-11-6 — Conformance to conditions of federal aid § 20-11-7 — Change of name to "Georgia Tech Research Institute." § 20-12-1 — Definitions § 20-12-2 — Development of marine resources extension centers and institute for oceanographic studies § 20-12-3 — Powers of board of regents § 20-12-4 — Cooperation with other states § 20-12-5 — Leasing projects § 20-12-6 — Rentals and other charges; contracts as to use of projects § 20-12-7 — Rules and regulations for projects § 20-12-8 — Annual reports § 20-12-9 — Liberal construction § 20-13-1 — Establishment of Georgia Public Telecommunications Commission § 20-13-10 — Personnel; status as state employees; benefits § 20-13-11 — Powers § 20-13-12 — Purpose; exemptions § 20-13-2 — Membership; appointment; terms of office; election of chairperson; vacancies § 20-13-3 — Remuneration for members § 20-13-4 — Meetings § 20-13-5 — Functions; responsibilities § 20-13-6 — Executive director; appointment § 20-13-7 — Executive director; functions; powers; duties § 20-13-8 — Licensure § 20-13-9 — Content of instructional television § 20-15-1 — through 20-15-16 - Reserved § 20-16-1 — Short title § 20-16-10 — Bonds do not create a debt of the state; recitals on face of bonds § 20-16-11 — Investment in bonds by public officers and public bodies § 20-16-12 — Bonds and income therefrom exempt from taxation § 20-16-13 — Attorney General to provide legal services for the authority; accountability § 20-16-14 — Jurisdiction § 20-16-15 — Funds received pursuant to this chapter to be held in trust § 20-16-16 — Additional and alternative method § 20-16-17 — Liberal construction of chapter § 20-16-18 — Creation of Georgia Higher Education Facilities Authority Committee § 20-16-2 — Definitions; "self-liquidating" projects § 20-16-3 — Georgia Higher Education Facilities Authority created; appointment of members; terms of office; officers § 20-16-4 — Powers § 20-16-5 — Revenue bonds § 20-16-6 — Confirmation and validation of bonds; exchangeability and transferability; certificate of validation § 20-16-7 — Provisions of agreements or instruments; use of bond proceeds; subsequent bond issues; issuance of bond anticipation notes § 20-16-8 — Sale of bonds § 20-16-9 — Timing of issuance of revenue bonds § 20-17-1 — Short title § 20-17-2 — Provisions of Compact § 20-18-1 — Creation; location; director; other personnel § 20-18-2 — Assumption of business and responsibilities of the Centers of Innovation Agribusiness; collaboration with other entities § 20-18-3 — Creation of Georgia Rural Development Council; membership; role; operation § 20-18-4 — Duty; establishment of satellite offices § 20-18-5 — Funds § 20-18-6 — Federal appropriations § 20-18-7 — Annual reporting of ten-year strategic plan; approval of plan and submission of recommendations § 20-2A-1 — Definitions § 20-2A-2 — Requirements for student scholarship organizations § 20-2A-2.1 — Entities prohibited from being student scholarship organizations § 20-2A-3 — Taxation reporting requirements for student scholarship organizations § 20-2A-4 — List of student scholarship organizations to be provided to the General Assembly § 20-2A-5 — Parent or guardian endorsement of award required § 20-2A-6 — List of student scholarship organizations to be maintained on website § 20-2A-7 — Penalties for failure to comply with requirements of chapter; violations § 20-8-1 — Definitions § 20-8-2 — Law enforcement powers § 20-8-3 — Certification required § 20-8-4 — Exemption of campus policemen and security personnel of University System of Georgia and Technical College System of Georgia § 20-8-5 — Law enforcement powers of school security personnel in each public school system of the state; certification; carrying of firearms or weapons § 20-8-6 — Reports of criminal gang activity on or adjacent to campus § 20-8-7 — Public disclosure of campus police records § 20-9-1 — Rules and regulations as to eye protective devices for certain courses and laboratories; furnishing devices § 21-1-1 — [Reserved] Definitions and descriptions for use in designating congressional districts § 21-1-2 — Designation of congressional districts § 21-1-3 — Continuation in office, dismissal, or appointment of members of constitutional or statutory boards or bodies for which membership based on residency within congressional district § 21-4-1 — Short title § 21-4-10 — Persons who may not circulate recall application or petition; effect of signatures obtained by unqualified persons § 21-4-11 — Determination of legal sufficiency of recall petition; time period for filing; amendments; notification of legal sufficiency § 21-4-12 — No recall election when officeholder resigns prior to the holding of a recall election § 21-4-13 — Procedures for recall election; number of votes required to effectuate recall; special election to fill vacancy created § 21-4-14 — Limitations on subsequent recall petitions following recall election § 21-4-15 — Manner of conducting recall elections § 21-4-16 — Campaign and financial disclosure requirements, restrictions, and qualifications § 21-4-17 — Promulgation of rules and regulations by Secretary of State § 21-4-18 — Application to court to compel election superintendent to comply with chapter; jurisdiction and venue of actions against election superintendent § 21-4-19 — Determination of eligibility to sign application for recall petition or petition for recall § 21-4-2 — Legislative intent § 21-4-20 — Giving or receiving money or other thing of value to sign petition or affidavit; compelling person to sign petition or to remove name; signing another's name to petition; signing more than one; signing by ineligible person § 21-4-21 — Construction of chapter § 21-4-3 — Definitions § 21-4-4 — Officers subject to recall; number of electors needed to demand recall; limitation on number of officers subject to a recall § 21-4-5 — Sponsor applications for recall petition; procedures; duties of election superintendents and Secretary of State § 21-4-6 — Review of grounds for recall petition § 21-4-7 — Form of recall petition § 21-4-8 — Circulation of recall petition; electors eligible to sign; procedures for collection and verification