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2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 39 - MINORS (§§ 39-1-1 — 39-6-5) › Chapter 2 - REGULATION OF EMPLOYMENT OF MINORS (§§ 39-2-1 — 39-2-21) › Section 39-2-7 - Employment of minors under 16 years of age generally - Maximum hours of employment

No minor under 16 years of age shall be employed or permitted to work in any gainful occupation covered by this chapter for more than four hours on any day in which the school attended by said minor is in session, more than eight hours on days other than school days, or more than 40 hours in any one week.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 39 - MINORS (§§ 39-1-1 — 39-6-5) › Chapter 2 - REGULATION OF EMPLOYMENT OF MINORS (§§ 39-2-1 — 39-2-21) › Section 39-2-9 - Employment of minors under 12 years of age generally

No minor under 12 years of age shall be employed or permitted to work in any gainful occupation at any time, provided that this Code section shall not be construed to apply to employment of a minor in agriculture, domestic service in private homes, or any specific employment permitted by this chapter or to employment by a parent or a person standing in the place of a parent.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 39 - MINORS (§§ 39-1-1 — 39-6-5) › Chapter 2 - REGULATION OF EMPLOYMENT OF MINORS (§§ 39-2-1 — 39-2-21) › Section 39-2-11.1 - Employment of minors 14 years of age or older during school vacation months for care of lawns, gardens, and shrubbery

Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter or any rule or regulation of the Commissioner of Labor adopted pursuant to the provisions of Code Section
39-2-2
to the contrary, a minor 14 years of age or over may be employed during the months of vacation from school in the care and maintenance of lawns, gardens, and shrubbery owned or leased by the employer of such minor, including the operation of equipment in connection therewith, provided that the minor is covered by an accident and sickness insurance plan or a workers' compensation insurance policy or plan provided by the employer; that the minor presents the employer with the employment certificate required by Code Section
39-2-11
; and that the minor is permitted by the employer to care for and maintain only those lawns, gardens, and shrubbery owned or leased by the employer. The work authorized by this Code section includes the care and maintenance of lawns, gardens, and shrubbery on the grounds of mills or factories described in Code Section
39-2-1
and on the grounds of any other factory, mill, or business where employment of the minor within the factory, mill, or business might be prohibited by this chapter or by rules and regulations of the Commissioner of Labor.
Amended by 2015 Ga. Laws 150,§ 2, eff. 7/1/2015.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 39 - MINORS (§§ 39-1-1 — 39-6-5) › Chapter 2 - REGULATION OF EMPLOYMENT OF MINORS (§§ 39-2-1 — 39-2-21) › Section 39-2-12 - Employment certificates - Contents; availability of blank forms; filing of duplicate copies

(a)
Employment certificates shall state the full name, date, and place of birth of the minor; the name and address of the parents, guardian, or other person having custody of such minor; and that the minor has appeared before the issuing officer and presented the evidence of age required by Code Section
39-2-11
.
(b)
Blank forms of employment certificates shall be made available by the Commissioner of Labor to school superintendents of public schools in the respective cities and counties, to principal administrative officers of private schools, and to persons, parents, or guardians providing home study programs.
(c)
A duplicate copy of each employment certificate shall be filed with the Commissioner of Labor within 30 days from its issuance.
Amended by 2015 Ga. Laws 150,§ 3, eff. 7/1/2015.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 39 - MINORS (§§ 39-1-1 — 39-6-5) › Chapter 2 - REGULATION OF EMPLOYMENT OF MINORS (§§ 39-2-1 — 39-2-21) › Section 39-2-13 - Employment certificates - Disposition of certificates upon termination of employment or failure to appear for work for 30 days; requirements as to issuance of subsequent certificates

(a)
Upon termination of employment of any minor between 12 and 16 years of age, the employer shall return the employment certificate to the issuing officer within five days of the date of the termination of employment.
(b)
Where the employment of any minor between 12 and 16 years of age shall not have been terminated, but the minor shall have failed to appear for work for a period of 30 days, the employer shall return the employment certificate to the issuing officer within five days of the date of the expiration of the 30 day period.
(c)
Upon return to the issuing officer of an employment certificate as provided for in this Code section, a new employment certificate shall be issued to a minor only upon presentation by the minor of a new statement from the prospective employer as provided for in Code Section
39-2-11
.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 39 - MINORS (§§ 39-1-1 — 39-6-5) › Chapter 2 - REGULATION OF EMPLOYMENT OF MINORS (§§ 39-2-1 — 39-2-21) › Section 39-2-14 - Employment certificates - Revocation of certificates by Commissioner of Labor

