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2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 24 - EVIDENCE (§§ 24-1-1 — 24-99-3) › Chapter 14 - PROOF GENERALLY (§§ 24-14-1 — 24-14-47) › Article 1 - GENERALLY (§§ 24-14-1 — 24-14-9) › Section 24-14-1 - Party with burden of proof

The burden of proof generally lies upon the party who is asserting or affirming a fact and to the existence of whose case or defense the proof of such fact is essential. If a negation or negative affirmation is essential to a party's case or defense, the proof of such negation or negative affirmation shall lie on the party so affirming it.
Added by 2011 Ga. Laws 52,§ 2, eff. 1/1/2013.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 24 - EVIDENCE (§§ 24-1-1 — 24-99-3) › Chapter 14 - PROOF GENERALLY (§§ 24-14-1 — 24-14-47) › Article 1 - GENERALLY (§§ 24-14-1 — 24-14-9) › Section 24-14-2 - Change of burden in discretion of court

What amount of evidence will change the onus or burden of proof shall be a question to be decided in each case by the sound discretion of the court.
Added by 2011 Ga. Laws 52,§ 2, eff. 1/1/2013.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 24 - EVIDENCE (§§ 24-1-1 — 24-99-3) › Chapter 14 - PROOF GENERALLY (§§ 24-14-1 — 24-14-47) › Article 1 - GENERALLY (§§ 24-14-1 — 24-14-9) › Section 24-14-3 - Required mental conviction in civil and criminal proceedings

Moral and reasonable certainty is all that can be expected in legal investigation. Except as provided in Code Section
51-1-29.5
or Code Section
51-12-5.1
, in all civil proceedings, a preponderance of evidence shall be considered sufficient to produce mental conviction. In criminal proceedings, a greater strength of mental conviction shall be held necessary to justify a verdict of guilty.
Added by 2011 Ga. Laws 52,§ 2, eff. 1/1/2013.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 24 - EVIDENCE (§§ 24-1-1 — 24-99-3) › Chapter 14 - PROOF GENERALLY (§§ 24-14-1 — 24-14-47) › Article 1 - GENERALLY (§§ 24-14-1 — 24-14-9) › Section 24-14-4 - Determining where preponderance of evidence lies

In determining where the preponderance of evidence lies, the jury may consider all the facts and circumstances of the case, the witnesses' manner of testifying, their intelligence, their means and opportunity for knowing the facts to which they testified, the nature of the facts to which they testified, the probability or improbability of their testimony, their interest or want of interest, and their personal credibility so far as the same may legitimately appear from the trial. The jury may also consider the number of the witnesses, though the preponderance is not necessarily with the greater number.
Added by 2011 Ga. Laws 52,§ 2, eff. 1/1/2013.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 24 - EVIDENCE (§§ 24-1-1 — 24-99-3) › Chapter 14 - PROOF GENERALLY (§§ 24-14-1 — 24-14-47) › Article 1 - GENERALLY (§§ 24-14-1 — 24-14-9) › Section 24-14-5 - Reasonable doubt in criminal cases

Whether dependent upon direct or circumstantial evidence, the true question in criminal cases is not whether it is possible that the conclusion at which the evidence points may be false, but whether there is sufficient evidence to satisfy the mind and conscience beyond a reasonable doubt.
Added by 2011 Ga. Laws 52,§ 2, eff. 1/1/2013.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 24 - EVIDENCE (§§ 24-1-1 — 24-99-3) › Chapter 14 - PROOF GENERALLY (§§ 24-14-1 — 24-14-47) › Article 1 - GENERALLY (§§ 24-14-1 — 24-14-9) › Section 24-14-6 - Conviction based on circumstantial evidence

To warrant a conviction on circumstantial evidence, the proved facts shall not only be consistent with the hypothesis of guilt, but shall exclude every other reasonable hypothesis save that of the guilt of the accused.
Added by 2011 Ga. Laws 52,§ 2, eff. 1/1/2013.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 24 - EVIDENCE (§§ 24-1-1 — 24-99-3) › Chapter 14 - PROOF GENERALLY (§§ 24-14-1 — 24-14-47) › Article 1 - GENERALLY (§§ 24-14-1 — 24-14-9) › Section 24-14-7 - Positive testimony preferred over negative; exception

The existence of a fact testified to by one positive witness is to be believed, rather than that such fact did not exist because many other witnesses who had the same opportunity of observation swear that they did not see or know of its having existed. This rule shall not apply when two parties have equal facilities for seeing or hearing a thing and one swears that it occurred while the other swears that it did not.
Added by 2011 Ga. Laws 52,§ 2, eff. 1/1/2013.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 24 - EVIDENCE (§§ 24-1-1 — 24-99-3) › Chapter 14 - PROOF GENERALLY (§§ 24-14-1 — 24-14-47) › Article 1 - GENERALLY (§§ 24-14-1 — 24-14-9) › Section 24-14-8 - Number of witnesses required generally; exceptions; effect of corroboration

The testimony of a single witness is generally sufficient to establish a fact. However, in certain cases, including prosecutions for treason, prosecutions for perjury, and felony cases where the only witness is an accomplice, the testimony of a single witness shall not be sufficient. Nevertheless, corroborating circumstances may dispense with the necessity for the testimony of a second witness, except in prosecutions for treason.
Added by 2011 Ga. Laws 52,§ 2, eff. 1/1/2013.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 24 - EVIDENCE (§§ 24-1-1 — 24-99-3) › Chapter 14 - PROOF GENERALLY (§§ 24-14-1 — 24-14-47) › Article 1 - GENERALLY (§§ 24-14-1 — 24-14-9) › Section 24-14-9 - Inferences from evidence or lack thereof

In arriving at a verdict, the jury, from facts proved, and sometimes from the absence of counter evidence, may infer the existence of other facts reasonably and logically consequent on those proved.
Added by 2011 Ga. Laws 52,§ 2, eff. 1/1/2013.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 24 - EVIDENCE (§§ 24-1-1 — 24-99-3) › Chapter 14 - PROOF GENERALLY (§§ 24-14-1 — 24-14-47) › Article 2 - PRESUMPTIONS AND ESTOPPEL (§§ 24-14-20 — 24-14-29) › Section 24-14-20 - Presumptions of law and of fact distinguished

