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GA Code § 38-4-9 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 38 - Military, Emergency Management, and Veterans Affairs|Chapter 4 - Veterans Affairs|Article 1 - Department of Veterans Service|§ 38-4-9. Commissioner of Veterans Service - Employment of Personnel; Preference to Veterans, Surviving Spouses, and Dependents; Advise Governor, Board, and General Assembly

 The commissioner of veterans service is authorized and directed to employ competent personnel to assist in the administration of the Department of Veterans Service. The commissioner shall give reasonable preference to veterans, their surviving spouses, and dependents in the matter of employment in the department; provided, however, that competency and efficiency shall not be sacrificed because of veteran affiliation, relationship, or service. It shall be the duty of the commissioner to advise the Governor, the Veterans Service Board, and the General Assembly as to needed veterans' legislation. As executive officer, the commissioner shall have exclusive authority to employ personnel necessary to carry out the purposes of this article and shall define the duties of employees, assign their official stations, and fix their compensation subject to the rules of the State Personnel Board.   (Ga. L. 1931, p. 7, § 13; Code 1933, § 78-103; Ga. L. 1945, p. 319, § 8; Ga. L. 1981, p. 700, § 1; Ga. L. 1982, p. 3, § 38; Ga. L. 1983, p. 1401, § 8; Ga. L. 2009, p. 745, § 1/SB 97; Ga. L. 2012, p. 446, § 2-61/HB 642.)   Cross references.   - Fair employment practices in state hiring generally, § 45-19-20 et seq.   Editor's notes.   - Ga. L. 1983, p. 1401, § 1, not codified by the General Assembly, provided that: "It is the intent of this Act to implement certain changes required by Article IV, Section V, Paragraph I, subparagraph (b) of the Constitution of the State of Georgia."   Ga. L. 2012, p. 446, § 3-1/HB 642, not codified by the General Assembly, provides that: "Personnel, equipment, and facilities that were assigned to the State Personnel Administration as of June 30, 2012, shall be transferred to the Department of Administrative Services on the effective date of this Act." This Act became effective July 1, 2012.   Ga. L. 2012, p. 446, § 3-2/HB 642, not codified by the General Assembly, provides that: "Appropriations for functions which are transferred by this Act may be transferred as provided in Code Section 45-12-90."   RESEARCH REFERENCES   Am. Jur. 2d.   - 63C Am. Jur. 2d, Public Officers and Employees, § 3. 77 Am. Jur. 2d, Veterans and Veterans' Laws, § 130 et seq.   C.J.S.   - 6 C.J.S., Armed Services, § 324 et seq.
GA Code § 38-4-10 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 38 - Military, Emergency Management, and Veterans Affairs|Chapter 4 - Veterans Affairs|Article 1 - Department of Veterans Service|§ 38-4-10. Commissioner of Veterans Service - Broad Discretion in Extending Aid; Utilize Department to Fullest

 The commissioner of veterans service shall exercise broad discretion in extending to veterans the aid and assistance provided by law and shall extend the services of the Department of Veterans Service so as to make available to all veterans the aid and services contemplated by law. In rendering the services required, the commissioner is authorized and empowered to advance consistently the interests of veterans of this state and to extend the Department of Veterans Service to its full limit of appropriations and funds provided by law.   (Ga. L. 1896, p. 65, § 2; Penal Code 1910, § 1474; Ga. L. 1931, p. 7, § 11; Code 1933, § 78-106; Ga. L. 1945, p. 319, § 10; Ga. L. 1982, p. 3, § 38; Ga. L. 1983, p. 1401, § 9.)   Editor's notes.   - Ga. L. 1983, p. 1401, § 1, not codified by the General Assembly, provided that: "It is the intent of this Act to implement certain changes required by Article IV, Section V, Paragraph I, subparagraph (b) of the Constitution of the State of Georgia."   OPINIONS OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL   Services required notwithstanding overlap with other agencies.   - Director (now commissioner) is required to serve Georgia residents who are or have been on active military duty, their families, and dependents. The fact that many of the services authorized to be performed by the Department of Veterans Service are concurrent with and overlap those offered by the Veterans Administration or other agencies does not alter the statutory duty of the department to render such service when requested. 1965-66 Op. Att'y Gen. No. 66-143.
GA Code § 38-4-11 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 38 - Military, Emergency Management, and Veterans Affairs|Chapter 4 - Veterans Affairs|Article 1 - Department of Veterans Service|§ 38-4-11. Commissioner of Veterans Service - Annual Reports; Content; Recipients