The Commissioner of Labor may at any time revoke any employment certificate if in his or her judgment the employment certificate was improperly issued. The Commissioner shall be authorized to investigate the true age of any minor employed, hear evidence, and require the production of relevant books or documents. If the employment certificate of a minor is revoked, the employer of the minor at the time of the revocation shall be notified and the minor shall not be employed or permitted to work thereafter until a new and valid employment certificate shall have been obtained.
Amended by 2015 Ga. Laws 150,§ 4, eff. 7/1/2015.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 39 - MINORS (§§ 39-1-1 — 39-6-5) › Chapter 2 - REGULATION OF EMPLOYMENT OF MINORS (§§ 39-2-1 — 39-2-21) › Section 39-2-15 - [Reserved] Maximum hours of employment of minors; effect of contracts providing longer hours

Ga. L. 1853-54, p. 37, §§ 1, 2; Code 1863, § 1847; Code 1868, § 1875; Code 1873, § 1885; Code 1882, § 1885; Civil Code 1895, § 2619; Civil Code 1910, § 3141; Code 1933, § 54-205; Ga. L. 1943, p. 315, § 1; repealed by Ga. L. 1988, p. 1629, § 2, effective July 1, 1988.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 39 - MINORS (§§ 39-1-1 — 39-6-5) › Chapter 2 - REGULATION OF EMPLOYMENT OF MINORS (§§ 39-2-1 — 39-2-21) › Section 39-2-16 - Prohibition on corporal punishment of minors; actions for damages

Reserved. Repealed by Ga. L. 1988, p. 1629, § 3, effective July 1, 1988.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 39 - MINORS (§§ 39-1-1 — 39-6-5) › Chapter 2 - REGULATION OF EMPLOYMENT OF MINORS (§§ 39-2-1 — 39-2-21) › Section 39-2-17 - Improper dispositions of minor under 12; penalty

(a)
Any person who shall sell, apprentice, give away, let out, or otherwise dispose of any minor under 12 years of age to any person for the vocation, occupation, or service of rope or wire walking, begging, or as a gymnast, contortionist, circus rider, acrobat, or clown, or for any indecent, obscene, or immoral exhibition, practice, or purpose shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
(b)
Whenever a minor shall be disposed of in violation of subsection (a) of this Code section, the person who receives and uses any minor for any of the purposes condemned in said subsection shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 39 - MINORS (§§ 39-1-1 — 39-6-5) › Chapter 2 - REGULATION OF EMPLOYMENT OF MINORS (§§ 39-2-1 — 39-2-21) › Section 39-2-18 - Applicability of provisions of chapter to minors employed as actors or performers

(a)
Notwithstanding any other provisions of this chapter to the contrary, nothing in this chapter shall apply to any minor employed as an actor or performer in motion pictures or theatrical productions, in radio or television productions, in any other performance, concert, or entertainment, or to any minor employed in the making of phonographic records or as an advertising or photographic model, provided that the written consent of the Commissioner of Labor must be first obtained.
(b)
Before the Commissioner of Labor shall give his written consent, as provided in subsection (a) of this Code section, he shall investigate and determine:
(1)
That the environment in which the work is to be performed is proper for the minor;
(2)
That the conditions of employment are not detrimental to the health of the minor;
(3)
That the minor's education will not be neglected or hampered by his participation in any of the activities referred to in subsection (a); and
(4)
That the minor will not be used for pornographic purposes.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 39 - MINORS (§§ 39-1-1 — 39-6-5) › Chapter 2 - REGULATION OF EMPLOYMENT OF MINORS (§§ 39-2-1 — 39-2-21) › Section 39-2-19 - Enforcement of chapter

It shall be the duty of the Department of Labor to enforce this chapter and the Commissioner of Labor shall issue rules and regulations pursuant thereto.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 39 - MINORS (§§ 39-1-1 — 39-6-5) › Chapter 2 - REGULATION OF EMPLOYMENT OF MINORS (§§ 39-2-1 — 39-2-21) › Section 39-2-20 - Penalty for violations of chapter

Any person, firm, or corporation or agent thereof violating any of the provisions of this chapter shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 39 - MINORS (§§ 39-1-1 — 39-6-5) › Chapter 2 - REGULATION OF EMPLOYMENT OF MINORS (§§ 39-2-1 — 39-2-21) › Section 39-2-21 - Injunctions

Any person, firm, or corporation or agent thereof violating any of the provisions of this chapter may be enjoined from employing the minor involved in such violation upon the complaint of the Commissioner of Labor in the superior court of any county in which the employer may be doing business or employing such minor; provided, however, that any court order under this Code section shall be narrowly drawn and narrowly construed so as to provide the minimum possible disruption of the ongoing business affairs of the employer.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 39 - MINORS (§§ 39-1-1 — 39-6-5) › Chapter 3 - INTERSTATE COMPACT ON JUVENILES (§ 39-3-1) › Section 39-3-1 - through 39-3-7 - [Reserved]