Presumptions are either of law or of fact. Presumptions of law are conclusions and inferences which the law draws from given facts. Presumptions of fact shall be exclusively questions for the jury, to be decided by the ordinary test of human experience.
Added by 2011 Ga. Laws 52,§ 2, eff. 1/1/2013.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 24 - EVIDENCE (§§ 24-1-1 — 24-99-3) › Chapter 14 - PROOF GENERALLY (§§ 24-14-1 — 24-14-47) › Article 2 - PRESUMPTIONS AND ESTOPPEL (§§ 24-14-20 — 24-14-29) › Section 24-14-21 - Rebuttable presumptions of law

Certain presumptions of law, such as the presumption of innocence, in some cases the presumption of guilt, the presumption of continuance of life for seven years, the presumption of a mental state once proved to exist, and all similar presumptions, may be rebutted by proof.
Added by 2011 Ga. Laws 52,§ 2, eff. 1/1/2013.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 24 - EVIDENCE (§§ 24-1-1 — 24-99-3) › Chapter 14 - PROOF GENERALLY (§§ 24-14-1 — 24-14-47) › Article 2 - PRESUMPTIONS AND ESTOPPEL (§§ 24-14-20 — 24-14-29) › Section 24-14-22 - Presumption from failure to produce evidence

If a party has evidence in such party's power and within such party's reach by which he or she may repel a claim or charge against him or her but omits to produce it or if such party has more certain and satisfactory evidence in his or her power but relies on that which is of a weaker and inferior nature, a presumption arises that the charge or claim against such party is well founded; but this presumption may be rebutted.
Added by 2011 Ga. Laws 52,§ 2, eff. 1/1/2013.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 24 - EVIDENCE (§§ 24-1-1 — 24-99-3) › Chapter 14 - PROOF GENERALLY (§§ 24-14-1 — 24-14-47) › Article 2 - PRESUMPTIONS AND ESTOPPEL (§§ 24-14-20 — 24-14-29) › Section 24-14-23 - Presumption from failure to answer business letter

In the ordinary course of business, when good faith requires an answer, it is the duty of the party receiving a letter from another to answer within a reasonable time. Otherwise, the party shall be presumed to admit the propriety of the acts mentioned in the letter of the party's correspondent and to adopt them.
Added by 2011 Ga. Laws 52,§ 2, eff. 1/1/2013.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 24 - EVIDENCE (§§ 24-1-1 — 24-99-3) › Chapter 14 - PROOF GENERALLY (§§ 24-14-1 — 24-14-47) › Article 2 - PRESUMPTIONS AND ESTOPPEL (§§ 24-14-20 — 24-14-29) › Section 24-14-24 - Presumption of occupancy of railroad right of way

In any proceeding to establish a right, title, or interest in or to real property that is a part of a railroad right of way, including a right of ingress or egress, where such proceeding is based upon occupancy of the railroad right of way by a person or entity other than the railroad corporation or railroad company, there shall be a presumption that any such occupancy of the railroad right of way is with the permission of the railroad corporation or railroad company. Such presumption may be rebutted.
Added by 2011 Ga. Laws 52,§ 2, eff. 1/1/2013.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 24 - EVIDENCE (§§ 24-1-1 — 24-99-3) › Chapter 14 - PROOF GENERALLY (§§ 24-14-1 — 24-14-47) › Article 2 - PRESUMPTIONS AND ESTOPPEL (§§ 24-14-20 — 24-14-29) › Section 24-14-25 - Presumption of payment of check

(a)
As used in this Code section:
(1)
"Bank" means any person engaged in the business of banking and includes, in addition to a commercial bank, a savings and loan association, savings bank, or credit union.
(2)
"Check" means a draft, other than a documentary draft, payable on demand and drawn on a bank, even though it is described by another term, such as "share draft" or "negotiable order of withdrawal."
(b)
In any dispute concerning payment by means of a check, a duplicate of the check produced in accordance with Code Section
24-10-1003
, together with the original bank statement that reflects payment of the check by the bank on which it was drawn or a duplicate thereof produced in the same manner, shall create a presumption that the check has been paid.
Added by 2011 Ga. Laws 52,§ 2, eff. 1/1/2013.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 24 - EVIDENCE (§§ 24-1-1 — 24-99-3) › Chapter 14 - PROOF GENERALLY (§§ 24-14-1 — 24-14-47) › Article 2 - PRESUMPTIONS AND ESTOPPEL (§§ 24-14-20 — 24-14-29) › Section 24-14-26 - Estoppels defined; enumeration generally

(a)
Conclusive presumptions of law are termed estoppels; averments to the contrary of such presumptions shall not be allowed. Estoppels are not generally favored.
(b)
Estoppels include presumptions in favor of:
(1)
A record or judgment unreversed;
(2)
The proper conduct of courts and judicial officers acting within their legitimate spheres;
(3)
The proper conduct of other officers of the law after the lapse of time has rendered it dangerous to open the investigation of their acts in regard to mere formalities of the law;
(4)
Ancient deeds and other instruments more than 30 years old, when they come from proper custody and possession has been held in accordance with them;
(5)
Recitals in deeds, except payment of purchase money, as against a grantor, sui juris, acting in his or her own right, and his or her privies in estate, in blood, and in law;
(6)
A landlord's title as against his or her tenant in possession;
(7)
Solemn admissions made in judicio; or
(8)
Admissions upon which other parties have acted, either to their own injury or to the benefit of the persons making the admissions.
Estoppels also include all similar cases where it would be more unjust and productive of evil to hear the truth than to forbear investigation.
Added by 2011 Ga. Laws 52,§ 2, eff. 1/1/2013.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 24 - EVIDENCE (§§ 24-1-1 — 24-99-3) › Chapter 14 - PROOF GENERALLY (§§ 24-14-1 — 24-14-47) › Article 2 - PRESUMPTIONS AND ESTOPPEL (§§ 24-14-20 — 24-14-29) › Section 24-14-27 - Estoppel relating to real estate