 The commissioner of veterans service shall furnish to the Governor, the members of the General Assembly, the Veterans Service Board, veterans' organizations, and the public generally an annual report with reference to claims presented on behalf of veterans of this state, concerning veterans aided under federal, state, or local legislation, and otherwise to report the activities and accomplishments of the Department of VeteransService. The commissioner of veterans service shall not be required to distribute copies of the annual report to the members of the General Assembly but shall notify the members of the availability of the report in the manner which he or she deems to be most effective and efficient.   (Ga. L. 1896, p. 65, § 3; Penal Code 1910, § 1475; Ga. L. 1931, p. 7, § 11; Code 1933, § 78-107; Ga. L. 1945, p. 319, § 7; Ga. L. 1982, p. 3, § 38; Ga. L. 1983, p. 1401, § 10; Ga. L. 2005, p. 1036, § 28/SB 49.)   Editor's notes.   - Ga. L. 1983, p. 1401, § 1, not codified by the General Assembly, provided that: "It is the intent of this Act to implement certain changes required by Article IV, Section V, Paragraph I, subparagraph (b) of the Constitution of the State of Georgia."   RESEARCH REFERENCES   Am. Jur. 2d.   - 63C Am. Jur. 2d, Public Officers and Employees, §§ 3, 227 et seq. 77 Am. Jur. 2d, Veterans and Veterans' Laws, §§ 3 et seq., 25 et seq., 63 et seq., 93 et seq.   C.J.S.   - 6 C.J.S., Armed Services, §§ 283 et seq., 324 et seq.
GA Code § 38-4-12 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 38 - Military, Emergency Management, and Veterans Affairs|Chapter 4 - Veterans Affairs|Article 1 - Department of Veterans Service|§ 38-4-12. Commissioner of Veterans Service - Duty to Maintain Records

 Subject to other laws, the commissioner shall maintain full, adequate, and complete copies of all records pertaining to claims of veterans who file claims for veterans' benefits through the Department of Veterans Service.   (Ga. L. 1945, p. 319, § 9; Ga. L. 1968, p. 1096, § 1; Ga. L. 1982, p. 3, § 38; Ga. L. 1983, p. 1401, § 11.)   Editor's notes.   - Ga. L. 1983, p. 1401, § 1, not codified by the General Assembly, provided that: "It is the intent of this Act to implement certain changes required by Article IV, Section V, Paragraph I, subparagraph (b) of the Constitution of the State of Georgia."   RESEARCH REFERENCES   Am. Jur. 2d.   - 77 Am. Jur. 2d, Veterans and Veterans' Laws, § 28.
GA Code § 38-4-13 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 38 - Military, Emergency Management, and Veterans Affairs|Chapter 4 - Veterans Affairs|Article 1 - Department of Veterans Service|§ 38-4-13. Women Veterans' Office

 The commissioner of veterans service shall, in addition to the other duties provided in this chapter, maintain a women veterans' office. Such office shall conduct outreach to women veterans for the purpose of improving awareness of eligibility for federal and state veterans' benefits and services, conduct assessments of the specific needs of women veterans with respect to benefits and services, and review programs, research projects, and other initiatives designed to address or meet the specific needs of women veterans in this state. The women veterans' office shall work with veterans court divisions as provided for in Code Section 15-1-17 to assist with recruiting and training women veterans to serve as mentors for veterans participating in these court divisions. In the annual report provided for under Code Section 38-4-11, the commissioner of veterans service shall specifically report on the office provided for under this Code section.    (Code 1981, §38-4-13, enacted by Ga. L. 2017, p. 430, § 1/SB 108.)
GA Code § 40-1-2 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 40 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic|Chapter 1 - Identification and Regulation|Article 1 - General Provisions|§ 40-1-2. How Horsepower Determined

 The Society of Automotive Engineers horsepower rating formula is adopted as the standard for determining the horsepower of passenger-carrying vehicles.   (Ga. L. 1927, p. 226, § 2; Code 1933, § 68-102; Ga. L. 1990, p. 2048, § 1.)   RESEARCH REFERENCES   C.J.S.   - 60 C.J.S., Motor Vehicles, §§ 277, 311.
GA Code § 40-1-3 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 40 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic|Chapter 1 - Identification and Regulation|Article 1 - General Provisions|§ 40-1-3. Requiring or Permitting Unlawful Operation of Vehicle

