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GA Code § 50-13-21 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 50 - State Government|Chapter 13 - Administrative Procedure|Article 1 - General Provisions|§ 50-13-21. Compliance With Filing and Hearing Requirements by Safety Fire Commissioner and Commissioner of Insurance

 As to such regulations, standards, and plans as are required by law to be filed and kept on file with the office of the Secretary of State, the Commissioner of Insurance, when performing the duties as Safety Fire Commissioner, may comply with the filing requirements of this chapter by filing with the office of the Secretary of State merely the name and designation of such regulations, standards, and plans, provided the regulations, standards, and plans are kept on file in the office of the Commissioner of Insurance by the titles otherwise applicable under this chapter and the regulations, standards, and plans are open for public examination and copying. The Commissioner of Insurance, when performing the duties as Safety Fire Commissioner, may also satisfy the procedure for conduct of hearings on contested cases and rule making required under this chapter by following Chapter 2 of Title 33. The Commissioner of Insurance, when performing the duties as Commissioner of Insurance, may satisfy the procedure for conduct of hearings on contested cases required under this chapter by following Chapter 2 of Title 33. When the Commissioner of Insurance is performing rule-making duties as Commissioner of Insurance, he shall satisfy the procedures required under this chapter and under Chapter 2 of Title 33. In the event of any conflicts between rule-making procedures of this chapter and Chapter 2 of Title 33 as it respects duties of the Commissioner of Insurance, this chapter shall govern.   (Ga. L. 1967, p. 618, § 1; Ga. L. 1986, p. 855, § 28; Ga. L. 1989, p. 681, § 1.)   OPINIONS OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL   Alternate rule-making procedures.    - Insurance Department may utilize rule-making procedures of O.C.G.A. T. 33, C. 2 in lieu of rule-making procedures outlined in O.C.G.A. § 50-13-21. 1982 Op. Att'y Gen. No. 82-10.
GA Code § 50-13-22 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 50 - State Government|Chapter 13 - Administrative Procedure|Article 1 - General Provisions|§ 50-13-22. Construction of Chapter

 Nothing in this chapter shall be held to diminish the constitutional rights of any person, to limit or repeal additional requirements imposed by statute or otherwise recognized by law, to diminish any delegation of authority to any agency, nor to create any substantive rights; but this chapter shall be procedural. Except as otherwise required by law, all requirements or privileges relating to evidence or procedure shall apply equally to agencies and persons. Every agency is granted all authority necessary to comply with the requirements of this chapter through the issuance of rules or otherwise.   (Ga. L. 1964, p. 338, § 22; Ga. L. 1982, p. 3, § 50.)   Code Commission notes.   - Pursuant to Code Section 28-9-5, in 1986, a comma was substituted for a semicolon following "law" in the second sentence.   JUDICIAL DECISIONS    Cited in Pope v. Cokinos, 231 Ga. 79, 200 S.E.2d 275 (1973); Georgia Real Estate Comm'n v. Horne, 141 Ga. App. 226, 233 S.E.2d 16 (1977).
GA Code § 50-13-23 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 50 - State Government|Chapter 13 - Administrative Procedure|Article 1 - General Provisions|§ 50-13-23. Determining Date When Documents Received by or Filed With Agencies

 Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, any document required by law, rule, or regulation to be received by or filed with any agency pursuant to the requirements of this chapter shall be deemed to be received by or filed with such agency on the earlier of: (1) the date such document is actually received by such agency; (2) the official postmark date such document was mailed, properly addressed with postage prepaid, by registered or certified mail; or (3) the date on which such document was delivered to a commercial delivery company for statutory overnight delivery as provided in Code Section 9-10-12 as evidenced by the receipt provided by the commercial delivery company.    (Code 1981, §50-13-23, enacted by Ga. L. 1991, p. 1301, § 1; Ga. L. 2000, p. 1589, § 14.)   Editor's notes.   - Ga. L. 2000, p. 1589, § 16, not codified by the General Assembly, provides that the amendment to this Code section is applicable with respect to notices delivered on or after July 1, 2000.   JUDICIAL DECISIONS   Timeliness of mailing.    - Under O.C.G.A. § 50-13-23, the date on which a document is postmarked, rather than the date on which the document is mailed, is determinative of the document's timeliness; thus, in deciding whether the mailing of a request for a hearing was made within the time limit of O.C.G.A. § 40-5-67.1(g), the trial court erred in determining that the date on which the document was mailed was controlling. Department of Pub. Safety v. Ramey, 215 Ga. App. 334, 450 S.E.2d 332 (1994).    Georgia Civil Practice Act's three-day rule under O.C.G.A. § 9-11-6(e) was inapplicable to a determination of timeliness with respect to a petition for judicial review of a Medicaid applicant's claim for benefits, pursuant to O.C.G.A. § 50-13-19. Similarly, the certified mail rule under O.C.G.A. § 50-13-23 was expressly deemed inapplicable pursuant to O.C.G.A. § 49-4-153(c) and, accordingly, the applicant's petition was properly denied as untimely. Gladowski v. Dep't of Family & Children Servs., 281 Ga. App. 299, 635 S.E.2d 886 (2006).
GA Code § 50-13-42 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 50 - State Government|Chapter 13 - Administrative Procedure|Article 2 - Office of State Administrative Hearings|§ 50-13-42. Applicability of Article

