§ 25-9-11.1. Local Governing Authorities Prohibited From Enforcing Ordinances or Resolutions Imposing Fines for Violations of Certain Marking or Location Requirements
No local governing authority shall enforce any ordinance or resolution which imposes fines for a violation of a local ordinance or resolution that establishes requirements for white lining, marking of underground facilities, re-marking of underground facilities, or otherwise locating underground facilities or sewer laterals for any locate request or large project. History. Code 1981, § […]
§ 25-8-10. Approval by Commissioner of Variations From Requirements of Chapter
The Commissioner may approve variations from the requirements of this chapter when he finds that an emergency exists and that the proposed variations from the specific requirements are necessary, will not hinder the effective administration of this chapter, and will not be contrary to any other applicable law, either state or federal. History. Ga. L. […]
§ 25-9-12. Notice Requirements for Emergency Excavations
The appropriate notice requirements prescribed by Code Section 25-9-6 shall not be required of persons performing emergency excavations; provided, however, that any person that engages in an emergency excavation shall take all reasonable precautions to avoid or minimize damage to any existing underground facilities and sewer laterals; provided, further, that any person that engages in […]
§ 25-8-11. Powers of Commissioner for Enforcement of Chapter, Rules, and Regulations Generally; Privileged Nature of Evidence Submitted to Commissioner
Whenever it appears to the Commissioner, either upon investigation or otherwise, that any person has engaged in, is engaging in, or is about to engage in any act, practice, or transaction which is prohibited by this chapter or by any rule, regulation, or order of the Commissioner promulgated or issued pursuant to this chapter or […]
§ 25-9-13. Appropriate Notice Required
The appropriate notice requirements prescribed by Code Section 25-9-6 shall be required of persons performing nonemergency excavations in an area where one or more facility owners or operators has declared extraordinary circumstances in accordance with subsection (d) of Code Section 25-9-7. When a situation of extraordinary circumstances has been declared, the excavator shall be responsible […]
§ 25-7-4. Powers and Duties of Board of Public Safety as to Academy Generally; Selection and Compensation of Superintendent of Academy; Creation of Advisory Council; Selection and Reimbursement of Members
The Board of Public Safety is authorized and empowered to establish, operate, and maintain the Georgia Fire Academy for the purposes enumerated in Code Section 25-7-2. The board is authorized and empowered to do all things and to take whatever action is necessary to accomplish these purposes, including, but not limited to, the establishment and […]
§ 25-7-5. Responsibilities of Superintendent of Academy
The superintendent of the Georgia Fire Academy shall be responsible for the selection of a staff. He shall also be responsible for the execution of all policies, programs, directives, and decisions promulgated by the Board of Public Safety and for the direction of the staff and the daily operation of the academy. History. Ga. L. […]
§ 25-7-6. Administrative Assignment of Academy to Department of Public Safety; Acceptance of Gifts, Grants, and Donations by Board
The Georgia Fire Academy is assigned to the Department of Public Safety for administrative purposes only, as described in Code Section 50-4-3. The Board of Public Safety is authorized to accept gifts, grants, and donations for the purposes of carrying out this chapter. The board is also authorized to accept property, both real and personal, […]
§ 25-7-7. Persons to Whom Training Programs to Be Made Available; Establishing Fees; Eligibility
Subject to the rules and regulations prescribed by the Board of Public Safety, the training program of the academy shall be made available to all firefighters and may also be made available to other persons who evidence interest in entering the fire-fighting profession. The board is authorized to prescribe fees to cover all or a […]
§ 25-7-8. Requirement of Attendance at Academy Training Programs; Effect of Academy Training Programs Upon Other Training Programs
It is not the intention of this chapter that it be mandatory that any firefighter be required to attend the academy. The training program established at the academy shall not supersede any training program for firefighters now in existence or hereafter established but shall be separate and apart from any other training programs for firefighters. […]