of signatures § 21-4-9 — Withdrawal of signatures from recall application or petition § 22-1-1 — Definitions § 22-1-10 — Duties of condemnor prior to exercise of eminent domain; rights of condemnee; exceptions § 22-1-10.1 — Time for bringing condemnation action; exceptions § 22-1-11 — Determination of authority to exercise public domain § 22-1-12 — Reimbursement to property owner of reasonable costs and expenses associated with condemnation proceedings § 22-1-13 — Compensation to condemnee for relocation damages and expenses § 22-1-14 — Valuation of condemned property § 22-1-15 — Process for condemnor to condemn property for public use; requirements; service § 22-1-2 — Nature of right of eminent domain; property to be put to public use § 22-1-3 — Power of General Assembly to determine when right of eminent domain may be exercised; duty of courts as to laws authorizing the condemnation of private property for private uses § 22-1-4 — Manner in which General Assembly may exercise right of eminent domain § 22-1-5 — Requirement of just compensation as a limitation on exercise of power of eminent domain § 22-1-6 — Right of persons to take or damage private property upon payment of just and adequate compensation § 22-1-7 — Effect of failure to agree on compensation § 22-1-8 — Exclusive nature of title § 22-1-9 — Policies and practices guiding exercise of eminent domain § 22-4-1 — Short title; "Uniform Act" defined § 22-4-10 — Policies guiding acquisition of buildings, structures, and other improvements for federal-aid projects § 22-4-11 — Adoption of rules; appeal and review § 22-4-11.1 — Exercise of powers granted under this chapter by municipal corporations with population of 350,000 or more; effect of this Code section on other laws § 22-4-12 — Functions provided in chapter as public purposes; effect of chapter on power to tax § 22-4-13 — Payments under chapter as income or resources § 22-4-14 — Effect of chapter on condemnation proceedings § 22-4-15 — Authority of public entities to provide replacement housing when federal-aid project cannot proceed to actual construction § 22-4-2 — Legislative findings and declaration of necessity § 22-4-3 — Applicability of Code Section 22-1-1 to chapter § 22-4-4 — Payments by public entities for relocation and replacement housing expenses § 22-4-5 — Providing of relocation assistance advisory services by public entities § 22-4-6 — Payments by public entities for expenses incidental to property transfer, for mortgage penalties, and for property taxes § 22-4-7 — Payments by public entities for litigation expenses in condemnation proceedings § 22-4-8 — Payments by public entities for litigation expenses in inverse condemnation proceedings § 22-4-9 — Policies guiding acquisition of real property for federal-aid projects § 23-1-1 — Equity jurisdiction vested in superior courts and State-wide Business Court § 23-1-10 — Who would have equity must do equity § 23-1-11 — Effect of equal equities; effect of unequal equities § 23-1-12 — Equity of misled party superior § 23-1-13 — Volunteer's equity inferior § 23-1-14 — Who bears loss from act of third party § 23-1-15 — Where both parties equally at fault; where fault is unequal § 23-1-16 — Taking with notice of equity § 23-1-17 — Scope of notice; ignorance due to negligence § 23-1-18 — Pending action as notice; effect on purchaser § 23-1-19 — Sale to one without notice; sale by one without notice § 23-1-2 — Scope of equity jurisdiction; modes of remedy § 23-1-20 — Interference with bona fide purchaser § 23-1-21 — Compulsion to litigate § 23-1-22 — Interference with creditor § 23-1-23 — Construction of conditions; relief against forfeitures § 23-1-24 — When election between benefits compelled § 23-1-25 — Laches § 23-1-3 — Grounds for equity jurisdiction § 23-1-4 — Effect of legal remedy on exercise of jurisdiction § 23-1-5 — Concurrent jurisdiction of law and equity § 23-1-6 — Equity follows the law § 23-1-7 — Equity seeks to do justice § 23-1-8 — Equity considers done what ought to be done § 23-1-9 — Nature of equity is equality § 24-10-1001 — Definitions § 24-10-1002 — Requirement of original § 24-10-1003 — Admissibility of duplicates § 24-10-1004 — Admissibility of other evidence of contents of a writing, recording, or photograph § 24-10-1005 — Public records § 24-10-1006 — Summaries § 24-10-1007 — Testimony or written admission of party § 24-10-1008 — Functions of court and jury § 24-3-1 — Parol evidence contradicting writing inadmissible generally § 24-3-10 — Explanation of blank endorsements § 24-3-2 — Proof of unwritten portions of contract admissible where not inconsistent § 24-3-3 — Contemporaneous writings explaining each other; parol evidence explaining ambiguities § 24-3-4 — Circumstances surrounding execution of contracts § 24-3-5 — Known usage § 24-3-6 — Rebuttal of equity; discharge of contract; proof of subsequent agreement; change of time or place of performance § 24-3-7 — Proof of mistake in deed or written contract § 24-3-8 — Original or subsequent voidness of writing § 24-3-9 — Explanation or denial of receipts § 24-4-401 — "Relevant evidence" defined § 24-4-402 — Relevant evidence generally admissible; irrelevant evidence not admissible § 24-4-403 — Exclusion of relevant evidence on the grounds of prejudice, confusion, or waste of time § 24-4-404 — Character evidence not admissible to prove conduct; exceptions; evidence of other crimes § 24-4-405 — Methods of proving character § 24-4-406 — Habit; routine practice § 24-4-407 — Subsequent remedial measures § 24-4-408 — Compromises and offers to compromise § 24-4-409 — Payment of medical and similar expenses § 24-4-410 — Inadmissibility of pleas, plea discussions, and related statements; exceptions § 24-4-411 — Liability insurance § 24-4-412 — Complainant's past sexual behavior not admissible in prosecutions for certain sexual offenses; exceptions § 24-4-413 — Evidence of similar transaction crimes in sexual assault cases § 24-4-414 — Evidence of similar transaction crimes in child molestation cases § 24-4-415 — Evidence of similar acts in civil or administrative proceedings concerning sexual assault or child molestation § 