 It is unlawful for the owner or any other person employing or otherwise directing the driver of any vehicle to require or knowingly permit the operation of such vehicle upon a highway in any manner contrary to law.   (Ga. L. 1953, Nov.-Dec. Sess., p. 556, § 122; Ga. L. 1990, p. 2048, § 1.)   OPINIONS OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL   Unsafe bus on highways for purpose other than repairs.   - Once a school bus has been declared unsafe, a misdemeanor citation may be issued each time the bus is found moving on the highways for purposes other than effecting the requisite repairs. 1974 Op. Att'y Gen. No. 74-31.   Issuance of citation to persons other than driver of unsafe vehicle.   - Citations may be issued not only to the driver of an unsafe vehicle, but also to any person who knew the vehicle to be in an unsafe condition and yet ordered or directed the driver to take the vehicle upon the highways, and to the owner of the vehicle if the owner knew of the unsafe condition and yet permitted continued operation of the vehicle. 1974 Op. Att'y Gen. No. 74-31.   RESEARCH REFERENCES   Am. Jur. 2d.   - 7A Am. Jur. 2d, Automobiles and Highway Traffic, §§ 223, 236, 268, 285, 286.   C.J.S.   - 61A C.J.S., Motor Vehicles, §§ 1504 et seq., 1639, 1640, 1751 et seq.
GA Code § 40-1-4 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 40 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic|Chapter 1 - Identification and Regulation|Article 1 - General Provisions|§ 40-1-4. Stickers, Decals, or Emblems Containing Profane or Lewd Words Describing Sexual Acts, Excretory Functions, or Parts of the Human Body

 No person owning, operating, or using a motor vehicle in this state shall knowingly affix or attach to any part of such motor vehicle any sticker, decal, emblem, or other device containing profane or lewd words describing sexual acts, excretory functions, or parts of the human body.Any person who violates any part of this Code section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be punished by a fine not to exceed $100.00.    (Code 1981, §40-1-4, enacted by Ga. L. 1988, p. 1561, § 1; Ga. L. 1990, p. 2048, § 1.)
GA Code § 40-1-6 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 40 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic|Chapter 1 - Identification and Regulation|Article 1 - General Provisions|§ 40-1-6. Uniforms of Law Enforcement Officers

 Uniformed law enforcement officers of an agency who are assigned routinely or primarily to traffic law enforcement or other traffic safety duties on the roadways or highways of this state shall wear the same type uniform as other members of the assigned division of such officers' respective agencies. Officers assigned to special operations activities may wear other identifiable uniforms or other clothing appropriate to an operation upon approval of the sheriff, chief of police, or other agency head. An otherwise lawful arrest shall not be invalidated or in any manner affected by failure to comply with this Code section.    (Code 1981, §40-1-6, enacted by Ga. L. 2000, p. 1313, § 1.)   RESEARCH REFERENCES   C.J.S.   - 61A C.J.S., Motor Vehicles, § 1519.
GA Code § 40-1-7 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 40 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic|Chapter 1 - Identification and Regulation|Article 1 - General Provisions|§ 40-1-7. Blue Light Required for Officers Enforcing Traffic; Exception

 Whenever pursuing a person in violation of a traffic related offense, a uniformed law enforcement officer who is assigned routinely or primarily to traffic law enforcement or other traffic safety duties on the roadways or highways of this state must place a visible blue light on the roof of his or her vehicle if such vehicle is not equipped with permanent exterior mounted roof blue lights; provided, however, that the provisions of this Code section shall not apply to law enforcement officers operating vehicles manufactured prior to 2001. This Code section shall not apply to any officer assigned to special operations activities or responding to an immediate threat to public safety as a result of an accident or other emergency. This Code section shall not apply to vehicles of the Georgia State Patrol or of a sheriff's office or police department which office or police department provides law enforcement services by certified peace officers 24 hours a day, seven days a week where the vehicles are marked in accordance with Code Section 40-8-91, with flashing or revolving colored lights visible under normal atmospheric conditions for a distance of 500 feet from the front and rear of such vehicle, and which also has an illuminating agency identifier reasonably visible to a driver of a vehicle subject to a traffic stop; provided, however, that the Georgia State Patrol shall not be permitted to have more than two vehicles per post without such exterior mounted roof lights; and provided, further, that a sheriff's office or police department shall not be permitted to have more than one vehicle per agency without such exterior mounted roof lights. An otherwise lawful arrest shall not be invalidated or in any manner affected by failure to comply with this Code section.    (Code 1981, §40-1-7, enacted by Ga. L. 2000, p. 1313, § 1; Ga. L. 2006, p. 231, § 1/SB 64; Ga. L. 2007, p. 47, § 40/SB 103.)
GA Code § 40-1-9 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 40 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic|Chapter 1 - Identification and Regulation|Article 1 - General Provisions|§ 40-1-9. Analysis on Elimination of Revalidation Decal Requirement for Motor Vehicle Registration