Ga. L. 1972, p. 784, §§
1-7
; Ga. L. 1976, p. 1070, § 1; repealed by § Ga. L. 2014, p. 763, 1-1/HB 898, effective July 1, 2014.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 39 - MINORS (§§ 39-1-1 — 39-6-5) › Chapter 4 - INTERSTATE COMPACT ON THE PLACEMENT OF CHILDREN (§§ 39-4-1 — 39-4-10) › Section 39-4-1 - [For Repeal, See Note] "Appropriate public authority" defined

As used in Article III of the Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children, the term "appropriate public authorities" means, with reference to this state, the Department of Human Services. The department shall receive and act with reference to notices required by said Article III.
Repealed by 2024 Ga. Laws 425,§ 2, eff. upon enactment of the Interstate Compact for the Placement of Children into law by the thirty-fifth state.
Amended by 2009 Ga. Laws 102,§ 2-2, eff. 7/1/2009.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 39 - MINORS (§§ 39-1-1 — 39-6-5) › Chapter 4 - INTERSTATE COMPACT ON THE PLACEMENT OF CHILDREN (§§ 39-4-1 — 39-4-10) › Section 39-4-2 - [For Repeal, See Note] "Appropriate authority in the receiving state" defined

As used in paragraph (a) of Article V of the Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children, the term "appropriate authority in the receiving state" means, with reference to this state, the Department of Human Services.
Repealed by 2024 Ga. Laws 425,§ 2, eff. upon enactment of the Interstate Compact for the Placement of Children into law by the thirty-fifth state.
Amended by 2009 Ga. Laws 102,§ 2-2, eff. 7/1/2009.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 39 - MINORS (§§ 39-1-1 — 39-6-5) › Chapter 4 - INTERSTATE COMPACT ON THE PLACEMENT OF CHILDREN (§§ 39-4-1 — 39-4-10) › Section 39-4-3 - [For Repeal, See Note] "Executive head" defined

As used in Article VII of the Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children, the term "executive head" means the Governor.
Repealed by 2024 Ga. Laws 425,§ 2, eff. upon enactment of the Interstate Compact for the Placement of Children into law by the thirty-fifth state.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 39 - MINORS (§§ 39-1-1 — 39-6-5) › Chapter 4 - INTERSTATE COMPACT ON THE PLACEMENT OF CHILDREN (§§ 39-4-1 — 39-4-10) › Section 39-4-5 - [For Repeal, See Note] Appointment of compact administrator

The Governor is authorized to appoint a compact administrator in accordance with the terms of Article VII of the compact.
Repealed by 2024 Ga. Laws 425,§ 2, eff. upon enactment of the Interstate Compact for the Placement of Children into law by the thirty-fifth state.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 39 - MINORS (§§ 39-1-1 — 39-6-5) › Chapter 4 - INTERSTATE COMPACT ON THE PLACEMENT OF CHILDREN (§§ 39-4-1 — 39-4-10) › Section 39-4-6 - [For Repeal, See Note] Supplementary agreements generally

The officers and agencies of this state and its subdivisions having authority to place children are empowered to enter into agreements with appropriate officers or agencies of or in other party states pursuant to paragraph (b) of Article V of the Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children.
Repealed by 2024 Ga. Laws 425,§ 2, eff. upon enactment of the Interstate Compact for the Placement of Children into law by the thirty-fifth state.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 39 - MINORS (§§ 39-1-1 — 39-6-5) › Chapter 4 - INTERSTATE COMPACT ON THE PLACEMENT OF CHILDREN (§§ 39-4-1 — 39-4-10) › Section 39-4-7 - [For Repeal, See Note] Effect of placement of child in another state upon jurisdiction of court making placement

Any court having jurisdiction to place delinquent children may place such a child in an institution in another state pursuant to Article VI of the Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children and shall retain jurisdiction as provided in Article V thereof.
Repealed by 2024 Ga. Laws 425,§ 2, eff. upon enactment of the Interstate Compact for the Placement of Children into law by the thirty-fifth state.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 39 - MINORS (§§ 39-1-1 — 39-6-5) › Chapter 4 - INTERSTATE COMPACT ON THE PLACEMENT OF CHILDREN (§§ 39-4-1 — 39-4-10) › Section 39-4-8 - [For Repeal, See Note] Standards for determination of financial responsibility for children placed pursuant to compact

Financial responsibility for any child placed pursuant to the Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children shall be determined in accordance with the provisions of Article V thereof in the first instance. However, in the event of partial or complete default of performance thereunder, Articles 1 and 2 of Chapter 11 of Title 19, relating to enforcement of support obligations and other applicable provisions of law may also be invoked.
Repealed by 2024 Ga. Laws 425,§ 2, eff. upon enactment of the Interstate Compact for the Placement of Children into law by the thirty-fifth state.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 39 - MINORS (§§ 39-1-1 — 39-6-5) › Chapter 4 - INTERSTATE COMPACT ON THE PLACEMENT OF CHILDREN (§§ 39-4-1 — 39-4-10) › Section 39-4-9 - [For Repeal, See Note] Applicability of Code Section 49-5-15 to placements made pursuant to compact