  In addition to those agencies expressly exempted from the operation of this chapter under paragraph (1) of Code Section 50-13-2, this article shall not apply to the Commissioner of Agriculture, the Public Service Commission, the Certificate of Need Appeal Panel, or the Department of Community Health, unless specifically provided otherwise for certain programs or in relation to specific laws, or to the Department of Labor with respect to unemployment insurance benefit hearings conducted under the authority of Chapter 8 of Title 34. Such exclusion does not prohibit such office or agencies from contracting with the Office of State Administrative Hearings on a case-by-case basis.   This article shall apply to hearings conducted pursuant to Code Sections 45-20-8 and 45-20-9. The State Personnel Board may provide by rule that proposed decisions in all or in specified classes of cases before the Office of State Administrative Hearings will become final without further action by the board and without expiration of the 30 day review period otherwise provided for in subsection (d) of Code Section 50-13-41.   This article shall not apply with respect to any matter as to which an aggrieved party is permitted to file a petition with the Georgia Tax Tribunal in accordance with Chapter 13A of this title.     (Code 1981, §50-13-42, enacted by Ga. L. 1994, p. 1856, § 3; Ga. L. 1997, p. 844, § 5; Ga. L. 1999, p. 296, § 22; Ga. L. 2004, p. 598, § 3; Ga. L. 2009, p. 453, § 1-57/HB 228; Ga. L. 2012, p. 318, § 14/HB 100; Ga. L. 2018, p. 762, § 4/HB 790.)   Editor's notes.   - Ga. L. 2012, p. 318, § 16(b)/HB 100, not codified by the General Assembly, provides: "Sections 1 through 14 of this Act shall become effective on January 1, 2013, provided that cases pending on January 1, 2013, shall continue to be governed by the law in effect on December 31, 2012, until the conclusion of the case."   JUDICIAL DECISIONS    Cited in Babies Right Start v. Ga. Dep't of Pub. Health, 293 Ga. 553, 748 S.E.2d 404 (2013).
GA Code § 50-13-43 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 50 - State Government|Chapter 13 - Administrative Procedure|Article 2 - Office of State Administrative Hearings|§ 50-13-43. Agencies to Cooperate With Chief State Administrative Law Judge; Office of State Administrative Hearings to Comply With Federal Law; Rules and Regulations

 All agencies shall cooperate with the chief state administrative law judge in the discharge of his or her duties. The Office of State Administrative Hearings shall comply with all applicable federal statutes, regulations, and guidelines, including those related to time frames for hearings, release of decisions, and other procedural requirements. The Office of State Administrative Hearings shall promulgate, when necessary for any class of hearings, specific rules and regulations in order to ensure compliance with federal requirements and receipt and retention of federal funding, tax credits, and grants.    (Code 1981, §50-13-43, enacted by Ga. L. 1994, p. 1856, § 3.)
GA Code § 50-16-2 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 50 - State Government|Chapter 16 - Public Property|Article 1 - General Provisions|§ 50-16-2. State Owned Stock

 The state owns 3,636 shares of stock in the Georgia Railroad and Banking Company.   (Orig. Code 1863, § 936; Code 1868, § 1017; Code 1873, § 1013; Code 1882, § 1013; Civil Code 1895, § 1019; Civil Code 1910, § 1286; Code 1933, § 91-103.)   OPINIONS OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL    Only General Assembly is authorized to sell  intangible property owned by state. 1969 Op. Att'y Gen. No. 69-257.
GA Code § 50-16-3 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 50 - State Government|Chapter 16 - Public Property|Article 1 - General Provisions|§ 50-16-3. Property of State Boards and Departments