(a)
Where an estoppel relates to the title to real estate, the party claiming to have been influenced by the other party's acts or declarations shall not only have been ignorant of the true title, but also ignorant of any convenient means of acquiring such knowledge.
(b)
Where both parties have equal knowledge or equal means of obtaining the truth, there shall be no estoppel.
Added by 2011 Ga. Laws 52,§ 2, eff. 1/1/2013.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 24 - EVIDENCE (§§ 24-1-1 — 24-99-3) › Chapter 14 - PROOF GENERALLY (§§ 24-14-1 — 24-14-47) › Article 2 - PRESUMPTIONS AND ESTOPPEL (§§ 24-14-20 — 24-14-29) › Section 24-14-28 - Trustees estopped to set up title adverse to trust

Trustees and other representatives with custody of papers have ample opportunities to discover defects in the title of property in their care and shall be estopped from setting up title adverse to their trust.
Added by 2011 Ga. Laws 52,§ 2, eff. 1/1/2013.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 24 - EVIDENCE (§§ 24-1-1 — 24-99-3) › Chapter 14 - PROOF GENERALLY (§§ 24-14-1 — 24-14-47) › Article 2 - PRESUMPTIONS AND ESTOPPEL (§§ 24-14-20 — 24-14-29) › Section 24-14-29 - Equitable estoppel

In order for an equitable estoppel to arise, there shall generally be some intended deception in the conduct or declarations of the party to be estopped, or such gross negligence as to amount to constructive fraud, by which another has been misled to his or her injury.
Added by 2011 Ga. Laws 52,§ 2, eff. 1/1/2013.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 24 - EVIDENCE (§§ 24-1-1 — 24-99-3) › Chapter 14 - PROOF GENERALLY (§§ 24-14-1 — 24-14-47) › Article 3 - PARTICULAR MATTERS OF PROOF (§§ 24-14-40 — 24-14-47) › Section 24-14-40 - Evidence of identity; burden in civil proceedings

(a)
Concordance of name alone is some evidence of identity. Residence, vocation, ownership of property, and other like facts may be proved. Reasonable certainty shall be all that is be required.
(b)
In civil proceedings, parties shall generally be relieved from the onus of proving identity, as it is a fact generally more easily disproved than established.
Added by 2011 Ga. Laws 52,§ 2, eff. 1/1/2013.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 24 - EVIDENCE (§§ 24-1-1 — 24-99-3) › Chapter 14 - PROOF GENERALLY (§§ 24-14-1 — 24-14-47) › Article 3 - PARTICULAR MATTERS OF PROOF (§§ 24-14-40 — 24-14-47) › Section 24-14-41 - Proof of de facto officer

An officer de facto may be proved to be such by his or her acts, without the production of his or her commission or appointment.
Added by 2011 Ga. Laws 52,§ 2, eff. 1/1/2013.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 24 - EVIDENCE (§§ 24-1-1 — 24-99-3) › Chapter 14 - PROOF GENERALLY (§§ 24-14-1 — 24-14-47) › Article 3 - PARTICULAR MATTERS OF PROOF (§§ 24-14-40 — 24-14-47) › Section 24-14-42 - Judgment admissible; effect

A judgment shall be admissible between any parties to show the fact of the rendition thereof; between parties and privies it is conclusive as to the matter directly in issue, until reversed or set aside.
Added by 2011 Ga. Laws 52,§ 2, eff. 1/1/2013.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 24 - EVIDENCE (§§ 24-1-1 — 24-99-3) › Chapter 14 - PROOF GENERALLY (§§ 24-14-1 — 24-14-47) › Article 3 - PARTICULAR MATTERS OF PROOF (§§ 24-14-40 — 24-14-47) › Section 24-14-43 - Calendars as proof of dates

Stern's United States calendar and Stafford's office calendar shall be admissible in proof of dates for the space of time covered by them respectively without further proof.
Added by 2011 Ga. Laws 52,§ 2, eff. 1/1/2013.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 24 - EVIDENCE (§§ 24-1-1 — 24-99-3) › Chapter 14 - PROOF GENERALLY (§§ 24-14-1 — 24-14-47) › Article 3 - PARTICULAR MATTERS OF PROOF (§§ 24-14-40 — 24-14-47) › Section 24-14-44 - American Experience Mortality Tables

In all civil proceedings where the life expectancy of a person shall be an issue, the American Experience Mortality Tables shall be admissible as evidence of the life expectancy of such person.
Added by 2011 Ga. Laws 52,§ 2, eff. 1/1/2013.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 24 - EVIDENCE (§§ 24-1-1 — 24-99-3) › Chapter 14 - PROOF GENERALLY (§§ 24-14-1 — 24-14-47) › Article 3 - PARTICULAR MATTERS OF PROOF (§§ 24-14-40 — 24-14-47) › Section 24-14-45 - Other mortality tables; supplemental nature

(a)
In addition to any other lawful methods of computing the value of the life of a decedent in wrongful death cases or of determining the present value of future due earnings or amounts in proceedings involving permanent personal injuries, there shall be admissible in evidence, as competent evidence in such proceedings, either or both of the following mortality tables:
(1)
The Commissioners 1958 Standard Ordinary Mortality Table; or
(2)
Annuity Mortality Table for 1949, Ultimate.
(b)
In addition to the provisions set out in subsection (a) of this Code section, the jury or court shall be authorized in cases of wrongful death or permanent personal injuries to use any table determined by the jury or court, whichever is the trier of fact, to be accurate in showing the value of annuities on single lives according to the mortality tables listed in subsection (a) of this Code section.
(c)
The admissible evidence provided for in subsections (a) and (b) of this Code section shall not be the exclusive method which the jury or court is required to use in such proceedings but shall be supplementary to other lawful and allowable evidence and methods for such purpose.
Added by 2011 Ga. Laws 52,§ 2, eff. 1/1/2013.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 24 - EVIDENCE (§§ 24-1-1 — 24-99-3) › Chapter 14 - PROOF GENERALLY (§§ 24-14-1 — 24-14-47) › Article 3 - PARTICULAR MATTERS OF PROOF (§§ 24-14-40 — 24-14-47) › Section 24-14-46 - United States Department of Agriculture inspection certificates prima-facie evidence