Code Section
49-5-15
shall not apply to placements made pursuant to the Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children.
Repealed by 2024 Ga. Laws 425,§ 2, eff. upon enactment of the Interstate Compact for the Placement of Children into law by the thirty-fifth state.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 39 - MINORS (§§ 39-1-1 — 39-6-5) › Chapter 4 - INTERSTATE COMPACT ON THE PLACEMENT OF CHILDREN (§§ 39-4-1 — 39-4-10) › Section 39-4-10 - [For Repeal, See Note] Satisfaction of requirements for visitation, inspection, or supervision of children, homes, institutions, or other agencies

Any requirements for visitation, inspection, or supervision of children, homes, institutions, or other agencies in another party state which may apply under Code Section
49-5-12
shall be deemed to be met if performed pursuant to an agreement entered into by appropriate officers or agencies of this state or a subdivision thereof as contemplated by paragraph (b) of Article V of the Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children.
Repealed by 2024 Ga. Laws 425,§ 2, eff. upon enactment of the Interstate Compact for the Placement of Children into law by the thirty-fifth state.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 39 - MINORS (§§ 39-1-1 — 39-6-5) › Chapter 4A - INTERSTATE COMPACT FOR THE PLACEMENT OF CHILDREN (§§ 39-4A-1 — 39-4A-7) › Section 39-4A-1 - [See Note] [Short title]

This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the "Interstate Compact for the Placement of Children Act."
Added by 2024 Ga. Laws 425,§ 1, eff. upon enactment of the Interstate Compact for the Placement of Children into law by the thirty-fifth state.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 39 - MINORS (§§ 39-1-1 — 39-6-5) › Chapter 4A - INTERSTATE COMPACT FOR THE PLACEMENT OF CHILDREN (§§ 39-4A-1 — 39-4A-7) › Section 39-4A-2 - [See Note] ["Deprived" defined]

As used in Article III of the Interstate Compact for the Placement of Children contained in Code Section 39-4A-7, the term "deprived" means, with reference to this state, the same as the term "dependent child" as defined in Code Section
15-11-2
.
Added by 2024 Ga. Laws 425,§ 1, eff. upon enactment of the Interstate Compact for the Placement of Children into law by the thirty-fifth state.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 39 - MINORS (§§ 39-1-1 — 39-6-5) › Chapter 4A - INTERSTATE COMPACT FOR THE PLACEMENT OF CHILDREN (§§ 39-4A-1 — 39-4A-7) › Section 39-4A-3 - [See Note] ["Non-relative with such significant ties to the child that they may be regarded as relatives" defined]

As defined in Article II of the Interstate Compact for the Placement of Children contained in Code Section 39-4A-7, the phrase "non-relative with such significant ties to the child that they may be regarded as relatives" means, with reference to this state, the same as the term "fictive kin" as defined in Code Section
15-11-2
.
Added by 2024 Ga. Laws 425,§ 1, eff. upon enactment of the Interstate Compact for the Placement of Children into law by the thirty-fifth state.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 39 - MINORS (§§ 39-1-1 — 39-6-5) › Chapter 4A - INTERSTATE COMPACT FOR THE PLACEMENT OF CHILDREN (§§ 39-4A-1 — 39-4A-7) › Section 39-4A-4 - [See Note] ["Public child placing agency" defined]

As defined in Article II of the Interstate Compact for the Placement of Children contained in Code Section 39-4A-7, the term "public child placing agency" means, with reference to this state, the Department of Human Services.
Added by 2024 Ga. Laws 425,§ 1, eff. upon enactment of the Interstate Compact for the Placement of Children into law by the thirty-fifth state.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 39 - MINORS (§§ 39-1-1 — 39-6-5) › Chapter 4A - INTERSTATE COMPACT FOR THE PLACEMENT OF CHILDREN (§§ 39-4A-1 — 39-4A-7) › Section 39-4A-5 - [See Note] ["State human services administration" defined]

As used in Article VIII of the Interstate Compact for the Placement of Children contained in Code Section 39-4A-7, the term "state human services administration" means, with reference to this state, the Department of Human Services.
Added by 2024 Ga. Laws 425,§ 1, eff. upon enactment of the Interstate Compact for the Placement of Children into law by the thirty-fifth state.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 39 - MINORS (§§ 39-1-1 — 39-6-5) › Chapter 4A - INTERSTATE COMPACT FOR THE PLACEMENT OF CHILDREN (§§ 39-4A-1 — 39-4A-7) › Section 39-4A-6 - [See Note] ["Unmanageable" defined]

As used in Article III of the Interstate Compact for the Placement of Children contained in Code Section 39-4A-7, the term "unmanageable" means, with reference to this state, the same as the term "child in need of services" as defined in Code Section
15-11-2
.
Added by 2024 Ga. Laws 425,§ 1, eff. upon enactment of the Interstate Compact for the Placement of Children into law by the thirty-fifth state.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 39 - MINORS (§§ 39-1-1 — 39-6-5) › Chapter 5 - INTERNET PROTECTION FOR MINORS (§§ 39-5-1 — 39-5-5) › Section 39-5-1 - Definitions