 The state holds the legal title to or is the beneficial owner of:    The several institutions operated by the Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia, including all real and personal property belonging to the several institutions or used in connection therewith, and all other property conveyed to the board for the use of any of the institutions or for educational purposes or conveyed to any of the boards of trustees of which the board of regents is the successor or to any of the institutions under its control;   The several institutions operated by the Department of Human Services, the Department of Public Health, or the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities, including all real and personal property belonging to the several institutions or used in connection therewith, and all other property conveyed to any such department for the use of any of the institutions or conveyed to any of the boards of trustees of which such department is the successor or to any of the institutions under its control;   The rights of way of the state highway system and all buildings, lands, quarries, equipment, and other property of the Department of Transportation; and   All lands and other property conveyed to or held by the Department of Natural Resources and the State Forestry Commission, or their predecessors, for forestry or park purposes.    (Orig. Code 1863, § 886; Code 1868, § 965; Code 1873, § 961; Code 1882, § 961; Civil Code 1895, § 1015; Civil Code 1910, § 1282; Ga. L. 1919, p. 242, § 1; Ga. L. 1931, p. 7, §§ 26-89; Code 1933, § 91-104; Ga. L. 2009, p. 453, § 1-58/HB 228; Ga. L. 2011, p. 705, § 6-3/HB 214.)   Law reviews.   - For article on the 2011 amendment of this Code section, see 28 Ga. St. U.L. Rev. 147 (2011).   JUDICIAL DECISIONS   Holdings of Regents of the University System.    - State is equitable and beneficial owner of all property now vested in Regents of the University System of Georgia, and the corporation by that name is the holder only of legal title; but it does not follow that the corporation may not enter into any contract which in its reasonable discretion is necessary for the usefulness of the institution, or may not incur liabilities in its own name for that purpose. Being a distinct legal entity, any such liability would be a debt of the corporation and not a debt of the state. State v. Regents of Univ. Sys., 179 Ga. 210, 175 S.E. 567 (1934).    Cited in Williams v. McIntosh County, 179 Ga. 735, 177 S.E. 248 (1934); Southeastern Pipe Line Co. v. Garrett ex rel. Le Sueur, 192 Ga. 817, 16 S.E.2d 753 (1941); State v. Davison, 198 Ga. 27, 31 S.E.2d 225 (1944).
GA Code § 50-16-3.1 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 50 - State Government|Chapter 16 - Public Property|Article 1 - General Provisions|§ 50-16-3.1. State Authorities Prohibited From Selling Real Property; Exceptions

  As used in this Code section, the term "state authority" means:   The Jekyll Island - State Park Authority provided for in Part 1 of Article 7 of Chapter 3 of Title 12; or   The Stone Mountain Memorial Association provided for in Part 4 of Article 6 of Chapter 3 of Title 12.     The provisions of any other laws of this state to the contrary notwithstanding, no state authority shall be authorized to sell real property; provided, however, this prohibition shall not apply to the sale or other disposition of real property by a state authority when such real property is necessary for a public road right of way.     (Code 1981, §50-16-3.1, enacted by Ga. L. 1988, p. 1635, § 1; Ga. L. 2013, p. 141, § 50/HB 79.)
GA Code § 50-16-4 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 50 - State Government|Chapter 16 - Public Property|Article 1 - General Provisions|§ 50-16-4. Use and Keeper of Capitol Buildings and Grounds

 The use of the capitol building and grounds shall be limited to departments of the state government and to state and national political organizations, and the keeper of public buildings and grounds shall not grant the use of either the capitol buildings or grounds for any other purposes, except that the Georgia Building Authority as keeper of public buildings and grounds is authorized to provide space in the capitol building for use as a vending stand, as described by Article 2 of Chapter 9 of Title 49, for the use of state officials and employees and their invited guests.   (Ga. L. 1882-83, p. 18, §§ 1-16; Ga. L. 1884-85, p. 27, § 1; Ga. L. 1888, p. 14, §§ 1-3; Ga. L. 1892, p. 95, §§ 1, 2; Civil Code 1895, § 1017; Civil Code 1910, § 1284; Code 1933, § 91-105; Ga. L. 1961, p. 218, § 1; Ga. L. 2000, p. 1137, § 9; Ga. L. 2012, p. 303, § 8/HB 1146.)   Cross references.   - Assignment of office space in state capitol, §§ 28-4-2,50-16-61.    Prohibition against panhandling, solicitation, or vending in capitol building and on capitol grounds, § 50-9-9.   Code Commission notes.   - Pursuant to Code Section 28-9-5, in 2000, "Article 2" was substituted for "Article 3" in this Code section.   OPINIONS OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL   Use as fall-out shelter.   - Department of Administrative Services is precluded by law from allowing the use of capitol grounds for a fall-out shelter. 1962 Op. Att'y Gen. p. 471.
GA Code § 50-16-5 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 50 - State Government|Chapter 16 - Public Property|Article 1 - General Provisions|§ 50-16-5. Defacing or Injuring Capitol Building or Grounds