 Repealed by Ga. L. 2017, p. 742, § 1/HB 412, effective January 1, 2020.   Editor's notes.   - This Code section was based on Ga. L. 2017, p. 742, § 1/HB 412.
GA Code § 40-1-20 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 40 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic|Chapter 1 - Identification and Regulation|Article 2 - Transportation of Hazardous Materials|§ 40-1-20. Short Title

 This article shall be known and may be cited as the "Transportation of Hazardous Materials Act."    (Code 1981, §40-1-20, enacted by Ga. L. 2011, p. 479, § 10/HB 112.)
GA Code § 40-1-21 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 40 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic|Chapter 1 - Identification and Regulation|Article 2 - Transportation of Hazardous Materials|§ 40-1-21. Safe Transportation of Hazardous Materials Within State

 The General Assembly finds that the transportation of hazardous materials on the public roads of this state presents a unique and potentially catastrophic hazard to the public health, safety, and welfare of the people of Georgia and that the protection of the public health, safety, and welfare and the secure transportation of hazardous materials requires control and close regulation of such transportation to minimize that hazard and to that end this article is enacted. This is a remedial law and shall be liberally construed. The Department of Public Safety is designated as the agency to implement and enforce this article.    (Code 1981, §40-1-21, enacted by Ga. L. 2011, p. 479, § 10/HB 112.)
GA Code § 40-1-22 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 40 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic|Chapter 1 - Identification and Regulation|Article 2 - Transportation of Hazardous Materials|§ 40-1-22. Definitions

 As used in this article, the term:    "Anhydrous ammonia" means the materials identified as "ammonia, anhydrous," or "ammonia solutions with more than 50 percent ammonia and relative density less than 0.880 at 15 degrees Centigrade in water," in federal hazardous materials regulations contained in Title 49 C.F.R.   "C.F.R." means the United States Code of Federal Regulations, as it may be amended from time to time in the Federal Register.   "Commissioner" means the commissioner of public safety.   "Department" means the Department of Public Safety.   "Liquefied natural gas" or "LNG" means methane or natural gas in the form of a cryogenic or refrigerated liquid, as identified in federal hazardous materials regulations contained in Title 49 C.F.R.   "Permit" means an instrument of whatever character or nature including, but not limited to, electronic format, issued by the department pursuant to this article.   "Person," in addition to the meaning provided in paragraph (43) of Code Section 40-1-1, means and includes any individual, corporation, partnership, association, state, municipality, political subdivision of a state, and any agency or instrumentality of the United States government, or any other entity and includes any officer, agent, or employee of any of the above, who offers, ships, or carries a hazardous material in the furtherance of a commercial or business enterprise, whether or not such transportation is for-hire, or who manufactures, fabricates, marks, maintains, reconditions, repairs, or tests packages designed, used, or intended for the transportation of hazardous materials.   "Polychlorinated biphenyl" or "PCB" has the same meaning as the material identified in federal hazardous materials regulations contained in Title 49 C.F.R.   "Radioactive material" has the same meaning as the term is used in federal hazardous materials regulations contained in Title 49 C.F.R.   "Regulatory compliance inspection" means the examination of facilities, property, buildings, vehicles, equipment, drivers, employees, cargo, packaging, records, books, or supporting documentation kept or required to be kept in the normal course of offering or transporting hazardous materials, or in the normal course of manufacturing, fabricating, marking, maintaining, reconditioning, repairing, or testing packages designed, used, or intended for the transportation of hazardous materials.   "Shipper" means any person who arranges for, provides for, solicits a carrier for, consigns to a carrier for, or contracts with a carrier for shipment or transport of goods, property, or persons. The terms "shipper" and "offeror" are synonymous.     (Code 1981, §40-1-22, enacted by Ga. L. 2011, p. 479, § 10/HB 112.)
GA Code § 40-1-24 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 40 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic|Chapter 1 - Identification and Regulation|Article 2 - Transportation of Hazardous Materials|§ 40-1-24. Enforcement; Use of Funds; Regulatory Compliance Inspections by Others; Examination of Facilities