As used in this chapter, the term:
(1)
"Interactive computer service" means any information service, system, or access software provider that provides or enables computer access by multiple users to a computer server, including specifically a service or system that provides access to the Internet and such systems operated or services offered by libraries or educational institutions; provided, however, that such term shall not include an entity that provides access to the Internet using wireless service.
(2)
"Internet access provider" means an entity that provides consumers with access to the Internet; provided, however, that such term shall not include an entity that provides access to the Internet using wireless service.
(3)
"Internet or any other computer network" means the computer network commonly known as the Internet and any other local, regional, or global computer network that is similar to or is a predecessor or successor of the Internet.
(4)
"Minor" means a person who is less than 18 years of age.
(5)
"Wireless service" shall have the same meaning as set forth in paragraph (3) of Code Section
46-5-221
.
Amended by 2009 Ga. Laws 8,§ 39, eff. 4/14/2009.
Added by 2008 Ga. Laws 715,§ 2, eff. 7/1/2008.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 39 - MINORS (§§ 39-1-1 — 39-6-5) › Chapter 5 - INTERNET PROTECTION FOR MINORS (§§ 39-5-1 — 39-5-5) › Section 39-5-2 - Notification to subscribers of products that limit, restrict, or monitor a minor's use of the Internet

(a)
If an Internet access provider knows or has reason to know from registration data in its possession that a subscriber currently resides within this state, such provider shall make available to the subscriber, in accordance with subsection (c) of this Code section, a product or service that enables the subscriber to control a minor's use of the Internet, if such product or service is reasonably and commercially available for the technology used by the subscriber to access the Internet.
(b)
The product or service shall enable, in a commercially reasonable manner, the subscriber to:
(1)
Block a minor's access to specific websites or domains;
(2)
Restrict a minor's access exclusively to specific websites or domains approved by the subscriber; and
(3)
Allow the subscriber to monitor a minor's use of the Internet service by providing a report to the subscriber of the specific websites or domains that the minor has visited or has attempted to visit but could not access because the websites or domains were blocked or restricted by the subscriber.
(c)
If a product or service described in this Code section is reasonably and commercially available for the technology utilized by the subscriber to access the Internet service, the Internet service provider shall:
(1)
Provide to the subscriber, at or near the time of subscription, information about the availability of a product or service described in this Code section; or
(2)
Make a product or service described in this Code section available to the subscriber either directly or through a third-party vendor and may charge for the product or service.
Added by 2008 Ga. Laws 715,§ 2, eff. 7/1/2008.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 39 - MINORS (§§ 39-1-1 — 39-6-5) › Chapter 5 - INTERNET PROTECTION FOR MINORS (§§ 39-5-1 — 39-5-5) › Section 39-5-3 - Immunity for computer service providers

(a)
Telecommunications service providers, wireless service providers, and providers of information services, including, but not limited to Internet service providers and hosting service providers, shall not be liable under this chapter by virtue of the transmission, storage, or caching of electronic communications or messages of others or by virtue of the provision of other related telecommunications or information services used by others in violation of this chapter.
(b)
No provider of an interactive computer service shall be liable under this chapter for:
(1)
Identifying, removing, disabling, blocking, or otherwise affecting a user based upon a good faith belief that user's e-mail address, username, or other similar Internet identifier appeared in the National Sex Offender Registry or the state sexual offender registry; or
(2)
Failing to identify, block, or otherwise prevent a person from registering for an interactive computer service or failing to remove, disable, or otherwise affect a registered user whose e-mail address, username, or other similar Internet identifier appeared in the National Sex Offender Registry or the state sexual offender registry.
Added by 2008 Ga. Laws 715,§ 2, eff. 7/1/2008.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 39 - MINORS (§§ 39-1-1 — 39-6-5) › Chapter 5 - INTERNET PROTECTION FOR MINORS (§§ 39-5-1 — 39-5-5) › Section 39-5-4 - Report of certain information; failure to report required information; penalties

(a)
An interactive computer service doing business in this state that obtains knowledge of facts or circumstances from which a violation of any law of this state prohibiting child pornography is apparent shall make a report, as soon as reasonably possible, of such facts and circumstances to the Cyber Tipline at the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children.
(b)
Any interactive computer service that knowingly and willfully violates subsection (a) of this Code section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon a second or subsequent conviction shall be guilty of a misdemeanor of a high and aggravated nature.
Added by 2008 Ga. Laws 715,§ 2, eff. 7/1/2008.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 39 - MINORS (§§ 39-1-1 — 39-6-5) › Chapter 6 - [VERIFICATION OF AGE OF ACCOUNT HOLDERS] (§§ 39-6-1 — 39-6-5) › Section 39-6-2 - [Effective 7/1/2025] [Verification of age of account holders]