All inspection certificates issued by the United States Department of Agriculture over the signature of any inspector thereof which are admissible in courts of the United States as prima-facie evidence of the truth of the statements therein contained shall be admissible in all courts of the State of Georgia as prima-facie evidence of the truth of the statements therein contained.
Added by 2011 Ga. Laws 52,§ 2, eff. 1/1/2013.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 24 - EVIDENCE (§§ 24-1-1 — 24-99-3) › Chapter 14 - PROOF GENERALLY (§§ 24-14-1 — 24-14-47) › Article 3 - PARTICULAR MATTERS OF PROOF (§§ 24-14-40 — 24-14-47) › Section 24-14-47 - Proof that person is dead or missing as evidence

(a)
A written finding of presumed death made by officers or employees of the United States authorized to make such findings pursuant to any law of the United States or a duly certified copy of such finding shall be received in any court, office, or other place in this state as evidence of the death of the person therein found to be dead and the date, circumstances, and place of his or her disappearance.
(b)
An official written report, record, or duly certified copy thereof that a person is missing, missing in action, interned in a neutral country, beleaguered, besieged, or captured by an enemy, dead or alive, made by an officer or employee of the United States authorized by any law of the United States to make the same shall be received in any court, office, or other place in this state as evidence that such person is missing, missing in action, interned in a neutral country, beleaguered, besieged, or captured by an enemy, dead or alive, as the case may be.
(c)
For the purposes of subsections (a) and (b) of this Code section, any finding, report, record, or duly certified copy thereof purporting to have been signed by an officer or employee of the United States as is described in this Code section shall prima facie be deemed to have been signed and issued by such an officer or employee pursuant to law, and the person signing same shall prima facie be deemed to have acted within the scope of his or her authority.
Added by 2011 Ga. Laws 52,§ 2, eff. 1/1/2013.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 24 - EVIDENCE (§§ 24-1-1 — 24-99-3) › Chapter 99 (§§ 24-99-1 — 24-99-3) › Section 24-99-1 - [American Experience Mortality Table]

AMERICAN EXPERIENCE MORTALITY TABLE
Age
Expectation of Life (Years)
Age
Expectation of Life (Years)
10
48.72
54
18.09
11
48.08
55
17.40
12
47.45
56
16.72
13
46.80
57
16.05
14
46.16
58
15.39
15
45.50
59
14.74
16
44.85
60
14.10
17
44.19
61
13.47
18
43.53
62
12.86
19
42.87
63
12.26
20
42.20
64
11.67
21
41.53
65
11.10
22
40.85
66
10.54
23
40.17
67
10.00
24
39.49
68
9.47
25
38.81
69
8.97
26
38.12
70
8.48
27
37.43
71
8.00
28
36.73
72
7.55
29
36.03
73
7.11
30
35.33
74
6.68
31
34.63
75
6.27
32
33.92
76
5.88
33
33.21
77
5.49
34
32.50
78
5.11
35
31.78
79
4.74
36
31.07
80
4.39
37
30.35
81
4.05
38
29.62
82
3.71
39
28.90
83
3.39
40
28.18
84
3.08
41
27.45
85
2.77
42
26.72
86
2.47
43
26.00
87
2.18
44
25.27
88
1.91
45
24.54
89
1.66
46
23.81
90
1.42
47
23.08
91
1.19
48
22.36
92
.98
49
21.63
93
.80
50
20.91
94
.64
51
20.20
95
.50
52
19.49
53
18.79
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 24 - EVIDENCE (§§ 24-1-1 — 24-99-3) › Chapter 99 (§§ 24-99-1 — 24-99-3) › Section 24-99-2 - [The commissioners 1958 standard ordinary mortality table]

THE COMMISSIONERS 1958 STANDARD ORDINARY MORTALITY TABLE
Age
Expectation of Life (Years)
Age
Expectation of Life (Years)
0
68.30
50
23.63
1
67.78
51
22.82
2
66.90
52
22.03
3
66.00
53
21.25
4
65.10
54
20.47
5
64.19
55
19.71
6
63.27
56
18.97
7
62.35
57
18.23
8
61.43
58
17.51
9
60.51
59
16.81
10
59.58
60
16.12
11
58.65
61
15.44
12
57.72
62
14.78
13
56.80
63
14.14
14
55.87
64
13.51
15
54.95
65
12.90
16
54.03
66
12.31
17
53.11
67
11.73
18
52.19
68
11.17
19
51.28
69
10.64
20
50.37
70
10.12
21
49.46
71
9.63
22
48.55
72
9.15
23
47.64
73
8.69
24
46.73
74
8.24
25
45.82
75
7.81
26
44.90
76
7.39
27
43.99
77
6.98
28
43.08
78
6.59
29
42.16
79
6.21
30
41.25
80
5.85
31
40.34
81
5.51
32
39.43
82
5.19
33
38.51
83
4.89
34
37.60
84
4.60
35
36.69
85
4.32
36
35.78
86
4.06
37
34.88
87
3.80
38
33.97
88
3.55
39
33.07
89
3.31
40
32.18
90
3.06
41
31.29
91
2.82
42
30.41
92
2.58
43
29.54
93
2.33
44
28.67
94
2.07
45
27.81
95
1.80
46
26.95
96
1.51
47
26.11
97
1.18
48
25.27
98
.83
49
24.45
99
.50
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 24 - EVIDENCE (§§ 24-1-1 — 24-99-3) › Chapter 99 (§§ 24-99-1 — 24-99-3) › Section 24-99-3 - [Annuity mortality table for 1949, ultimate]