 If any person shall mar, deface, or in any way injure the capitol building, the approaches thereto, the trees, shrubbery, or grounds belonging to same, or any of the furniture, fixtures, or property therein, he shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.   (Ga. L. 1892, p. 100, § 1; Penal Code 1895, § 222; Penal Code 1910, § 219; Code 1933, § 91-9901.)   Cross references.   - Criminal penalty for interference with government property, § 16-7-24.
GA Code § 50-16-5.2 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 50 - State Government|Chapter 16 - Public Property|Article 1 - General Provisions|§ 50-16-5.2. Georgia Art Policy Committee Created; Composition; Terms; Annual Meetings; Expense Allowance; Powers and Duties

 Repealed by Ga. L. 2006, p. 149 § 2/HB 978, effective July 1, 2006.   Editor's notes.   - This Code section was based on Code 1981, § 50-16-5.2, enacted by Ga. L. 2000, p. 1332, § 2.
GA Code § 50-16-6 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 50 - State Government|Chapter 16 - Public Property|Article 1 - General Provisions|§ 50-16-6. Janitors and Watchmen of Public Buildings and Grounds to Make Arrests, Prevent Abuse, Suppress Disorderly Conduct, and Protect Property

 Reserved. Repealed by Ga. L. 2010, p. 137, § 4/HB 1074, effective July 1, 2010.   Editor's notes.   - This Code section was based on Ga. L. 1892, p. 100, § 3; Penal Code 1895, § 224; Penal Code 1910, § 221; Code 1933, § 91-107.
GA Code § 50-16-8 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 50 - State Government|Chapter 16 - Public Property|Article 1 - General Provisions|§ 50-16-8. Insurance of State Property Required; Self-Insurance Program Authorized

 The Governor shall keep insured all the insurable property of the state including, but not limited to, the public buildings and the contents thereof. The Governor is authorized to draw his warrant upon the state treasury annually for such sums as may be necessary to keep the insurable property of the state adequately protected by insurance. The Governor, in keeping the state's property insured, shall implement a sound program of self-insurance as provided in Code Sections 50-16-9 through 50-16-11 which may include assuming by the state some, or all, of the various risks or hazards under such plan of self-insurance.   (Ga. L. 1960, p. 1160, § 1.)   OPINIONS OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL   Comprehensive insurance plan contemplated.    - Ga. L. 1960, p. 1160, §§ 1-3 (see O.C.G.A. §§ 50-16-8,50-16-9, and50-16-11) contemplate one overall comprehensive plan covering all of the state's insurable property, and not a plan broken up into components of the various state departments and authorities. 1960-61 Op. Att'y Gen. p. 12.    State authority-owned property comes within purview of Ga. L. 1960, p. 1160, §§ 1-3 (see O.C.G.A. §§ 50-16-8,50-16-9, and50-16-11). 1960-61 Op. Att'y Gen. p. 12.   RESEARCH REFERENCES   ALR.    - Availability of proceeds of insurance on public building for purpose other than restoring or replacing the building damaged or destroyed, 65 A.L.R. 1124.    Right or duty to carry insurance on public property, 100 A.L.R. 600.
GA Code § 50-16-10 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 50 - State Government|Chapter 16 - Public Property|Article 1 - General Provisions|§ 50-16-10. Formulation of Self-Insurance Plan for Public School Buildings

 Reserved. Repealed by Ga. L. 2008, p. 245, § 10/SB 425, effective July 1, 2008.   Editor's notes.   - This Code section was based on Ga. L. 1971, p. 206, § 1.
GA Code § 50-16-11 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 50 - State Government|Chapter 16 - Public Property|Article 1 - General Provisions|§ 50-16-11. Employment of Personnel to Carry Out Self-Insurance Plans