(a)
The provider of a social media platform shall make commercially reasonable efforts to verify the age of account holders with a level of certainty appropriate to the risks that arise from the social media platform's information management practices or shall apply the special conditions applied to minors under this chapter to all account holders.
(b)
The provider of a social media platform shall treat as a minor any individual such provider verifies to be under the age of 16 years.
(c)
No provider of a social media platform shall permit a minor to be an account holder unless such provider obtains the express consent of such minor's parent or guardian. Acceptable methods of obtaining express consent from a parent or guardian include:
(1)
Providing a form for the minor's parent or guardian to sign and return to the social media platform by common carrier, facsimile, email, or scanning;
(2)
Providing a toll-free telephone number for the minor's parent or guardian to call to consent;
(3)
Coordinating a call with the minor's parent or guardian using videoconferencing technology;
(4)
Collecting information related to the minor's parent's or guardian's government issued identification or financial or payment card information and deleting such information after confirming the identity of the parent or guardian;
(5)
Allowing the minor's parent or guardian to provide consent by responding to an email and taking additional steps to verify the parent's or guardian's identity; and
(6)
Any other commercially reasonable method of obtaining consent using available technology.
(d)
Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, no provider of a social media platform shall permit a minor to hold or open an account on the social media platform if the minor is ineligible to hold or open an account under any other provision of state or federal law.
(e)
The provider of a social media platform shall make available, upon the request of a parent or guardian of a minor, a list and description of the features offered by the social media platform related to censoring or moderating content available on the social media platform, including any features that can be disabled or modified by an account holder.
Added by 2024 Ga. Laws 463,§ 3-1, eff. 7/1/2025.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 39 - MINORS (§§ 39-1-1 — 39-6-5) › Chapter 6 - [VERIFICATION OF AGE OF ACCOUNT HOLDERS] (§§ 39-6-1 — 39-6-5) › Section 39-6-3 - [Effective 7/1/2025] [Minor account holder's personal information]

For a minor account holder, the provider of a social media platform shall prohibit all of the following:
(1)
The display of any advertising in the minor account holder's account based on such minor account holder's personal information, except age and location; and
(2)
The collection or use of personal information from the posts, content, messages, text, or usage activities of the minor account holder's account other than what is adequate, relevant, and reasonably necessary for the purposes for which such information is collected, as disclosed to the minor.
Added by 2024 Ga. Laws 463,§ 3-1, eff. 7/1/2025.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 39 - MINORS (§§ 39-1-1 — 39-6-5) › Chapter 6 - [VERIFICATION OF AGE OF ACCOUNT HOLDERS] (§§ 39-6-1 — 39-6-5) › Section 39-6-4 - [Effective 7/1/2025] [Enforcement]

(a)
The Attorney General shall have exclusive authority to enforce the provisions of this chapter and the authority to take action pursuant to Part 2 of Article 15 of Chapter 1 of Title 10, the "Fair Business Practices Act of 1975."
(b)
Nothing in this chapter shall be interpreted to serve as the basis for a private right of action under this chapter or any other law.
(c)
Subject to the ability to cure an alleged violation under subsection (d) of this Code section, the Attorney General may initiate an action and seek damages for up to $2,500.00 for each violation under this chapter.
(d)
At least 90 days before the day on which the Attorney General initiates an enforcement action against a person or entity that is subject to the requirements of this chapter, the Attorney General shall provide the person or entity with a written notice that identifies each alleged violation and an explanation of the basis for each allegation. The Attorney General shall not initiate an action if the person or entity cures the noticed violation within 90 days of receiving notice from the Attorney General and provides the Attorney General with a written statement indicating that the alleged violation is cured.
Added by 2024 Ga. Laws 463,§ 3-1, eff. 7/1/2025.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 39 - MINORS (§§ 39-1-1 — 39-6-5) › Chapter 6 - [VERIFICATION OF AGE OF ACCOUNT HOLDERS] (§§ 39-6-1 — 39-6-5) › Section 39-6-5 - [Effective 7/1/2025] [Waiver or limitation null or void]

