§ 38-3-57. Establishment of Standardized, Verifiable, Performance Based Unified Incident Command System; Utilization; Training; Implementation; Funding; First Informer Broadcasters
The Georgia Emergency Management and Homeland Security Agency shall establish and maintain, in collaboration with all appropriate state agencies and volunteer organizations with emergency support function roles and professional organizations that represent local public safety agencies, including the Emergency Management Association of Georgia, the Georgia Association of Police Chiefs, the Georgia Fire Chiefs’ Association, and […]
§ 38-3-58. “Essentials” Defined; System to Facilitate Transport and Distribution; Certification
As used in this Code section, the term “essentials” means goods that are consumed or used as a direct result of a state of emergency declared by the Governor or that are consumed or used to preserve, protect, or sustain life, health, safety, or economic well-being. Notwithstanding Code Section 38-3-56, the Georgia Emergency Management and […]
§ 38-3-50. Emergency Interim Successors to Various Officials; Necessity of Declared Emergency
As used in this Code section, the term: “Disaster” means any happening that causes great harm or damage. “Emergency” means a sudden generally unexpected occurrence or set of circumstances demanding immediate action. “Emergency interim successor” means a person designated pursuant to this Code section, in the event an officer is unavailable to exercise the powers […]
§ 38-3-51. Emergency Powers of Governor; Termination of Emergency; Limitations in Energy Emergency; Immunity
In the event of actual or impending emergency or disaster of natural or human origin, or pandemic influenza emergency, or impending or actual enemy attack, or a public health emergency, within or affecting this state or against the United States, the Governor may declare that a state of emergency or disaster exists. As a condition […]
§ 38-3-52. Emergency Locations — State Government; Proclamation; Effect of Official Acts
Whenever, due to an emergency or disaster resulting from manmade or natural causes or enemy attack, it becomes imprudent, inexpedient, or impossible to conduct the affairs of state government at the normal location of the seat thereof in Atlanta, Fulton County, the Governor, as often as the exigencies of the situation require, shall by proclamation […]
§ 38-3-53. Emergency Locations — Meeting of General Assembly; Call; Suspension of Constitutional Rules
The General Assembly shall meet at the new location provided for in Code Section 38-3-52 either upon the call of the Governor or, if no call is issued, through the initiative of the members thereof following an emergency or disaster resulting from manmade or natural causes or enemy attack impending or affecting this state. At […]
§ 38-3-54. Emergency Locations — Local Government; Who May Call Meeting; Effect of Acts
Whenever, due to an emergency or disaster resulting from manmade or natural causes or enemy attack, it becomes imprudent, inexpedient, or impossible to conduct the affairs of local government at the regular or usual place or places thereof, the governing body of each political subdivision, including but not limited to each and every city, county, […]
§ 38-3-55. Emergency Locations — When Authorized; Proclamation
The provisions of Code Sections 38-3-52 through 38-3-54 shall be operative only in the event and for the duration of an emergency or disaster of manmade or natural causes or enemy attack impending on or affecting this state or the United States, as proclaimed by an appropriate state official. History. Ga. L. 1962, p. 473, […]
§ 38-3-56. Registration of Businesses During Emergency
Notwithstanding any other provisions of law, the governing authority of any county or municipality may provide by ordinance for a program of emergency registration of all or certain designated classes of businesses doing business in the county or municipality during a state of emergency declared by the Governor. Such ordinance may be implemented for a […]