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GA Code § 46-5-97 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 46 - Public Utilities and Public Transportation|Chapter 5 - Telephone Service|Article 2 - Telephone Service|Part 3 - Rural Telephone Cooperatives|§ 46-5-97. Limitation of Actions

 All rights of action accruing against any cooperative or any foreign corporation doing business in this state pursuant to this part, which rights of action grow out of the acquisition of rights of way or easements or the occupying of lands of others by the cooperative or foreign corporation, shall be barred at the end of 12 months from the date of the accrual of such cause of action. In cases where any such cooperative or foreign corporation takes possession of the lands of another without having obtained an easement or without having condemned the property and such cooperative or foreign corporation continues to use any such land of another in accordance with the rights and powers granted to the cooperative or foreign corporation by this part, and the owner of such lands takes no legal steps to prevent the occupancy of the lands by the cooperative or foreign corporation, then the rights of the owner of such lands shall be limited to whatever damages may have been caused to his realty by such occupation; and the same shall be barred upon the expiration of six months after such unauthorized occupancy begins.   (Ga. L. 1950, p. 192, § 38.)
GA Code § 46-5-98 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 46 - Public Utilities and Public Transportation|Chapter 5 - Telephone Service|Article 2 - Telephone Service|Part 3 - Rural Telephone Cooperatives|§ 46-5-98. Taking of Acknowledgments by Officers, Trustees, Members, or Shareholders of Cooperatives

 No person who is authorized to take acknowledgments under the laws of this state shall be disqualified from taking acknowledgments of instruments executed in favor of a cooperative or to which the cooperative is a party, by reason of that person's being an officer, trustee, member, or shareholder of such cooperative.   (Ga. L. 1950, p. 192, § 39; Ga. L. 1982, p. 3, § 46.)   Cross references.   - Power of notary to take acknowledgments of any party to any written instrument executed to or by a corporation of which such notary is a stockholder, director, etc., § 45-17-12.
GA Code § 46-5-99 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 46 - Public Utilities and Public Transportation|Chapter 5 - Telephone Service|Article 2 - Telephone Service|Part 3 - Rural Telephone Cooperatives|§ 46-5-99. Extension of Telephone Service Into State by Foreign Nonprofit or Cooperative Corporations; Secretary of State as Agent for Foreign Corporations; Rights and Powers of Foreign Corporations

 Any foreign nonprofit or cooperative corporation furnishing or authorized to furnish telephone service and owning or operating telephone lines or facilities in a state adjacent to this state may construct or acquire extensions of such lines in this state and operate such extensions without complying with any statute of this state pertaining to the qualification of foreign corporations for the doing of business in this state. Before constructing or operating such extensions, any such corporation shall designate the Secretary of State as its agent to accept service of process on its behalf, such designation to be effected by an instrument executed and acknowledged on its behalf by its president or vice president under its seal attested by its secretary and filed with the Secretary of State. Thereafter, with respect to its operation in this state, such corporation shall have only the rights, powers, privileges, and immunities of a cooperative organized under this part. In the event any process is served upon the Secretary of State, he shall forthwith forward the same by registered or certified mail or statutory overnight delivery to such corporation at the address thereof specified in the instrument executed pursuant to this Code section.   (Ga. L. 1950, p. 192, § 40; Ga. L. 2000, p. 1589, § 3; Ga. L. 2004, p. 631, § 46.)    The 2004 amendment,  effective May 13, 2004, part of an Act to revise, modernize, and correct the Code, revised punctuation in the second sentence of this Code section.   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.
GA Code § 46-5-100 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 46 - Public Utilities and Public Transportation|Chapter 5 - Telephone Service|Article 2 - Telephone Service|Part 3 - Rural Telephone Cooperatives|§ 46-5-100. Fees

 Each cooperative shall be charged by the Secretary of State the fees specified in Code Section 14-2-122 for the filing of documents and issuance of certificates.   (Ga. L. 1950, p. 192, § 41; Ga. L. 1981, p. 1396, § 17; Ga. L. 1987, p. 325, § 1; Ga. L. 1989, p. 946, § 112; Ga. L. 1991, p. 1324, § 10; Ga. L. 2010, p. 9, § 1-87/HB 1055.)    The 2010 amendment,  effective May 12, 2010, deleted former subsection (a), which read: "Each cooperative shall be charged by the clerk of the superior court the fee as provided in subsection (g) of Code Section 15-6-77 for the filing of incorporation proceedings." and deleted the former subsection (b) designation.   Code Commission notes.   - Pursuant to § 28-9-5, in 1988 "the" was inserted preceding "superior court" near the beginning of subsection (a).
GA Code § 46-5-101 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 46 - Public Utilities and Public Transportation|Chapter 5 - Telephone Service|Article 2 - Telephone Service|Part 3 - Rural Telephone Cooperatives|§ 46-5-101. Annual License Fee; Exemption of Cooperatives From Taxation