No provision in a contract, statement of terms or conditions, or any other purported agreement, including, but not limited to, a choice of law provision, a waiver or limitation, or a purported waiver or limitation, may be utilized to prevent the application of this chapter or prevent, limit, or otherwise interfere with any person's or entity's right to cooperate with the Attorney General or to file a complaint with the Attorney General. Any such provision shall be null and void and unenforceable as contrary to public policy, and a court or arbitrator shall not enforce or give effect to any such provision.
Added by 2024 Ga. Laws 463,§ 3-1, eff. 7/1/2025.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 40 - MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC (§§ 40-1-1 — 40-16-8) › Chapter 1 - IDENTIFICATION AND REGULATION (§§ 40-1-1 — 40-1-231) › Article 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 40-1-1 — 40-1-9) › Section 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.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 40 - MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC (§§ 40-1-1 — 40-16-8) › Chapter 1 - IDENTIFICATION AND REGULATION (§§ 40-1-1 — 40-1-231) › Article 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 40-1-1 — 40-1-9) › Section 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.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 40 - MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC (§§ 40-1-1 — 40-16-8) › Chapter 1 - IDENTIFICATION AND REGULATION (§§ 40-1-1 — 40-1-231) › Article 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 40-1-1 — 40-1-9) › Section 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.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 40 - MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC (§§ 40-1-1 — 40-16-8) › Chapter 1 - IDENTIFICATION AND REGULATION (§§ 40-1-1 — 40-1-231) › Article 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 40-1-1 — 40-1-9) › Section 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.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 40 - MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC (§§ 40-1-1 — 40-16-8) › Chapter 1 - IDENTIFICATION AND REGULATION (§§ 40-1-1 — 40-1-231) › Article 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 40-1-1 — 40-1-9) › Section 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 shall 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 lights, primarily blue in color, visible under normal atmospheric conditions for a distance of 500 feet from the front and rear of such vehicles, and which also have illuminating agency identifiers reasonably visible to a driver of a vehicle subject to a traffic stop; provided, however, 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.
Amended by 2022 Ga. Laws 765,§ 1, eff. 7/1/2022.
Amended by 2007 Ga. Laws 18,§ 40, eff. 5/11/2007.
Amended by 2006 Ga. Laws 522,§ 1, eff. 4/20/2006.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 40 - MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC (§§ 40-1-1 — 40-16-8) › Chapter 1 - IDENTIFICATION AND REGULATION (§§ 40-1-1 — 40-1-231) › Article 2 - TRANSPORTATIONOF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS (§§ 40-1-20 — 40-1-25) › Section 40-1-20 - Short title

This article shall be known and may be cited as the "Transportation of Hazardous Materials Act."
Added by 2011 Ga. Laws 119,§ 10, eff. 7/1/2011.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 40 - MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC (§§ 40-1-1 — 40-16-8) › Chapter 1 - IDENTIFICATION AND REGULATION (§§ 40-1-1 — 40-1-231) › Article 2 - TRANSPORTATIONOF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS (§§ 40-1-20 — 40-1-25) › Section 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.
Added by 2011 Ga. Laws 119,§ 10, eff. 7/1/2011.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 40 - MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC (§§ 40-1-1 — 40-16-8) › Chapter 1 - IDENTIFICATION AND REGULATION (§§ 40-1-1 — 40-1-231) › Article 2 - TRANSPORTATIONOF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS (§§ 40-1-20 — 40-1-25) › Section 40-1-22 - Definitions

As used in this article, the term:
(1)
"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.
(2)
"C.F.R." means the United States Code of Federal Regulations, as it may be amended from time to time in the Federal Register.
(3)
"Commissioner" means the commissioner of public safety.
(4)
"Department" means the Department of Public Safety.
(5)
"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.
(6)
"Permit" means an instrument of whatever character or nature including, but not limited to, electronic format, issued by the department pursuant to this article.
(7)
"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.
(8)
"Polychlorinated biphenyl" or "PCB" has the same meaning as the material identified in federal hazardous materials regulations contained in Title 49 C.F.R.
(9)
"Radioactive material" has the same meaning as the term is used in federal hazardous materials regulations contained in Title 49 C.F.R.
(10)
"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.
(11)
"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.
Added by 2011 Ga. Laws 119,§ 10, eff. 7/1/2011.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 40 - MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC (§§ 40-1-1 — 40-16-8) › Chapter 1 - IDENTIFICATION AND REGULATION (§§ 40-1-1 — 40-1-231) › Article 2 - TRANSPORTATIONOF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS (§§ 40-1-20 — 40-1-25) › Section 40-1-24 - Enforcement; use of funds; regulatory compliance inspections by others; examination of facilities

(a)
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's hazardous materials transportation safety programs; provided, however, that the department shall retain those funds derived specifically for inspection or escort.
(b)
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.
(c)
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.
(d)
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.
Amended by 2024 Ga. Laws 701,§ 4, eff. 7/1/2024.
Added by 2011 Ga. Laws 119,§ 10, eff. 7/1/2011.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 40 - MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC (§§ 40-1-1 — 40-16-8) › Chapter 1 - IDENTIFICATION AND REGULATION (§§ 40-1-1 — 40-1-231) › Article 2 - TRANSPORTATIONOF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS (§§ 40-1-20 — 40-1-25) › Section 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.
Added by 2011 Ga. Laws 119,§ 10, eff. 7/1/2011.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 40 - MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC (§§ 40-1-1 — 40-16-8) › Chapter 1 - IDENTIFICATION AND REGULATION (§§ 40-1-1 — 40-1-231) › Article 3 - GEORGIA MOTOR CARRIER ACT OF 2012 (§§ 40-1-50 — 40-1-231) › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 40-1-50 — 40-1-58) › Section 40-1-50 - Short title

