§ 38-3-32. Sovereign Immunity Granted Those Who Allow Premises to Be Used for Emergency Management Purposes; When
When any person, firm, or corporation owning or controlling any real estate or other premises authorizes and permits any emergency management agency, board, or other authority of this state or of any political subdivision of this state to use the premises without charge therefor for the purpose of sheltering persons during an actual or practice […]
§ 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 […]
§ 38-3-33. Immunity Granted Those Who Provide Equipment in Emergencies
Any person, including anyone in the business of selling or leasing new or used equipment, who provides equipment to the state or to any political subdivision of the state at no cost during an emergency or disaster situation, whether or not officially declared as such, for use in meeting any exigency caused by the emergency […]
§ 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 […]
§ 38-3-34. Emergency Management Personnel; Qualifications; Oath; Who May Administer
No person shall be employed or associated in any capacity in any emergency management organization established under Articles 1 through 3 of this chapter who advocates a change by force or violence in the constitutional form of the government of the United States or in this state or the overthrow of any government in the […]
§ 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 […]
§ 38-3-35. Immunity of State and Political Subdivisions; of Emergency Management Workers
Neither the state nor any political subdivision of the state, nor the agents or representatives of the state or any political subdivision thereof, shall be liable for personal injury or property damage sustained by any person appointed or acting as a volunteer emergency management worker or member of any agency engaged in emergency management activity. […]
§ 38-3-36. Director to License Nongovernmental Rescue Organizations; Exception; Registration of Public and Private Search and Rescue Dog Teams
Except as otherwise provided by subsection (b) of this Code section, all nongovernmental rescue organizations, associations, groups, teams, search and rescue dog teams, or individuals, whether or not they are holders of a charter issued by this state or officers thereof, shall be prohibited from performing any rescue or emergency management type activity until the […]
§ 38-3-37. Prohibited Actions by Government Official or Employee During Declared State of Emergency
As used in this Code section, the term: “Firearm” means any handgun, rifle, shotgun, or similar device or weapon which will or can be converted to expel a projectile by the action of an explosive or electrical charge. “License holder” shall have the same meaning as set forth in Code Section 16-11-125.1. “Weapon” shall have […]
§ 38-3-38. Entrance Upon Private Property by Department of Corrections Personnel During State of Emergency or Disaster
During any state of emergency or state of disaster declared by the Governor pursuant to Code Section 38-3-51, Department of Corrections personnel and individuals in their custody and subject to their direction shall be authorized to enter upon private property following such declaration to the extent necessary for property protection, debris removal, restoration of services, […]