24-4-416 — Statements of sympathy in medical malpractice cases § 24-4-417 — Evidence of similar acts in prosecutions for violations of Code Section 40-6-391 § 24-4-418 — Admissibility of criminal gang activity; disclosure § 24-4-419 — Admissibility of criminal history record information § 24-5-501 — Certain communications privileged § 24-5-502 — Communications to clergy privileged § 24-5-503 — Husband and wife as witnesses for and against each other in criminal proceedings § 24-5-504 — Law enforcement officer or nonsworn employee of law enforcement agency testimony § 24-5-505 — Party or witness privilege § 24-5-506 — Privilege against self-incrimination; testimony of accused in criminal case § 24-5-507 — Grant of immunity; contempt § 24-5-508 — Qualified privilege for news gathering or dissemination § 24-5-509 — Communications between victim of family violence or sexual assault and agents providing services to such victim; termination of privilege § 24-5-510 — Privileged communications between law enforcement officers and peer counselors § 24-7-701 — Lay witness opinion testimony § 24-7-702 — Expert opinion testimony; medical experts § 24-7-703 — Bases of expert opinion testimony § 24-7-704 — Ultimate issue opinion § 24-7-705 — Disclosure of facts or data underlying expert opinion § 24-7-706 — Court appointed experts § 24-99-1 — [American Experience Mortality Table] § 24-99-2 — [The commissioners 1958 standard ordinary mortality table] § 24-99-3 — [Annuity mortality table for 1949, ultimate] § 25-1-1 — Penalties for providing dynamite caps to minors § 25-10-1 — Definitions § 25-10-10 — Prohibition on sale and release of certain fire-propelled devices into the air and certain floating lantern devices into public water locations § 25-10-11 — Enforcement; cease and desist orders; license revocation; opportunity for hearing; penalty for failure to comply with order; authority to bring civil action § 25-10-12 — Additional grounds for revocation or suspension, refusal, or nonrenewal of license § 25-10-2 — Prohibited fireworks activities; application of noise ordinances § 25-10-2.1 — Use of fireworks and consumer fireworks while under the influence; violation § 25-10-3 — Permitted sales and uses of fireworks § 25-10-3.1 — Storage of fireworks by licensed nonmanufacturers § 25-10-3.2 — Licensure to conduct a fireworks or pyrotechnics exhibition or display before a proximate audience, to conduct a public exhibition or display of fireworks, or for the use of special effects § 25-10-4 — Permit required to conduct public fireworks exhibition or display § 25-10-4.1 — Prohibition of employment of minors where fireworks are stored or displayed § 25-10-5 — License and fee for manufacture, storage, and transportation of fireworks or pyrotechnic displays or using special effects; regulations; inspections § 25-10-5.1 — Requirements for issuance of license to distribute consumer fireworks; required signage § 25-10-6 — Fireworks manufactured, sold, or stored in violation of chapter declared contraband; seizure and disposition thereof; forfeiture § 25-10-7 — Applicability of provisions of chapter § 25-10-8 — Penalty for violations of chapter § 25-10-9 — Penalty for illegal use or sale of fireworks § 25-11-1 — Short title § 25-11-10 — Preparation of water-based fire protection system documents for construction by designers § 25-11-11 — Individuals authorized to inspect and maintain fire protection systems § 25-11-12 — Rules and regulations; forms § 25-11-13 — Valid license required for installation or repair of water-based fire protection systems § 25-11-14 — Applicability to work performed for state or political subdivision; contract and bid requirements for such work § 25-11-15 — Deposit of fees collected under chapter; authority to accept grants for administration of chapter § 25-11-16 — Issuance of orders; penalties; injunctions § 25-11-17 — Additional grounds for revocation, suspension, refusal, or nonrenewal of licenses § 25-11-18 — Failure to renew certificate or license § 25-11-19 — Systems exempt from chapter § 25-11-2 — Definitions § 25-11-3 — Powers and duties of the Commissioner; delegation of authority § 25-11-4 — Certificate of competency § 25-11-5 — Fire protection sprinkler contractor license § 25-11-6 — Fire protection system inspector license § 25-11-7 — Fire protection system designer license § 25-11-8 — Requirement that installation, repair, or other work be performed or supervised by certificate holder § 25-11-9 — Review of water-based fire protection shop drawings § 25-12-1 — Compliance with chapter; license requirement § 25-12-10 — Forms of licenses, permits, and applications § 25-12-11 — Requirements for issuance of license § 25-12-12 — Nonrefundable filing fee required for first permit § 25-12-13 — Amended licenses or permits § 25-12-14 — Production of license or permit on demand § 25-12-15 — Rules and regulations for standards § 25-12-16 — Specifications for service tags § 25-12-17 — Violation of chapter by licensee or permittee § 25-12-18 — Cease and desist orders; period of revocation; civil penalty; opportunity for hearing; civil actions § 25-12-19 — Penalty for violation of chapter § 25-12-2 — Definitions § 25-12-20 — Delegation of authority by the Commissioner § 25-12-21 — Fees collected; grants and gifts § 25-12-22 — Power of municipality, county, or state to regulate not limited § 25-12-3 — Fire suppression systems; license required § 25-12-4 — Portable fire extinguishers; license required § 25-12-5 — Exemption for routine visual inspections of preengineered fire protection devices § 25-12-6 — Exemption for routine visual inspections of self-owned fire protection devices; exemption from fees § 25-12-7 — License required for work related to fire suppression systems or portable fire extinguishers; maximum fee § 25-12-8 — Permit required for work related to fire suppression systems or portable fire extinguishers; maximum fee § 25-12-9 — Period of licenses and permits; failure to renew § 25-13-1 — Short title § 25-13-10 — Criminal penalties § 25-13-2 — Declaration of public policy § 25-13-3 — Definitions § 25-13-4 — Prohibition against use of nomenclature