This article shall be known and may be cited as the "Georgia Motor Carrier Act of 2012."
Added by 2012 Ga. Laws 632,§ I-1, eff. 7/1/2012.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 40 - MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC (§§ 40-1-1 — 40-16-8) › Chapter 1 - IDENTIFICATION AND REGULATION (§§ 40-1-1 — 40-1-231) › Article 3 - GEORGIA MOTOR CARRIER ACT OF 2012 (§§ 40-1-50 — 40-1-231) › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 40-1-50 — 40-1-58) › Section 40-1-51 - Legislative findings; construction

The General Assembly finds that the for-hire transportation of persons and property are a privilege that require close regulation and control to protect public welfare, provide for a competitive business environment, and provide for consumer protection. To that end, the provisions of this article are 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. Exceptions contained in this article shall have no effect on the applicability of any other provision of law applicable to motor vehicles, commercial motor vehicles, operators of motor vehicles, or carrier operations.
Added by 2012 Ga. Laws 632,§ I-1, eff. 7/1/2012.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 40 - MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC (§§ 40-1-1 — 40-16-8) › Chapter 1 - IDENTIFICATION AND REGULATION (§§ 40-1-1 — 40-1-231) › Article 3 - GEORGIA MOTOR CARRIER ACT OF 2012 (§§ 40-1-50 — 40-1-231) › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 40-1-50 — 40-1-58) › Section 40-1-52 - Establishment of Motor Carrier Compliance Division

There is created and established a division within the Department of Public Safety to be known as the Motor Carrier Compliance Division which shall include a section designated the Regulatory Compliance Section. Except as provided in Chapter 2 of Title 35, the members of the Motor Carrier Compliance Division shall be known and designated as law enforcement officers. The Regulatory Compliance Section shall be responsible for the regulation of the operation of motor carriers and limousine carriers in accordance with this article, Code Section
40-1-8
, and Article 2 of this chapter.
Amended by 2013 Ga. Laws 268,§ 2, eff. 7/1/2013.
Added by 2012 Ga. Laws 632,§ I-1, eff. 7/1/2012.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 40 - MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC (§§ 40-1-1 — 40-16-8) › Chapter 1 - IDENTIFICATION AND REGULATION (§§ 40-1-1 — 40-1-231) › Article 3 - GEORGIA MOTOR CARRIER ACT OF 2012 (§§ 40-1-50 — 40-1-231) › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 40-1-50 — 40-1-58) › Section 40-1-53 - "Department" defined; methods of enforcement

(a)
As used in this article, the term "department" means the Department of Public Safety.
(b)
The department is authorized to enforce this article by instituting actions for injunction, mandamus, or other appropriate relief.
Amended by 2013 Ga. Laws 268,§ 3, eff. 7/1/2013.
Added by 2012 Ga. Laws 632,§ I-1, eff. 7/1/2012.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 40 - MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC (§§ 40-1-1 — 40-16-8) › Chapter 1 - IDENTIFICATION AND REGULATION (§§ 40-1-1 — 40-1-231) › Article 3 - GEORGIA MOTOR CARRIER ACT OF 2012 (§§ 40-1-50 — 40-1-231) › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 40-1-50 — 40-1-58) › Section 40-1-54 - Rules and regulations for implementation and administration

(a)
The department shall promulgate such rules and regulations as are necessary to effectuate and administer the provisions of this article pursuant to Chapter 13 of Title 50, the "Georgia Administrative Procedure Act."
(b)
The commissioner is authorized to issue such orders, authorizations, and modification thereof as necessary to implement this article.
(c)
A court shall take judicial notice of all rules and regulations promulgated by the department pursuant to this Code section.
Added by 2012 Ga. Laws 632,§ I-1, eff. 7/1/2012.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 40 - MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC (§§ 40-1-1 — 40-16-8) › Chapter 1 - IDENTIFICATION AND REGULATION (§§ 40-1-1 — 40-1-231) › Article 3 - GEORGIA MOTOR CARRIER ACT OF 2012 (§§ 40-1-50 — 40-1-231) › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 40-1-50 — 40-1-58) › Section 40-1-55 - Penalty for violations

Every officer, agent, or employee of any corporation and every person who violates or fails to comply with this article relating to the regulation of motor carriers and limousine carriers or any order, rule, or regulation of the department or who procures, aids, or abets therein, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. Misdemeanor violations of this article may be prosecuted, handled, and disposed of in the manner provided for by Chapter 13 of this title.
Amended by 2024 Ga. Laws 701,§ 4, eff. 7/1/2024.
Added by 2012 Ga. Laws 632,§ I-1, eff. 7/1/2012.