ANNUITY MORTALITY TABLE FOR 1949, ULTIMATE
Age
Expectation of Life (Years)
Age
Expectation of Life (Years)
Male
Female
Male
Female
0
73.18
78.69
55
22.20
26.33
1
72.47
77.94
56
21.44
25.46
2
71.59
77.04
57
20.68
24.59
3
70.65
76.10
58
19.93
23.72
4
69.70
75.14
59
19.20
22.87
5
68.75
74.17
60
18.48
22.02
6
67.78
73.19
61
17.76
21.18
7
66.82
72.21
62
17.06
20.36
8
65.85
71.23
63
16.37
19.54
9
64.89
70.24
64
15.68
18.73
10
63.92
69.26
65
15.01
17.94
11
62.95
68.27
66
14.36
17.16
12
61.98
67.29
67
13.71
16.39
13
61.01
66.30
68
13.08
15.64
14
60.04
65.32
69
12.46
14.90
15
59.07
64.33
70
11.86
14.18
16
58.10
63.35
71
11.28
13.47
17
57.13
62.37
72
10.71
12.78
18
56.17
61.39
73
10.15
12.11
19
55.20
60.41
74
9.61
11.45
20
54.23
59.43
75
9.09
10.82
21
53.26
58.45
76
8.58
10.20
22
52.30
57.48
77
8.10
9.60
23
51.33
56.50
78
7.63
9.02
24
50.37
55.53
79
7.17
8.47
25
49.41
54.55
80
6.74
7.93
26
48.44
53.58
81
6.32
7.42
27
47.48
52.61
82
5.92
6.93
28
46.52
51.64
83
5.54
6.46
29
45.56
50.67
84
5.18
6.01
30
44.61
49.70
85
4.84
5.58
31
43.65
48.73
86
4.51
5.18
32
42.70
47.77
87
4.20
4.79
33
41.74
46.80
88
3.90
4.43
34
40.79
45.84
89
3.62
4.09
35
39.85
44.88
90
3.36
3.77
36
38.90
43.92
91
3.12
3.47
37
37.96
42.97
92
2.88
3.19
38
37.02
42.01
93
2.67
2.92
39
36.08
41.06
94
2.47
2.68
40
35.15
40.11
95
2.28
2.45
41
34.22
39.17
96
2.10
2.24
42
33.29
38.22
97
1.94
2.05
43
32.38
37.28
98
1.79
1.87
44
31.47
36.35
99
1.65
1.71
45
30.57
35.41
100
1.52
1.56
46
29.67
34.48
101
1.40
1.42
47
28.80
33.56
102
1.29
1.30
48
27.93
32.64
103
1.20
1.19
49
27.07
31.72
104
1.10
1.09
50
26.23
30.81
105
1.02
0.99
51
25.40
29.91
106
0.94
0.91
52
24.58
29.01
107
0.86
0.83
53
23.78
28.11
108
0.75
0.73
54
22.98
27.22
109
0.50
0.50
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 25 - FIRE PROTECTION AND SAFETY (§§ 25-1-1 — 25-15-110) › Chapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§ 25-1-1) › Section 25-1-1 - Penalties for providing dynamite caps to minors

(a)
Any person, firm, or corporation who sells, gives, or otherwise makes available any dynamite cap or other similar device to a minor shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
(b)
In addition to the punishment provided in subsection (a) of this Code section, the license or permit to engage in the business of dealing in or to sell explosives of any person, firm, or corporation convicted of violating subsection (a) of this Code section shall automatically stand revoked and shall be null and void.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 25 - FIRE PROTECTION AND SAFETY (§§ 25-1-1 — 25-15-110) › Chapter 2 - REGULATION, ETC., OF FIRE AND OTHER HAZARDS TO PERSONS AND PROPERTY GENERALLY (§§ 25-2-1 — 25-2-41) › Section 25-2-1 - Definition of Commissioner as Safety Fire Commissioner

As used in this chapter, the term "Commissioner" means the Safety Fire Commissioner.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 25 - FIRE PROTECTION AND SAFETY (§§ 25-1-1 — 25-15-110) › Chapter 2 - REGULATION, ETC., OF FIRE AND OTHER HAZARDS TO PERSONS AND PROPERTY GENERALLY (§§ 25-2-1 — 25-2-41) › Section 25-2-2 - Creation of office of Safety Fire Commissioner

The office of Safety Fire Commissioner is created. The Commissioner of Insurance shall be the Safety Fire Commissioner.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 25 - FIRE PROTECTION AND SAFETY (§§ 25-1-1 — 25-15-110) › Chapter 2 - REGULATION, ETC., OF FIRE AND OTHER HAZARDS TO PERSONS AND PROPERTY GENERALLY (§§ 25-2-1 — 25-2-41) › Section 25-2-3 - Duties, responsibilities, and delegation authority of Commissioner

Except as provided in Code Section
25-2-12
, the Commissioner is charged with the duties and chief responsibility for the enforcement of this chapter. He may, consistent with this chapter, delegate to the officers and employees appointed under this chapter such duties and powers as in his discretion he shall deem necessary or advisable for the proper enforcement of this chapter and shall have full supervision and control over such officers and employees in the performance of their duties or in the exercise of any powers granted to such officers and employees by him or by this chapter. Except as provided in Code Section
25-2-12
, the Commissioner shall be the final authority in all matters relating to the interpretation and enforcement of this chapter, except insofar as his orders may be reversed or modified by the courts.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 25 - FIRE PROTECTION AND SAFETY (§§ 25-1-1 — 25-15-110) › Chapter 2 - REGULATION, ETC., OF FIRE AND OTHER HAZARDS TO PERSONS AND PROPERTY GENERALLY (§§ 25-2-1 — 25-2-41) › Section 25-2-4 - Adoption of rules and regulations by Commissioner

The Commissioner shall adopt such rules and regulations as he deems necessary to promote the enforcement of this chapter. Such rules and regulations shall have the force and effect of law and shall have state-wide application as being the state minimum fire safety standards and shall not require adoption by a municipality or county. The governing authority of any municipality or county in this state is authorized to enforce the state minimum fire safety standards on all buildings and structures except one-family and two-family dwellings and those buildings and structures listed in Code Section
25-2-13
. All other applications of the state minimum fire safety standards and fees are specified in Code Sections
25-2-4.1
,
25-2-12
, and
25-2-12.1
. Before the Commissioner shall adopt as a part of his rules and regulations for the enforcement of this chapter any of the principles of the various codes referred to in this chapter, he shall first consider and approve them as reasonably suitable for the enforcement of this chapter. Not less than 15 days before any rules and regulations are promulgated, a public hearing shall be held. Notice of the hearing shall be advertised in a newspaper of general circulation.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 25 - FIRE PROTECTION AND SAFETY (§§ 25-1-1 — 25-15-110) › Chapter 2 - REGULATION, ETC., OF FIRE AND OTHER HAZARDS TO PERSONS AND PROPERTY GENERALLY (§§ 25-2-1 — 25-2-41) › Section 25-2-4.1 - Permit, license, and inspection fees and charges