 The Department of Administrative Services is authorized and empowered to employ, as a regular member of its staff, persons with expert knowledge, training, and experience in underwriting and planning and such other personnel, including temporary professional insurance engineers and actuaries, as are necessary to carry out the details provided in Code Section 50-16-9.   (Ga. L. 1960, p. 1160, § 3; Ga. L. 2008, p. 245, § 11/SB 425.)   OPINIONS OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL   Comprehensive insurance plan.    - Ga. L. 1960, p. 1160, §§ 1-3 (see O.C.G.A. §§ 50-16-8,50-16-9, and50-16-11) contemplate one overall comprehensive plan covering all of the state's insurable property, and not a plan broken up into components of the various state departments and authorities. 1960-61 Op. Att'y Gen. p. 12.    Relation to O.C.G.A. §§ 50-16-8 and 50-16-9. - State authority-owned property comes within the purview of Ga. L. 1960, p. 1160, §§ 1-3 (see O.C.G.A. §§ 50-16-8,50-16-9, and50-16-11). 1960-61 Op. Att'y Gen. p. 12.   RESEARCH REFERENCES   ALR.    - Right or duty to carry insurance on public property, 100 A.L.R. 600.
GA Code § 50-16-11.1 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 50 - State Government|Chapter 16 - Public Property|Article 1 - General Provisions|§ 50-16-11.1. Commercial Property Policies for Coverage of Buildings, Contents, and Other Property Owned by Community Service Boards

 The Department of Administrative Services is authorized to assist and coordinate the purchase of a commercial property policy for coverage for the buildings, contents, and other property owned by community service boards.The payment of the premium to the commercial carrier shall be the responsibility of the community service boards.    (Code 1981, §50-16-11.1, enacted by Ga. L. 1994, p. 1717, § 8.)
GA Code § 50-16-12 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 50 - State Government|Chapter 16 - Public Property|Article 1 - General Provisions|§ 50-16-12. Authorization for State Insurance and Hazard Reserve Fund to Retain Certain Moneys for the Payment of Liabilities and Expenses; Deposit of Investment Funds With Office of the State Treasurer

 In order to finance the continuing liability established with other agencies of state government, the state insurance and hazard reserve fund is authorized to retain all moneys paid into the fund as premiums on policies of insurance, all moneys received as interest, and all moneys received from other sources as a reserve for the payment of such liability and the expenses necessary to the proper conduct of such insurance program administered by the fund. Any amounts held by the state insurance and hazard reserve fund which are available for investment shall be paid over to the Office of the State Treasurer. The state treasurer shall deposit such funds in a trust account for credit only to the state insurance and hazard reserve fund. The state treasurer shall invest such funds subject to the limitations of Code Section 50-5A-7 and Chapter 17 of this title. All income derived from such investments shall accrue to the state insurance and hazard reserve fund. When moneys are paid over to the Office of the State Treasurer, as provided in this Code section, the commissioner shall submit an estimate of the date such funds shall no longer be available for investment. When the commissioner wishes to withdraw funds from the trust account provided for in this Code section, he or she shall submit a request for such withdrawal, in writing, to the state treasurer.   (Ga. L. 1972, p. 296, § 1; Ga. L. 2000, p. 1474, § 10; Ga. L. 2010, p. 863, §§ 2, 3/SB 296.)   RESEARCH REFERENCES   ALR.    - Right or duty to carry insurance on public property, 100 A.L.R. 600.
GA Code § 50-16-13 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 50 - State Government|Chapter 16 - Public Property|Article 1 - General Provisions|§ 50-16-13. Authorization for State Insurance and Hazard Reserve Fund to Contract for Fire Protection Systems; Cost Limitation; Approval by Legislative Subcommittees

 The state insurance and hazard reserve fund is authorized to execute contracts with reliable manufacturers of automatic sprinkler systems and other fixed fire protection systems for the installation of approved fire protection systems for all properties of the state, authorities, instrumentalities, bureaus, and commissions which are insured or which may become insured in the future under the state self-insurance program. The cost shall be borne by the state insurance and hazard reserve fund and may not exceed $100,000.00 in any one fiscal year. The fund shall be the sole judge as to where and to what extent such fire protection systems need to be installed for the protection of lives and property. All expenditures for the installation of fire protection systems and equipment shall be approved by the fiscal affairs subcommittees of the Senate and House of Representatives.   (Ga. L. 1974, p. 530, § 1.)   RESEARCH REFERENCES   ALR.    - Right or duty to carry insurance on public property, 100 A.L.R. 600.