  The commissioner is authorized to employ such persons as may be necessary, in the discretion of the commissioner, for the proper enforcement of this article, as provided for in this article and Chapter 2 of Title 35. It is the intent of the General Assembly, subject to the appropriations process, that funds derived under this article shall be used to further the Department of Public Safety's hazardous materials transportation safety programs; provided, however, that the department shall retain those funds derived specifically for inspection or escort.   The commissioner is vested with police powers and authority to designate, deputize, and delegate to employees of the commissioner the necessary authority to enforce this article, including the power to stop and inspect all motor vehicles using the public highways and to enter upon and inspect shipper and carrier facilities for purposes of determining whether such vehicles and facilities have complied with and are complying with the provisions of this article and all other laws regulating the use of the public highways by motor vehicles, and to arrest all persons found in violation thereof, and to issue out-of-service orders to carriers, vehicles, and drivers in accordance with criteria which shall be established or adopted by the commissioner.   As designated by the commissioner, by way of agreement, members of county, municipal, campus, and other state agencies may only perform regulatory compliance inspections of vehicles, drivers, and cargo in operation, and enforce the provisions of this article and rules and regulations promulgated hereunder subject to the terms and conditions of that agreement.   The commissioner is vested with powers to designate, deputize, and delegate to employees of the department the necessary authority to enter upon and examine the facilities where hazardous materials are filled, offered, shipped, or stored incidental to transportation, or where packages are manufactured, fabricated, marked, maintained, reconditioned, repaired, or tested for purposes of regulatory compliance inspections for determining compliance with this article and other laws the administration or enforcement of which is the responsibility of the department.     (Code 1981, §40-1-24, enacted by Ga. L. 2011, p. 479, § 10/HB 112.)
GA Code § 40-1-25 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 40 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic|Chapter 1 - Identification and Regulation|Article 2 - Transportation of Hazardous Materials|§ 40-1-25. Severability

 In the event that any section, paragraph, or other part of this article, or any requirement thereunder, or any rule, regulation, or order of the commissioner promulgated hereunder, is found to be preempted by federal law, or otherwise found to be improper, null or otherwise void, all other requirements not so preempted or otherwise so found shall remain in full force and effect.    (Code 1981, §40-1-25, enacted by Ga. L. 2011, p. 479, § 10/HB 112.)
GA Code § 40-2-2 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 40 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic|Chapter 2 - Registration and Licensing of Motor Vehicles|Article 1 - General Provisions|§ 40-2-2. Violations of Chapter Generally; Penalties

 Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, any person who violates any provision of this chapter shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.   (Ga. L. 1925, p. 315, § 2; Ga. L. 1927, p. 226, § 26; Ga. L. 1931, p. 7, § 84; Code 1933, §§ 68-9902, 68-9908; Ga. L. 1953, Jan.-Feb. Sess., p. 366, § 5; Ga. L. 1990, p. 2048, § 2.)   OPINIONS OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL   Probate courts lack jurisdiction as to violations.   - Probate courts have no authority or jurisdiction in violations arising under the motor vehicle and traffic law. 1965-66 Op. Att'y Gen. No. 65-18.   Dealer using tags for other than demonstrating or transporting vehicles.    - Dealer who permits dealer tags to be used for purposes other than demonstrating or transporting dealer-owned vehicles for sale may and should be prosecuted for a misdemeanor under the provision of former Code 1933, §§ 68-9902 and 66-9908, (see now O.C.G.A. § 40-2-2), but the tags may not properly be picked up by a law enforcement officer unless the dealer registration has been revoked for cause. 1954-56 Op. Att'y Gen. p. 472.   RESEARCH REFERENCES   Am. Jur. 2d.   - 21 Am. Jur. 2d, Criminal Law, §§ 1, 5, 19, 26 et seq.   C.J.S.   - 61A C.J.S., Motor Vehicles, §§ 1504 et seq., 1748 et seq.   ALR.    - Civil rights and liabilities as affected by failure to comply with regulations as to registration of automobile or motorcycle, or licensing of operator, 54 A.L.R. 374.