pertaining to particular fire department in connection with solicitation, advertisement, publication, or production § 25-13-5 — Prohibition against use of symbols pertaining to particular fire department in connection with solicitation, advertisement, publication, or production § 25-13-6 — Procedure for obtaining permission to use nomenclature or symbols; discretion of local governing body § 25-13-7 — Injunctions against violations § 25-13-8 — Civil penalties § 25-13-9 — Actions for civil damages § 25-14-1 — Short title § 25-14-10 — Effect of modification of federal standards § 25-14-11 — Impact of changes in New York safety standards § 25-14-2 — Definitions § 25-14-3 — Standards for testing cigarettes; reports; exceptions § 25-14-4 — Written certification § 25-14-5 — Required marking of cigarettes § 25-14-6 — Civil penalty; forfeiture § 25-14-7 — Rules and regulations; inspections § 25-14-8 — Enforcement of this chapter; cooperation during inspections § 25-14-9 — Manufacturing for sale or selling cigarettes outside of Georgia not prohibited § 25-2-1 — Definition of Commissioner as Safety Fire Commissioner § 25-2-10 — Appeal process and requirement for surety bond § 25-2-12 — State fire safety standards, enforcement, investigations, and variances § 25-2-12.1 — Deputizing of local fire marshals, deputy local fire marshals, and state inspectors as state officers § 25-2-13 — Fire safety requirements for buildings or structures presenting special hazards § 25-2-14 — Review of plans and specifications of buildings or structures presenting special hazards § 25-2-14.1 — Compliance of buildings and structures presenting special hazards with minimum fire safety standards § 25-2-14.2 — Authority of state fire marshal to deny permit or request for certificate or to issue stop-work order § 25-2-15 — Temporary occupancy permits for buildings presenting special hazards § 25-2-16 — Regulation of the storage, transportation, and handling of hazardous materials; use of hold-open latches at self-service gasoline stations; plans for bulk storage facilities § 25-2-17 — Regulation of explosives; licensure; required reporting § 25-2-18 — Exemption of public buildings from fees or licenses; waiver for churches and charities § 25-2-19 — Regulation of fire hazards in hotels, apartment houses, department stores, warehouses, and public places § 25-2-2 — Creation of office of Safety Fire Commissioner § 25-2-20 — Licensing of traveling carnivals, circuses, and other exhibits § 25-2-22 — Right of Commissioner and other authorized officials to enter and inspect buildings and premises § 25-2-22.1 — Inspection warrants § 25-2-23 — Issuance of notice to correct unsafe conditions § 25-2-24 — Filing of petition for court order compelling compliance with notice § 25-2-25 — Remedy of unsafe conditions by city or county upon failure to comply with court order § 25-2-26 — Enforcement of Code Sections 25-2-22 through 25-2-25 by court order § 25-2-27 — Suspected arson investigation - Authority to take testimony and arrest; obligation to furnish information to district attorney § 25-2-28 — Suspected arson investigation - Power to subpoena witnesses and documents; administration of oaths; court order to compel compliance § 25-2-29 — Hearing procedure § 25-2-3 — Duties, responsibilities, and delegation authority of Commissioner § 25-2-30 — Duty of state fire marshal as to promotion of fire prevention and life safety generally § 25-2-31 — Dissemination of fire prevention information by state fire marshal; fire prevention education in schools § 25-2-32 — Maintenance of records of fire losses; reports of losses by insurance companies; reports of fires § 25-2-32.1 — Reports to Safety Fire Division of serious burn injuries § 25-2-32.2 — Investigation of burn injuries reported pursuant to Code Section 25-2-32.1 § 25-2-33 — Release of fire loss information by insurers on request by state or local official; immunity for furnishing of information; confidentiality of information received; testimony by officials in action against insurer § 25-2-33.1 — Reports of arson and suspected arson to state fire marshal and insurers; prohibition of payment of insurance claim upon receipt of report prior to notification § 25-2-34 — Cooperation with Commissioner by Department of Public Safety, Georgia State Patrol, and Georgia Bureau of Investigation § 25-2-35 — Payment of reasonable fees for assistance in assembling evidence and apprehending suspects § 25-2-36 — Civil remedies for violations of chapter and rules, regulations, or orders of Commissioner § 25-2-37 — Locking exit doors; construction of building without approval of plans; civil penalties for violation of chapter or rules § 25-2-38 — Criminal penalties for violations of chapter and rules, regulations, or orders of Commissioner § 25-2-38.1 — Sovereign immunity of state not waived; legal duty of property owner or lessee not relieved § 25-2-39 — Construction of chapter § 25-2-4 — Adoption of rules and regulations by Commissioner § 25-2-4.1 — Permit, license, and inspection fees and charges § 25-2-40 — Smoke detectors required in new dwellings and dwelling units; exceptions § 25-2-41 — Use of class B fire-fighting foam containing intentionally added PFAS chemicals § 25-2-5 — Appointment, qualifications, and salary of state fire marshal § 25-2-6 — State fire marshal as head of Safety Fire Division § 25-2-7 — Appointment process for deputy state fire marshal and other personnel § 25-2-8 — Payment of expenses of employees in state fire marshal's office § 25-2-8.1 — Off-duty use of office motor vehicles § 25-2-9 — Authority of state fire marshal and employees to investigate and arrest § 25-4-1 — Short title § 25-4-10 — Mandatory training § 25-4-11 — Adoption of higher training requirements by employing agencies § 25-4-11.1 — Random testing for illegal drug usage by qualified firefighters § 25-4-12 — Applicability of chapter § 25-4-2 — Definitions § 25-4-3 — Establishment of Georgia Firefighter Standards and Training Council § 25-4-3.1 — Establishment of Georgia Volunteer Fire Service Council § 25-4-4 — Eligibility of council and volunteer council members for public office § 25-4-5 — Administrative assignment to Department of Public Safety; source of funds; authority to accept gifts and other items of value § 25-4-6 — Meetings, quorum, and annual reporting of council and volunteer council § 25-4-7 — Functions and powers of council and volunteer council § 25-4-7.1 — Appointment of executive director; employment of other personnel § 25-4-8 — Qualifications of firefighters generally § 25-4-8.1 — Qualifications for volunteer firefighters § 25-4-9 — Basic firefighter training course; transfer of certification § 25-5-1 — Short title § 25-5-10 — Factors to be considered by mediation board § 25-5-11 — Payment of expenses of mediation § 25-5-12 — Negotiated agreements constituting collective bargaining contracts; prohibition of work stoppages, slowdowns, or strikes by firefighters § 25-5-13 — Service of notice when collective bargaining matters require appropriation of money by municipality § 25-5-14 — Applicability of chapter § 25-5-2 — Definitions § 25-5-3 — Declaration of public policy § 25-5-4 — Right of firefighters to bargain collectively § 25-5-5 — Selection of bargaining agent by firefighters; recognition by corporate authority § 25-5-6 — Obligations of corporate authority and agent § 25-5-7 — Submission of unresolved issues to mediation § 25-5-8 — Composition and selection of mediation board § 25-5-9 — Hearings of mediation board § 25-6-1 — "Jurisdiction" defined § 25-6-10 — Continuation of operation of preexistent pacts § 25-6-11 — Penalty for violations of chapter § 25-6-2 — Formation of district mutual aid resource systems or pacts authorized § 25-6-3 — Establishment, organization, and governance of pacts § 25-6-4 — Purpose of pacts; powers and duties of pacts generally § 25-6-5 — Liabilities, privileges, and immunities of pacts, members, and personnel § 25-6-6 — Appropriation of funds for pacts by member jurisdictions; receipt of gifts by pacts; entry into agreements with state and federal agencies by pacts § 25-6-7 — Joining of pacts by jurisdictions not having fire departments; withdrawal from pacts § 25-6-8 — Establishment of pact districts; joining of nonmember jurisdictions to pact districts § 25-6-9 — Merger of pact districts § 25-7-1 — Short title § 25-7-2 — Creation; purposes § 25-7-3 — "Board" defined § 25-7-4 — Power and duties of Board of Public Safety; creation of advisory council § 25-7-5 — Responsibilities of superintendent of academy § 25-7-6 — Administrative assignment to Department of Public Safety; authority to accept gifts, grants, and donations § 25-7-7 — Georgia Fire Academy training programs § 25-7-8 — Attendance and effect of training programs § 25-8-1 — Short title § 25-8-10 — Approval by Commissioner of variations from requirements of chapter § 25-8-11 — Enforcement; additional penalties; privileged evidence § 25-8-12 — Penalties for violations of chapter, rules, regulations, or orders § 25-8-2 — Definitions § 25-8-3 — Requirements for use of explosives in blasting § 25-8-4 — Blasting standards; formulas and table § 25-8-5 — Use of seismograph measurements § 25-8-6 — License requirement § 25-8-7 — Refusal, suspension, or revocation of license § 25-8-8 — Maintenance of blasting records § 25-8-9 — Promulgation of rules and regulations by Commissioner; forms § 25-9-1 — Short title § 25-9-10 — Effect of chapter upon rights, titles, powers, or interests of facility owners or operators § 25-9-10.1 — Cooperation with the Department of Transportation § 25-9-11 — Effect of chapter in relation to public road or street right of way § 25-9-11.1 — Prohibition of local governing authorities from enforcing local ordinances or resolutions relating to certain marking or location requirements § 25-9-12 — Notice requirements for emergency excavations § 25-9-13 — Notice requirements for nonemergency excavations in an area declared to have extraordinary circumstances § 25-9-14 — Strict liability; bond authorization; civil penalties; advisory committee § 25-9-2 — Purpose of chapter § 25-9-3 — Definitions § 25-9-4 — Design locate request and response § 25-9-5 — Cooperation with UPC; permanent markers for water and sewer facilities; accurate placement; point of contact list § 25-9-6 — Prerequisites to blasting or excavating; marking of sites § 25-9-7 — Determining presence of underground facilities and sewer laterals § 25-9-8 — Treatment of underground facilities by blasters and excavators; emergency notifications § 25-9-9 — Degree of accuracy required in underground facility location information; liability due to inaccurate, lack of, or delayed communication of location information § 26-1-1 — Food donation information and referral service; inspection of donated food § 26-3-1 — Short title § 26-3-10 — Selling, delivering, or giving away of new drugs; exemptions § 26-3-11 — When a cosmetic deemed adulterated § 26-3-12 — When a cosmetic deemed misbranded § 26-3-13 — When a drug, device, or cosmetic advertisement deemed false § 26-3-14 — Factors taken into account in determining whether label or advertisement is misleading § 26-3-15 — Labeling or advertisement of a drug as an antiseptic § 26-3-16 — Promulgation of regulations; conformity with federal act § 26-3-17 — Inspection of factories, warehouses, establishments, or vehicles; samples and specimens § 26-3-18 — Assistance in enforcement from Department of Agriculture or Department of Public Health § 26-3-19 — Reports and publications by State Board of Pharmacy § 26-3-2 — Definitions § 26-3-20 — Injunctions for violations of Code Section 26-3-3 § 26-3-21 — Construction of chapter § 26-3-22 — Other laws unaffected by chapter § 26-3-23 — Penalty for impeding, obstructing, hindering, or preventing drug agent from performance of duty § 26-3-24 — Penalty for violation of chapter § 26-3-3 — Prohibited acts § 26-3-4 — Detention of adulterated or misbranded drugs and cosmetics § 26-3-5 — Duty of prosecuting attorney upon report of violation; notice to possible defendant § 26-3-6 — Minor violations § 26-3-7 — When a drug or device deemed adulterated § 26-3-8 — When a drug or device deemed misbranded § 26-3-9 — Name and address of manufacturer on label of drugs requiring prescription § 27-1-1 — Short