 Each cooperative and each foreign corporation doing business in this state pursuant to this part shall pay annually, on or before July 1, to the Secretary of State a fee of $10.00 but shall be exempt from all other excise and income taxes whatsoever.   (Ga. L. 1950, p. 192, § 42.)   RESEARCH REFERENCES   Am. Jur. 2d.   - 74 Am. Jur. 2d, Telecommunications, §§ 12, 19, 29.   C.J.S.   - 86 C.J.S., Telecommunications, § 30.
GA Code § 46-5-102 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 46 - Public Utilities and Public Transportation|Chapter 5 - Telephone Service|Article 2 - Telephone Service|Part 3 - Rural Telephone Cooperatives|§ 46-5-102. Interconnection of Lines, Facilities, or Systems of Cooperatives and Other Telephone Companies

 The lines, facilities, or systems of any cooperative or foreign corporation doing business in this state pursuant to this part and the lines, facilities, or systems of any other telephone company may, upon such terms and conditions as may be mutually agreeable to such cooperative or foreign corporation and such telephone company, be interconnected in order to provide continuous lines of communication for the subscribers of any such cooperative, foreign corporation, or telephone company. In the event any such cooperative or foreign corporation and any such telephone company shall be unable to agree upon the terms and conditions of such interconnection, including compensation therefor, the commission shall, upon the request of either party, establish terms and conditions with respect to such interconnection which shall be reasonable and nondiscriminatory.   (Ga. L. 1950, p. 192, § 43.)   RESEARCH REFERENCES   Am. Jur. 2d.   - 74 Am. Jur. 2d, Telecommunications, § 25.   C.J.S.   - 86 C.J.S., Telecommunications, §§ 31, 32, 109.
GA Code § 46-5-103 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 46 - Public Utilities and Public Transportation|Chapter 5 - Telephone Service|Article 2 - Telephone Service|Part 3 - Rural Telephone Cooperatives|§ 46-5-103. Jurisdiction of Commission

 Cooperatives and foreign corporations doing business in this state pursuant to this part shall be subject to the jurisdiction and supervision of the commission in the same manner and in every respect as any other telephone company owning, leasing, or operating a public telephone service or telephone line in this state.   (Ga. L. 1950, p. 192, § 44.)   RESEARCH REFERENCES   Am. Jur. 2d.   - 74 Am. Jur. 2d, Telecommunications, § 21.   C.J.S.   - 86 C.J.S., Telecommunications, §§ 5, 6, 8 et seq., 17.
GA Code § 46-5-104 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 46 - Public Utilities and Public Transportation|Chapter 5 - Telephone Service|Article 2 - Telephone Service|Part 3 - Rural Telephone Cooperatives|§ 46-5-104. Applicability of Chapter 5 of Title 10

 Chapter 5 of Title 10 shall not apply to any note, bond, or other evidence of indebtedness issued to the United States government or any agency or instrumentality thereof by any cooperative or foreign corporation doing business in this state pursuant to this part; nor shall Chapter 5 of Title 10 apply to any mortgage, deed of trust, or other instrument executed to secure the same. Chapter 5 of Title 10 also shall not apply to the issuance of membership certificates, shares of stock, or any other evidence of member, shareholder, or patron interest by any cooperative or any such foreign corporation.   (Ga. L. 1950, p. 192, § 45.)
GA Code § 46-5-105 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 46 - Public Utilities and Public Transportation|Chapter 5 - Telephone Service|Article 2 - Telephone Service|Part 3 - Rural Telephone Cooperatives|§ 46-5-105. Construction of Part

 This part is complete in itself and shall be controlling. This part shall be construed liberally. The enumeration in this part of any object, purpose, power, manner, method, or thing shall not be deemed to exclude like or similar objects, purposes, powers, manners, methods, or things.   (Ga. L. 1950, p. 192, § 46.)
GA Code § 46-5-120 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 46 - Public Utilities and Public Transportation|Chapter 5 - Telephone Service|Article 2 - Telephone Service|Part 4 - Emergency Telephone Number 9-1-1 System|§ 46-5-120. Short Title