(a)
The Commissioner is authorized to assess and collect, and persons so assessed shall pay in advance to the Commissioner, fees and charges under this chapter as follows:
(1)
New anhydrous ammonia permit for storage in bulk (more than 2,000 gallons aggregate capacity) for sale or distribution one-time fee .............................
$150.00
(2)
Annual license for manufacture of explosives other than fireworks .............................
150.00
(3)
Annual license for manufacture, storage, or transport of fireworks .............................
1,500.00
(4)
Carnival license .............................
150.00
(5)
Certificate of occupancy .............................
100.00
(6)
Construction plan review: .............................
150.00
(A)
Bulk storage construction .............................
150.00
(B)
Building construction, 10,000 square feet or less .............................
150.00
(C)
Building construction, more than 10,000 square feet .............................
.015 per square foot
(D)
Other construction .............................
150.00
(7)
Fire sprinkler contractor certificate of competency .............................
150.00
(8)
Liquefied petroleum gas storage license:
(A)
2,000 gallons or less .............................
150.00
(B)
More than 2,000 gallons .............................
600.00
(9)
Building construction inspection:
(A)
80 percent completion, 100 percent completion, annual, and first follow-up none
(B)
Second follow-up .............................
150.00
(C)
Third and each subsequent follow-up ..............................
220.00
(10)
Purchase, storage, sale, transport, or use of explosives other than fireworks:
(A)
500 pounds or less .............................
75.00
(B)
More than 500 pounds .............................
150.00
(11)
New self-service gasoline station permit one-time fee .............................
150.00
(12)
New permit to dispense compressed natural gas (CNG) for vehicular fuel one-time fee .............................
150.00
(b)
The licenses and permits for which fees or charges are required pursuant to this Code section shall not be transferable. A new license or permit and fee are required upon change of ownership.
Amended by 2010 Ga. Laws 360,§ 1-50, eff. 5/12/2010.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 25 - FIRE PROTECTION AND SAFETY (§§ 25-1-1 — 25-15-110) › Chapter 2 - REGULATION, ETC., OF FIRE AND OTHER HAZARDS TO PERSONS AND PROPERTY GENERALLY (§§ 25-2-1 — 25-2-41) › Section 25-2-5 - Appointment, qualifications, and salary of state fire marshal

The Commissioner shall appoint a state fire marshal. Qualifications for appointment as state fire marshal shall be previous training and experience in endeavors similar to those prescribed in this chapter. The Commissioner shall fix the salary of the state fire marshal.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 25 - FIRE PROTECTION AND SAFETY (§§ 25-1-1 — 25-15-110) › Chapter 2 - REGULATION, ETC., OF FIRE AND OTHER HAZARDS TO PERSONS AND PROPERTY GENERALLY (§§ 25-2-1 — 25-2-41) › Section 25-2-6 - State fire marshal as head of Safety Fire Division

The Safety Fire Division of the office of the Commissioner of Insurance shall be headed by the state fire marshal appointed by the Commissioner.
Amended by 2015 Ga. Laws 9,§ 25, eff. 3/13/2015.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 25 - FIRE PROTECTION AND SAFETY (§§ 25-1-1 — 25-15-110) › Chapter 2 - REGULATION, ETC., OF FIRE AND OTHER HAZARDS TO PERSONS AND PROPERTY GENERALLY (§§ 25-2-1 — 25-2-41) › Section 25-2-7 - Appointment process for deputy state fire marshal and other personnel

The state fire marshal, subject to the approval of the Commissioner, shall appoint a deputy state fire marshal and administrative fire safety specialists and shall employ such office personnel as may be required to carry out this chapter. The deputy state fire marshal and administrative fire safety specialists shall be chosen by virtue of their previous training and experience in the particular duties which shall be assigned to them. They shall take an oath to perform faithfully the duties of their office.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 25 - FIRE PROTECTION AND SAFETY (§§ 25-1-1 — 25-15-110) › Chapter 2 - REGULATION, ETC., OF FIRE AND OTHER HAZARDS TO PERSONS AND PROPERTY GENERALLY (§§ 25-2-1 — 25-2-41) › Section 25-2-8 - Payment of expenses of employees in state fire marshal's office

All state employees connected with the state fire marshal's office shall be allowed subsistence, lodging, and other expenses in connection with the execution of their duties when away from their headquarters. Transportation for such employees shall be paid at the mileage rate fixed by law for other state employees.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 25 - FIRE PROTECTION AND SAFETY (§§ 25-1-1 — 25-15-110) › Chapter 2 - REGULATION, ETC., OF FIRE AND OTHER HAZARDS TO PERSONS AND PROPERTY GENERALLY (§§ 25-2-1 — 25-2-41) › Section 25-2-8.1 - [Off-duty use of motor vehicles by certified law enforcement officers employed by office of Safety Fire Commissioner ]

(a)
(1)
Certified law enforcement officers employed by the office of Safety Fire Commissioner may use an office motor vehicle while working an off-duty job if such job requires vested police powers as a condition of employment, has been approved by the Commissioner, and has been determined by the Commissioner to be in furtherance of the office's mission and service to the state. Office motor vehicles used for off-duty employment shall not be used at any political function.
(2)
Except as otherwise provided for in this subsection, office motor vehicles shall be used only in the discharge of official duties.
(3)
Any other office equipment shall be used only with the express written approval of the Commissioner.
(b)
The Commissioner, in his or her sole discretion, in granting approval for such off-duty job in which an office motor vehicle is used, prior to the use of such vehicle, shall determine whether the off-duty employer provided for in subsection (a) of this Code section shall reimburse the office for use of the vehicle. When reimbursement is required, such off-duty employer shall enter into a written agreement with the office to pay an amount determined by the Commissioner to be sufficient to reimburse the office for the use of the vehicle and to pay the off-duty employee sufficient compensation. Pursuant to such agreement, the office shall pay the employee of the office the compensation earned on off-duty employment whenever such employee performs such service in an office motor vehicle; provided, however, that such compensation shall not be characterized as direct employment compensation but shall be paid as services under contract.
(c)
Employees of the office operating an office motor vehicle pursuant to this Code section shall be deemed to be acting within the scope of their official duties and employment within the meaning of Article 2 of Chapter 21 of Title 50, 'The Georgia Tort Claims Act,' and the commissioner of administrative services shall provide liability coverage for claims arising out of such use.
(d)
The Commissioner shall adopt rules and regulations governing the use of office motor vehicles and equipment by off-duty office employees subject to Code Section
25-2-4
.
Added by 2024 Ga. Laws 398,§ 1, eff. 4/22/2024.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 25 - FIRE PROTECTION AND SAFETY (§§ 25-1-1 — 25-15-110) › Chapter 2 - REGULATION, ETC., OF FIRE AND OTHER HAZARDS TO PERSONS AND PROPERTY GENERALLY (§§ 25-2-1 — 25-2-41) › Section 25-2-9 - Authority of state fire marshal and employees to investigate and arrest