title § 27-1-10 — Assent to federal law respecting wildlife conservation and restoration projects, fish restoration projects, wildlife conservation education, and wildlife associated recreation projects § 27-1-11 — Consent to acquisition of land by United States government for conservation purposes; notice of intended use § 27-1-12 — Federal-state cooperation in protection and management of wildlife in national forest; powers of board § 27-1-13 — Disposition of funds received by department; appropriations; grants and donations for natural resources conservation camps § 27-1-14 — Disposition of fines and bond forfeitures § 27-1-16 — Establishment of unit of game wardens; qualifications, appointment, and supervisory personnel; retention of badge and weapon upon disability retirement § 27-1-17 — Deputy game wardens § 27-1-18 — Powers of game wardens generally § 27-1-19 — Power of game wardens and deputy game wardens to arrest persons; procedure upon failure of person arrested to appear to answer charges § 27-1-2 — Definitions § 27-1-20 — Additional powers of game wardens; functions of other agencies assigned to department § 27-1-21 — Seizure and disposal of wildlife illegally taken or possessed; civil action by possessor; disposal of wildlife unable to be stored; disposition of unmarketable items § 27-1-22 — Taking, possessing, and releasing of wildlife generally § 27-1-23 — Inspection of business premises and records of commercial license holders § 27-1-24 — Inspection of vessels and boats § 27-1-25 — Interference with arrest or performance of game warden's duties § 27-1-25.1 — Failure or refusal to bring motor vehicle or boat to a stop when ordered to do so § 27-1-27 — Damaging or destroying department property § 27-1-28 — Taking of nongame species § 27-1-29 — Sale or purchase of game § 27-1-3 — Ownership and custody of wildlife; preservation of hunting and fishing opportunities; promotion and right to hunt, trap, or fish; local regulation; general offenses § 27-1-30 — Disturbing or destroying wildlife habitats § 27-1-31 — Unlawful possession or use of wildlife; unlawful concealment § 27-1-32 — Hiring of another to take wildlife contrary to law § 27-1-33 — Noncompliance with laws while on fishing area, fish hatchery, natural area, or wildlife management area; acts constituting criminal trespass § 27-1-34 — Defenses not available in prosecutions for violations § 27-1-35 — Jurisdiction of probate courts; summons § 27-1-36 — Civil enforcement by department; disposition of penalties § 27-1-37 — Administrative orders; emergency administrative orders; administrative review § 27-1-38 — Penalty for violations of title § 27-1-39 — Rules and regulations used to establish criminal violations § 27-1-4 — Powers and duties of board generally § 27-1-5 — Applicability of "Georgia Administrative Procedure Act" to rules and regulations promulgated by board; affirmation of decision by operation of law; appellate review § 27-1-6 — Powers and duties of department generally § 27-1-7 — Technical assistance for control or elimination of wild or abandoned dogs § 27-1-8 — Construction of fish ladders; requiring construction by private persons; assessment of cost upon refusal; issuance of execution § 27-1-9 — Consent to federal rules and regulations pursuant to federal law authorizing purchase of land by United States government for river navigability purposes § 27-5-1 — Legislative intent and findings § 27-5-10 — Disposal of wild animals recaptured after escape or seized under this title § 27-5-11 — Wild animal auction license; applications; filing requirements § 27-5-12 — Shooting of any wild animal held under wild animal permit or farmed deer § 27-5-2 — Powers of board generally § 27-5-2.1 — Importation restrictions; prohibition on possession of cervid carcasses § 27-5-3 — Powers of department generally § 27-5-4 — Wild animal licenses and permits generally § 27-5-5 — Wild animals for which license or permit required § 27-5-6 — Specifications for humane handling, care, confinement, and transportation of wild animals § 27-5-7 — Release or escape from captivity § 27-5-8 — Seizure of wild animals as contraband; civil action to recover animals § 27-5-9 — Seizure of wild animals pursuant to administrative order; appeal § 28-1-1 — Membership and apportionment of General Assembly § 28-1-10 — Seals of the General Assembly and of each house § 28-1-11 — Maintenance of engrossed and enrolled bills and resolutions; Secretary of State to publish enrolled Acts § 28-1-12 — Election of state officers for whom manner and time of election not provided § 28-1-13 — Eligibility of elected county or municipal officials for membership in General Assembly § 28-1-14 — Notice of intention to introduce local bill; copies to governing authorities § 28-1-14.1 — Requirements for revising districts; proposed plans submitted electronically; legislative requirements § 28-1-15 — Restrictions on population bills; "population bill" defined § 28-1-16 — Issuance of subpoenas by Superior Court of Fulton County on behalf of the Committees on Ethics of the Senate and House of Representatives § 28-1-2 — Time and place of meetings § 28-1-3 — Initial organization § 28-1-4 — Form and administration of oath of office to members § 28-1-5 — Commission of members § 28-1-6 — Powers and duties of President Pro Tempore of the Senate and Speaker Pro Tempore of the House of Representatives § 28-1-6.1 — Method for determining permanent disability of Speaker of the House of Representatives § 28-1-7 — Failure of officer to organize emergency session § 28-1-8 — Salary and allowances of members and officers § 28-1-8.1 — Failure of members to file state income tax returns § 28-1-9 — Service in General Assembly to be credited to pension plan of employee of political subdivision § 28-10-1 — through 28-10-7 - Reserved § 28-11-1 — Short title § 28-11-2 — Legislative findings § 28-11-3 — Definitions § 28-11-4 — Availability of instructional classes and courses; payment of and reimbursement of expenses § 28-11-5 — Georgia General Assembly Training Institute § 28-11-6 — Supervision of Georgia General Assembly Training Institute § 28-11-7 — Authority of board