 This part shall be known and may be cited as the "Georgia Emergency Telephone Number 9-1-1 Service Act of 1977."   (Ga. L. 1977, p. 1040, § 1; Ga. L. 2005, p. 660, § 9/HB 470; Ga. L. 2007, p. 318, § 2/HB 394.)    The 2005 amendment,  effective July 1, 2005, substituted "9-1-1" for "'911'" in this Code section.   Editor's notes.   - Ga. L. 2007, p. 318, § 2, effective July 1, 2007, reenacted this Code section without change.   JUDICIAL DECISIONS    Cited in City of Union Point v. Greene County, 303 Ga. 449, 812 S.E.2d 278 (2018), overruled on other grounds by City of College Park v. Clayton County, 830 S.E.2d 179, 306 Ga. 301 (2019).
GA Code § 46-5-123 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 46 - Public Utilities and Public Transportation|Chapter 5 - Telephone Service|Article 2 - Telephone Service|Part 4 - Emergency Telephone Number 9-1-1 System|§ 46-5-123. Creation of 9-1-1 Advisory Committee; Selection of Members; Filling of Vacancies; Organization; Roles and Responsibilities

 Reserved. Repealed by Ga. L. 2018, p. 689, § 2-2/HB 751, effective January 1, 2019.   Editor's notes.   - This Code section was based on Ga. L. 1977, p. 1040, § 4; Ga. L. 1998, p. 1017, § 4; Ga. L. 1999, p. 372, § 4; Ga. L. 2005, p. 660, § 9/HB 470; Ga. L. 2007, p. 318, § 2/HB 394.
GA Code § 46-5-125 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 46 - Public Utilities and Public Transportation|Chapter 5 - Telephone Service|Article 2 - Telephone Service|Part 4 - Emergency Telephone Number 9-1-1 System|§ 46-5-125. Formation of Multijurisdictional and Regional 9-1-1 Systems

 Nothing in this part shall be construed to prohibit or discourage the formation of multijurisdictional or regional 9-1-1 systems; and any system established pursuant to this part may include the jurisdiction, or any portion thereof, of more than one public agency.   (Ga. L. 1977, p. 1040, § 6; Ga. L. 2005, p. 660, § 9/HB 470; Ga. L. 2006, p. 72, § 46/SB 465; Ga. L. 2007, p. 318, § 2/HB 394.)    The 2005 amendment,  effective July 1, 2005, substituted "9-1-1" for "'911'" in this Code section.    The 2006 amendment,  effective April 14, 2006, part of an Act to revise, modernize, and correct the Code, substituted "9-1-1" for "911" in this Code section.   Editor's notes.   - Ga. L. 2007, p. 318, § 2, effective July 1, 2007, reenacted this Code section without change.
GA Code § 46-5-126 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 46 - Public Utilities and Public Transportation|Chapter 5 - Telephone Service|Article 2 - Telephone Service|Part 4 - Emergency Telephone Number 9-1-1 System|§ 46-5-126. Cooperation by Commission and Telephone Industry

 The authority shall coordinate its activities with those of the Public Service Commission, which shall encourage the Georgia telephone industry to activate facility modification plans for a timely 9-1-1 implementation.   (Ga. L. 1977, p. 1040, § 7; Ga. L. 1998, p. 1017, § 15; Ga. L. 2005, p. 660, § 9/HB 470; Ga. L. 2007, p. 318, § 2/HB 394; Ga. L. 2018, p. 689, § 2-5/HB 751.)    The 2005 amendment,  effective July 1, 2005, substituted "9-1-1" for "'911'" in this Code section.    The 2018 amendment,  effective January 1, 2019, substituted "authority" for "agency" near the beginning of this Code section. See Editor's notes for applicability.   Editor's notes.   - Ga. L. 2007, p. 318, § 2, effective July 1, 2007, reenacted this Code section without change.   Ga. L. 2018, p. 689, § 4-1(b)/HB 751, not codified by the General Assembly, provides that: "The provisions of this Act shall not in any manner diminish, extinguish, reduce, or affect any cause of action for audits, services, or the recovery of funds from service providers which may have existed prior to January 1, 2019. Any such cause of action is expressly preserved."
GA Code § 46-5-127 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 46 - Public Utilities and Public Transportation|Chapter 5 - Telephone Service|Article 2 - Telephone Service|Part 4 - Emergency Telephone Number 9-1-1 System|§ 46-5-127. Approval of 9-1-1 Systems by Agency; Written Confirmation by Authority Required for 9-1-1 Systems Established on or After January 1, 2019