(a)
Upon the direction of the Commissioner or the request of the sheriff of the county, the chief of police of the jurisdiction, the district attorney of the judicial circuit, or a local fire official, the state fire marshal and any employees of such official shall have the authority to investigate the cause and origin of any fire which occurred in said county, jurisdiction, or judicial circuit.
(b)
Upon the direction of the Commissioner or the request of the sheriff of the county, the chief of police of the jurisdiction, the district attorney of the judicial circuit, or a local fire official, the state fire marshal and any employees of such official shall have the authority to investigate and enforce any laws provided for within this title or any regulations promulgated under this title.
(c)
Personnel employed and authorized by the state fire marshal shall have the power to make arrests for criminal violations established as a result of investigations. Such personnel shall hold certification as a peace officer from the Georgia Peace Officer Standards and Training Council and shall have the power to execute arrest warrants and search warrants for criminal violations and to arrest, upon probable cause and without warrant, any person found violating any of the provisions of applicable criminal laws. Authorized personnel empowered to make arrests pursuant to this Code section shall be empowered to carry firearms as authorized by the state fire marshal in the performance of their duties. It shall be unlawful for any person to resist an arrest authorized by this Code section or to interfere in any manner, including abetting or assisting such resistance or interference, with personnel employed by the state fire marshal in the duties imposed upon such personnel by law.
Amended by 2024 Ga. Laws 614,§ 4, eff. 7/1/2024.
Amended by 2003 Ga. Laws 70,§ 1, eff. 5/29/2003.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 25 - FIRE PROTECTION AND SAFETY (§§ 25-1-1 — 25-15-110) › Chapter 2 - REGULATION, ETC., OF FIRE AND OTHER HAZARDS TO PERSONS AND PROPERTY GENERALLY (§§ 25-2-1 — 25-2-41) › Section 25-2-10 - Appeal process and requirement for surety bond

Should any person, firm, corporation, or public entity be dissatisfied with any ruling or decision of the state fire marshal, the right is granted to appeal within ten days to the Commissioner. If the person, firm, corporation, or public entity is dissatisfied with the decision of the Commissioner, appeal is authorized to the superior court within 30 days in the manner provided under Chapter 13 of Title 50. In the event of such appeal, the person, firm, corporation, or public entity shall give a surety bond which will be conditioned upon compliance with the order and direction of the state fire marshal or the Commissioner or both. The amount of bond shall be fixed by the Commissioner in such amount as will reasonably cover the order issued by the Commissioner or the state fire marshal or both.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 25 - FIRE PROTECTION AND SAFETY (§§ 25-1-1 — 25-15-110) › Chapter 2 - REGULATION, ETC., OF FIRE AND OTHER HAZARDS TO PERSONS AND PROPERTY GENERALLY (§§ 25-2-1 — 25-2-41) › Section 25-2-14.1 - Compliance of buildings and structures presenting special hazards with minimum fire safety standards

(a)
Every building and structure existing as of April 1, 1968, which building or structure is listed in paragraph (1) of subsection (b) of Code Section
25-2-13
shall comply with the minimum fire safety standards adopted in the rules and regulations promulgated pursuant to this chapter which were in effect at the time such building or structure was constructed, except that any nonconformance noted under the electrical standards adopted at the time such building or structure was constructed shall be corrected in accordance with the current electrical standards adopted pursuant to this chapter. A less restrictive provision contained in any subsequently adopted minimum fire safety standard may be applied to any existing building or structure.
(b)
Every proposed building and structure listed in paragraph (1) of subsection (b) of Code Section
25-2-13
shall comply with the adopted minimum fire safety standards that were in effect on the date that plans and specifications therefor were received by the state fire marshal, the proper local fire marshal, or state inspector for review and approval.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 25 - FIRE PROTECTION AND SAFETY (§§ 25-1-1 — 25-15-110) › Chapter 2 - REGULATION, ETC., OF FIRE AND OTHER HAZARDS TO PERSONS AND PROPERTY GENERALLY (§§ 25-2-1 — 25-2-41) › Section 25-2-14.2 - Authority of state fire marshal to deny permit or request for certificate or to issue stop-work order

(a)
As used in this Code section, the term "written notification" means a typed, printed, or handwritten notice citing the specific sections of the applicable codes or standards that have been violated and describing specifically where and how the design or construction is noncompliant with such codes or standards.
(b)
If the state fire marshal, the proper local fire marshal, state inspector, or designated code official determines that the building construction or plans for any building or structure, which are required under this chapter to meet the state minimum fire safety standards, do not comply with any such applicable codes or standards, the state fire marshal, the proper local fire marshal, state inspector, or designated code official may deny a permit or request for a certificate of occupancy or certificate of completion, as appropriate, or may issue a stop-work order for the project or any portion thereof as provided by law or rule or regulation, after giving written notification and opportunity to remedy the violation.
Added by 2014 Ga. Laws 556,§ 1, eff. 7/1/2014.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 25 - FIRE PROTECTION AND SAFETY (§§ 25-1-1 — 25-15-110) › Chapter 2 - REGULATION, ETC., OF FIRE AND OTHER HAZARDS TO PERSONS AND PROPERTY GENERALLY (§§ 25-2-1 — 25-2-41) › Section 25-2-15 - Temporary occupancy permits for buildings presenting special hazards