to make contracts, leases, or agreements § 28-11-8 — Report on accomplishments of institute § 28-12-1 — Review of economic analyses completed in the prior year § 28-2-1 — Apportionment and qualifications for the House of Representatives § 28-2-2 — Apportionment and qualifications for the Senate § 28-4-1 — Legislative Services Committee; creation; membership; compensation; meetings § 28-4-2 — General powers and duties of the Legislative Services Committee § 28-4-3 — Office of Legislative Counsel; creation; qualifications; powers and duties § 28-4-3.1 — Confidential communications § 28-4-4 — Election of legislative counsel § 28-4-5 — Role of Attorney General and the Department of Administrative Services; privilege from disclosure § 28-4-5.1 — Representation in litigation matters § 28-4-6 — Employment, powers, and duties of legislative fiscal officer § 28-4-7 — Personnel to assist legislative counsel and legislative fiscal officer; offices and supplies § 28-4-9 — Source of funds for operation of chapter § 28-6-1 — Creation of Senate, House, and Governor's committees; membership § 28-6-1.1 — "Nonpartisan legislative organization" defined § 28-6-2 — Creation of Georgia Commission on Interstate Cooperation; membership § 28-6-3 — Functions of commission § 28-6-4 — Establishment of delegations, committees, and advisory boards by commission § 28-6-5 — Reports by commission; compensation of members of commission, delegations, and committees § 28-6-6 — Informal names of committees and commission § 28-6-7 — Certain nonpartisan legislative organizations declared joint governmental agencies of the state § 28-6-8 — Appointment of delegates to Article V conventions called by the Congress of the United States for proposing amendments to the Constitution of the United States § 28-7-3 — Contingent compensation for lobbyists § 28-7-4 — Presence of certain persons on floor of House or Senate for purpose of privately discussing pending measures § 28-7-5 — Penalty for violation of Code Section 28-7-3 or 28-7-4 § 28-9-1 — Definitions § 28-9-2 — Creation of the Code Revision Commission; membership, term of office, and vacancies; expenses and allowances; ratification of previous actions and contracts § 28-9-3 — Powers and duties of commission generally § 28-9-4 — Commission staff § 28-9-5 — Publication of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated; authority to make corrections and editorial changes; effect of changes; treatment of multiple amendments; preparation and introduction of legislation reenacting and correcting Code; effect § 29-1-1 — Definitions § 29-6-1 — Judges of probate courts as custodians of certain funds; authority to collect debts § 29-6-2 — Employment of counsel; payment of counsel's fees § 29-6-3 — Record-keeping requirements of probate judge § 29-6-4 — Expenditure of minor's funds § 29-6-5 — Ordering of conservatorship § 29-6-6 — Requirement to deposit excess funds in FDIC insured account § 29-6-7 — [Repealed] § 29-6-8 — Bonding requirements § 29-6-9 — Circumstances under which custodial property shall be returned § 29-7-1 — Definitions § 29-7-10 — Bond requirements; discharge of surety on bond § 29-7-11 — Investment of surplus funds § 29-7-12 — Expenditure of ward's estate; insurance; title to new property § 29-7-13 — Annual accounting requirements § 29-7-14 — Failure to file an annual accounting § 29-7-15 — Compensation for guardian; reimbursement for premium on bond § 29-7-16 — Discharge of VA guardian; role of county guardian § 29-7-17 — Application of other laws; right to appeal § 29-7-18 — Construction § 29-7-2 — Involvement of secretary in proceedings for appointment or discharge of VA guardian; jurisdiction; notification to United States Department of Veterans Affairs § 29-7-3 — Requirement of secretary that guardian be appointed § 29-7-4 — Prima-facie evidence of necessity for appointment of VA guardian § 29-7-5 — Appointment of VA guardians for minors § 29-7-6 — Notice § 29-7-7 — Petitioning for appointment of VA guardian; requirements of petitions; preferences for appointment § 29-7-8 — Qualifications of VA guardian § 29-7-9 — Individuals or entities eligible to serve as VA guardians; discharge or guardian; requirements pending discharge § 29-8-1 — County administrators as ex officio county guardians § 29-8-2 — Bond requirements § 29-8-3 — Letters of guardianship or conservatorship; liability and rights of county guardian § 29-8-4 — Additional security on bond § 29-8-5 — Revocation of letters of guardianship or conservatorship or other court orders necessary for good of ward § 29-9-1 — Application of chapter § 29-9-2 — Appointment of guardian ad litem; representation of persons not sui juris; limited appointment; identification of parties in all petitions; authority of conservator or guardian to act; ineligibility of appointed counsel to be appointed guardian ad litem § 29-9-3 — Assessment of costs, compensation, fees, and expenses; factors; enforcement; abuse, neglect, or exploitation § 29-9-4 — Personal service; procedure § 31-10-1 — Definitions § 31-10-10 — Registration of live born infants of unknown parentage § 31-10-11 — Registration of delayed certificate of birth § 31-10-12 — Judicial procedure to establish facts of birth § 31-10-13 — Certificates of adoption § 31-10-13.1 — Certified copies of orders and registration of legitimations and paternity orders § 31-10-13.2 — Provision of copies of legitimation and paternity orders to state registrar § 31-10-14 — Issuance of new certificate of birth following adoption and legitimation or paternity determination § 31-10-15 — Death certificate; filing; medical certification; forwarding death certificate to decedent's county of residence; purging voter registration list § 31-10-16 — Criteria for pronouncing death; immunity from liability § 31-10-17 — State registration of death certificates; certified copies; certificates of record § 31-10-18 — Registration of spontaneous fetal deaths § 31-10-19 — Reporting of induced termination of pregnancy § 31-10-2 — Maintenance and operation of vital records registration system § 31-10-20 — Permits for disposition, disinterment, and reinterment § 31-10-21 — Record of marriage licenses § 31-10-22 — Record of divorces, dissolutions, and annulments § 31-10-23 — Amendment of certificates or reports § 31-10-24 — Preservation or disposition of vital records; certified reproductions; preserved originals and authorized reproductions as property of department § 31-10-25 — Disclosure of information contained in vital records; transfer of records to State Archives § 31-10-26 — Issuance of certified copies of vital records, voluntary acknowledgments of paternity, voluntary acknowledgments of legitimation; certificates; use for statistical purposes; transmittal of records out of state; use for commercial or speculative purposes § 31-10-27 — Fees for copies or services § 31-10-28 — Institutions to keep vital records § 31-10-29 — Privileged nature of disclosures; notification of local registrar of institutional deaths and fetal deaths; notification of board of voting registrars of adult deaths § 31-10-3 — Rules and regulations § 31-10-30 — Posting facts of death to birth certificates § 31-10-31 — Penalties § 31-10-32 — Extension of periods for filing of certificates or reports § 31-10-33 — Procedure for stillbirth § 31-10-4 — Appointment of state registrar of vital records § 31-10-5 — Duties and powers of state registrar; delegation of functions and duties § 31-10-6 — Local registrars, local custodians, special abstracting agents, and deputies; appointment; duties § 31-10-7 — Form of certificates and reports; date received for registration required; filing or registration of information by photographic, electronic, or other means § 31-10-8 — Certification to county treasurers of birth and death certificates and spontaneous fetal death reports filed; fees § 31-10-9 — Registration of births § 31-10-9.1 — Social security account information of parents § 31-10-9.2 — Abuse or neglect reports; establishment of policies and procedures § 31-12-1 — Power to conduct research and studies § 31-12-1.1 — "Bioterrorism" and "public health emergency" defined § 31-12-10 — Right of entry to facility § 31-12-11 — Abating operation of bathhouses § 31-12-12 — Restrictions on sale or dispensing of contact lenses and spectacles; definitions; responsibilities relating to prescriptions; criminal violation; enforcement § 31-12-13 — Definitions concerning bloodborne pathogens; standards; funds for research and development § 31-12-14 — Cancer research program fund; contributions; accounting § 31-12-2 — Reporting certain diseases and neonatal abstinence syndrome; confidentiality; reporting required of pharmacists; immunity from liability as to information supplied; notification of potential bioterrorism § 31-12-2.1 — Investigation of potential bioterrorism activity; regulations and planning for public health emergencies § 31-12-3 — Power to require immunization and other preventive measures § 31-12-3.1 — Vaccination registry; reporting requirements, maintenance, and use of information § 31-12-3.2 — Meningococcal disease; vaccinations; disclosures § 31-12-4 — Isolation and segregation of diseased persons; quarantine § 31-12-4.1 — Smallpox vaccination and treatment program § 31-12-5 — State-wide network for medical genetics services § 31-12-6 — System for prevention of serious illness, severe physical or developmental disability, and death resulting from inherited metabolic and genetic disorders; establishment of Newborn Screening and Genetics Advisory Committee § 31-12-7 — Rules and regulations regarding tests for sickle cell anemia, sickle cell trait, and other metabolic and genetic disorders; counseling; fees § 31-12-8 — Occupational health and safety § 31-12-9 — Importation, sale, and breeding of animals and birds to be kept as pets § 31-12A-1 — Short title § 31-12A-10 — Enforcement by the Department of Public Health and county boards of health § 31-12A-11 — Local operating procedures § 31-12A-12 — Other laws, rules, regulations, and ordinances not prohibited § 31-12A-13 — Construction § 31-12A-2 — Definitions § 31-12A-3 — Smoking prohibited in state and local government buildings § 31-12A-4 — Smoking prohibited in enclosed public places § 31-12A-5 — Smoking prohibited in enclosed areas within places of employment; required communications § 31-12A-6 — Exemptions § 31-12A-7 — Smoking prohibited in designated nonsmoking places § 31-12A-8 — "No Smoking" signs; ashtrays prohibited in nonsmoking areas § 31-12A-9 — Public education program § 31-13-1 — Short title § 31-13-10 — Suspension, revocation, and amendment of license or registration; emergency orders; review § 31-13-11 — Impounding and condemnation of radiation generating equipment and radioactive materials § 31-13-12 — License required § 31-13-13 — Penalties § 31-13-14 — Inspections and investigations § 31-13-15 — Investigation of apparent violations; initiation of legal proceedings § 31-13-16 — Authorization to remedy violation by conference, conciliation, or persuasion; order to undertake corrective action § 31-13-17 — Declaration of existence of emergency § 31-13-18 — Hearing on order or notice of action § 31-13-19 — Judicial review § 31-13-2 — Declaration of policy § 31-13-20 — Filing certified copy of unappealed final order or affirmed order § 31-13-21 — Temporary or permanent injunction; restraining order § 31-13-22 — Representation of director in actions § 31-13-23 — Transfer of powers and duties between Department of Natural Resources and Department of Community Health § 31-13-24 — Effect on proceedings commenced before April 4, 1990; continuation of federal aid to agency receiving transfer of functions § 31-13-25 — Rules, regulations, agreements, and contracts formerly under Department of Human Resources § 31-13-3 — Definitions § 31-13-4 — Administration of state-wide radiation control program for radiation generating equipment § 31-13-4.1 — Administration of state-wide radiation control program for radioactive materials § 31-13-5 — Powers and duties of Department of Community Health and Department of Natural Resources; enforcement of chapter through inspection; training programs …and 3,251 more sections (see the sitemap or search in the app).
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