  After January 1, 1978, and prior to January 1, 2019, no emergency 9-1-1 system shall be established, and no existing system shall be expanded to provide wireless enhanced 9-1-1 service, without written confirmation by the Georgia Emergency Management and Homeland Security Agency that the local plan conforms to the guidelines and procedures provided for in Code Section 46-5-124.   On or after January 1, 2019, no emergency 9-1-1 system shall be established, and no existing system shall be expanded to provide wireless enhanced 9-1-1 service, without written confirmation by the authority that the local plan conforms to the guidelines and procedures provided for in Code Section 46-5-124. The authority shall not deny establishment of a new system or an expansion to provide wireless enhanced 9-1-1 service if the local plan conforms to the guidelines and procedures provided for in Code Section 46-5-124.    (Ga. L. 1977, p. 1040, § 8; Ga. L. 1998, p. 1017, § 6; Ga. L. 2005, p. 660, § 9/HB 470; Ga. L. 2007, p. 318, § 2/HB 394; Ga. L. 2018, p. 689, § 2-6/HB 751.)    The 2005 amendment,  effective July 1, 2005, substituted "9-1-1" for "'911'" twice in this Code section.    The 2007 amendment,  effective July 1, 2007, deleted "telephone number" preceding "9-1-1 system" near the beginning of this Code section.    The 2018 amendment,  effective January 1, 2019, designated the existing provisions of this Code section as subsection (a); in subsection (a), inserted "and prior to January 1, 2019," near the beginning and substituted "Georgia Emergency Management and Homeland Security Agency" for "agency" in the middle; and added subsection (b). See Editor's notes for applicability.   Editor's notes.   - Ga. L. 2018, p. 689, § 4-1(b)/HB 751, not codified by the General Assembly, provides that: "The provisions of this Act shall not in any manner diminish, extinguish, reduce, or affect any cause of action for audits, services, or the recovery of funds from service providers which may have existed prior to January 1, 2019. Any such cause of action is expressly preserved."
GA Code § 46-5-128 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 46 - Public Utilities and Public Transportation|Chapter 5 - Telephone Service|Article 2 - Telephone Service|Part 4 - Emergency Telephone Number 9-1-1 System|§ 46-5-128. Cooperation by Public Agencies

 All public agencies shall assist the authority in its efforts to carry out the intent of this part; and such agencies shall comply with the guidelines developed pursuant to Code Section 46-5-124 by furnishing a resolution of intent regarding an emergency 9-1-1 system.   (Ga. L. 1977, p. 1040, § 9; Ga. L. 1998, p. 1017, § 7; Ga. L. 2005, p. 660, § 9/HB 470; Ga. L. 2007, p. 318, § 2/HB 394; Ga. L. 2018, p. 689, § 2-7/HB 751.)    The 2005 amendment,  effective July 1, 2005, substituted "9-1-1" for "'911'" in this Code section.    The 2007 amendment,  effective July 1, 2007, deleted "telephone number" preceding "9-1-1 system" near the end of this Code section.    The 2018 amendment,  effective January 1, 2019, substituted "authority" for "agency" near the middle of this Code section. See Editor's notes for applicability.   Editor's notes.   - Ga. L. 2018, p. 689, § 4-1(b)/HB 751, not codified by the General Assembly, provides that: "The provisions of this Act shall not in any manner diminish, extinguish, reduce, or affect any cause of action for audits, services, or the recovery of funds from service providers which may have existed prior to January 1, 2019. Any such cause of action is expressly preserved."
GA Code § 46-5-129 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 46 - Public Utilities and Public Transportation|Chapter 5 - Telephone Service|Article 2 - Telephone Service|Part 4 - Emergency Telephone Number 9-1-1 System|§ 46-5-129. Use of 9-1-1 Emblem