In existing buildings which come under the classification in paragraph (1) of subsection (b) of Code Section
25-2-13
, when substandard conditions are found, a temporary occupancy permit may be issued, such permit carrying a time limit adjusted to meet the amount of time deemed necessary to make the proper corrections in order to bring the building up to standard. All certificates of occupancy shall be issued against the building and shall not require renewal because of change of ownership. The same set of fees for certificates of occupancy as are applicable to proposed buildings covered in Code Section
25-2-14
shall apply. The Commissioner and his delegated authorities shall determine the time limit for complying with any of the standards established pursuant to this chapter.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 25 - FIRE PROTECTION AND SAFETY (§§ 25-1-1 — 25-15-110) › Chapter 2 - REGULATION, ETC., OF FIRE AND OTHER HAZARDS TO PERSONS AND PROPERTY GENERALLY (§§ 25-2-1 — 25-2-41) › Section 25-2-18 - Exemption of public buildings from fees or licenses; waiver for churches and charities

All federal, state, county, or city publicly owned buildings covered by this chapter are exempt from any fee or license which may be specified in this chapter. Such fees or licenses may be waived where chargeable to churches and charitable organizations.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 25 - FIRE PROTECTION AND SAFETY (§§ 25-1-1 — 25-15-110) › Chapter 2 - REGULATION, ETC., OF FIRE AND OTHER HAZARDS TO PERSONS AND PROPERTY GENERALLY (§§ 25-2-1 — 25-2-41) › Section 25-2-19 - Regulation of fire hazards in hotels, apartment houses, department stores, warehouses, and public places

The Commissioner shall promulgate reasonable rules and regulations governing and regulating fire hazards in hotels, apartment houses, department stores, warehouses, storage places, and places of public assembly.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 25 - FIRE PROTECTION AND SAFETY (§§ 25-1-1 — 25-15-110) › Chapter 2 - REGULATION, ETC., OF FIRE AND OTHER HAZARDS TO PERSONS AND PROPERTY GENERALLY (§§ 25-2-1 — 25-2-41) › Section 25-2-20 - Licensing of traveling carnivals, circuses, and other exhibits

All traveling motion picture shows, carnivals, and circuses shall obtain a fire prevention regulatory license from the state fire marshal based upon compliance with this chapter, as set forth in rules and regulations promulgated by the Commissioner. The fee for the license shall be $150.00 for each calendar year or part thereof, payable to the state fire marshal, who shall pay the same into the state treasury.
Amended by 2010 Ga. Laws 360,§ 1-50.1, eff. 5/12/2010.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 25 - FIRE PROTECTION AND SAFETY (§§ 25-1-1 — 25-15-110) › Chapter 2 - REGULATION, ETC., OF FIRE AND OTHER HAZARDS TO PERSONS AND PROPERTY GENERALLY (§§ 25-2-1 — 25-2-41) › Section 25-2-22 - Right of Commissioner and other authorized officials to enter and inspect buildings and premises

(a)
The Commissioner and the various officials delegated by him to carry out this chapter shall have the authority at all times of the day and night to enter in or upon and to examine any building or premises where a fire is in progress or has occurred, as well as other buildings or premises adjacent to or near the same. The Commissioner and his delegated authorities shall have the right to enter in and upon all buildings and premises subject to this chapter, at any reasonable time, for the purpose of examination or inspection.
(b)
Upon complaint submitted in writing, the Commissioner and the various officials to whom enforcement authority is delegated under this chapter may enter in or upon any building or premises between the hours of sunrise and sunset for the purpose of investigating the complaint. Upon the complaint of any person, the state fire marshal or his deputized officials may inspect or cause to be inspected all buildings and premises within their jurisdiction whenever he or they deem it necessary.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 25 - FIRE PROTECTION AND SAFETY (§§ 25-1-1 — 25-15-110) › Chapter 2 - REGULATION, ETC., OF FIRE AND OTHER HAZARDS TO PERSONS AND PROPERTY GENERALLY (§§ 25-2-1 — 25-2-41) › Section 25-2-23 - Issuance of notice to correct unsafe conditions

When any of the officers listed in Code Section
25-2-22
finds any building or other structure which, for want of repair or by reason of age or dilapidated condition or any other cause is especially liable to fire hazard or which is so situated as to endanger other property or the safety of the public, or when, in or around any building, such officer finds combustible or explosive matter, inflammables, or other conditions dangerous to the safety of the building, notice may be given to the owner or agent and occupant of the building to correct such unsafe conditions as may be found.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 25 - FIRE PROTECTION AND SAFETY (§§ 25-1-1 — 25-15-110) › Chapter 2 - REGULATION, ETC., OF FIRE AND OTHER HAZARDS TO PERSONS AND PROPERTY GENERALLY (§§ 25-2-1 — 25-2-41) › Section 25-2-24 - Filing of petition for court order compelling compliance with notice

If any owner, agent, or occupant fails to comply with the notice prescribed in Code Section
25-2-23
within the time specified in the notice, the state fire marshal or his delegated officials, with the approval of the Commissioner, may petition the court for a rule nisi to show cause why an order should not be issued by the court that the same be removed or remedied. Such court order shall forthwith be complied with by the owner or occupant of the premises or building within such time as may be fixed in the court order.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 25 - FIRE PROTECTION AND SAFETY (§§ 25-1-1 — 25-15-110) › Chapter 2 - REGULATION, ETC., OF FIRE AND OTHER HAZARDS TO PERSONS AND PROPERTY GENERALLY (§§ 25-2-1 — 25-2-41) › Section 25-2-25 - Remedy of unsafe conditions by city or county upon failure to comply with court order

If any person fails to comply with the order of the court made pursuant to Code Section
25-2-24
within the time fixed, the city or county in which the building or premises in question are located shall cause the building or premises to be forthwith repaired, torn down, or demolished, the hazardous materials removed, or the dangerous conditions remedied, as the case may be, at the expense of the city or county in which the property is situated. If the owner thereof, within 30 days after notice in writing of the amount of such expense, fails, neglects, or refuses to repay the city or county the expense thereby incurred, the local authorities shall issue a fi. fa. against the owner of the property for the expense actually incurred.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 25 - FIRE PROTECTION AND SAFETY (§§ 25-1-1 — 25-15-110) › Chapter 2 - REGULATION, ETC., OF FIRE AND OTHER HAZARDS TO PERSONS AND PROPERTY GENERALLY (§§ 25-2-1 — 25-2-41) › Section 25-2-26 - Enforcement of Code Sections 25-2-22 through 25-2-25 by court order

Code Sections
25-2-22
through
25-2-25
shall be construed so that the final authority for ordering the carrying out and enforcement of such Code sections shall be by order of the court and not by the Commissioner or his delegated authority.