 The authority may develop a 9-1-1 emblem which may be utilized on marked vehicles used by public safety agencies participating in a local 9-1-1 system.   (Ga. L. 1980, p. 699, § 1; Ga. L. 1998, p. 1017, § 8; Ga. L. 2005, p. 660, § 9/HB 470; Ga. L. 2007, p. 318, § 2/HB 394; Ga. L. 2018, p. 689, § 2-8/HB 751.)    The 2005 amendment,  effective July 1, 2005, substituted "9-1-1" for "'911'" twice in this Code section.    The 2018 amendment,  effective January 1, 2019, substituted "authority" for "agency" near the beginning of this Code section. See Editor's notes for applicability.   Editor's notes.   - Ga. L. 2007, p. 318, § 2, effective July 1, 2007, reenacted this Code section without change.   Ga. L. 2018, p. 689, § 4-1(b)/HB 751, not codified by the General Assembly, provides that: "The provisions of this Act shall not in any manner diminish, extinguish, reduce, or affect any cause of action for audits, services, or the recovery of funds from service providers which may have existed prior to January 1, 2019. Any such cause of action is expressly preserved."
GA Code § 46-5-130 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 46 - Public Utilities and Public Transportation|Chapter 5 - Telephone Service|Article 2 - Telephone Service|Part 4 - Emergency Telephone Number 9-1-1 System|§ 46-5-130. Federal Assistance

 The authority is authorized to apply for and accept federal funding assistance in the development and implementation of a state-wide emergency 9-1-1 system.   (Ga. L. 1977, p. 1040, § 10; Ga. L. 1998, p. 1017, § 15; Ga. L. 2005, p. 660, § 9/HB 470; Ga. L. 2007, p. 318, § 2/HB 394; Ga. L. 2018, p. 689, § 2-9/HB 751.)    The 2005 amendment,  effective July 1, 2005, substituted "9-1-1" for "'911'" in this Code section.    The 2007 amendment,  effective July 1, 2007, deleted "telephone number" preceding "9-1-1 system" near the end of this Code section.    The 2018 amendment,  effective January 1, 2019, substituted "authority" for "agency" near the beginning of this Code section. See Editor's notes for applicability.   Editor's notes.   - Ga. L. 2018, p. 689, § 4-1(b)/HB 751, not codified by the General Assembly, provides that: "The provisions of this Act shall not in any manner diminish, extinguish, reduce, or affect any cause of action for audits, services, or the recovery of funds from service providers which may have existed prior to January 1, 2019. Any such cause of action is expressly preserved."
GA Code § 46-5-132 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 46 - Public Utilities and Public Transportation|Chapter 5 - Telephone Service|Article 2 - Telephone Service|Part 4 - Emergency Telephone Number 9-1-1 System|§ 46-5-132. Fees by Service Supplier

 It shall be unlawful for any service supplier to assess or charge any fee for an emergency call placed on an emergency 9-1-1 system. The prohibition provided for in this Code section shall only apply to actual emergency calls made on such system and shall not apply to nor prohibit any fee assessed or charged for the implementation or enhancement of such system.    (Code 1981, §46-5-132, enacted by Ga. L. 1988, p. 465, § 1; Ga. L. 1998, p. 1017, § 9; Ga. L. 2005, p. 660, § 9/HB 470; Ga. L. 2007, p. 318, § 2/HB 394; Ga. L. 2008, p. 324, § 46/SB 455.)    The 2005 amendment,  effective July 1, 2005, substituted "9-1-1" for "'911'" in this Code section.    The 2007 amendment,  effective July 1, 2007, in the first sentence, deleted "wireless" preceding "service supplier", deleted "telephone" preceding "call placed", and substituted "an emergency 9-1-1" for "a 9-1-1 emergency telephone"; and deleted "telephone" following "actual emergency" in the second sentence.    The 2008 amendment,  effective May 12, 2008, part of an Act to revise, modernize, and correct the Code, revised punctuation in this Code section.
GA Code § 46-5-135 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 46 - Public Utilities and Public Transportation|Chapter 5 - Telephone Service|Article 2 - Telephone Service|Part 4 - Emergency Telephone Number 9-1-1 System|§ 46-5-135. Liability of Service Supplier in Civil Action

 A service supplier, including any company providing telephone services and its employees, directors, officers, and agents, is not liable for any damages in a civil action for injuries, death, or loss to persons or property incurred by any person as a result of any act or omission of a service supplier or any of its employees, directors, officers, or agents, except for willful or wanton misconduct, either in connection with developing, adopting, implementing, maintaining, or operating any emergency 9-1-1 system or in the identification of the telephone number, address, or name associated with any person accessing an emergency 9-1-1 system.    (Code 1981, §46-5-135, enacted by Ga. L. 1990, p. 179, § 5; Ga. L. 2005, p. 660, § 9/HB 470; Ga. L. 2007, p. 318, § 2/HB 394.)    The 2005 amendment,  effective July 1, 2005, substituted "9-1-1" for "'911'" twice in this Code section.    The 2007 amendment,  effective July 1, 2007, substituted "any company providing telephone services" for "any telephone company" near the beginning of this Code section.