Georgia Administrative Code

(a) Fiscal Year Reports. Pursuant to subsection 32-2-82(g) of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, no later than 90 days after the end of a fiscal year in which the Department has executed a contract to deliver a project using an ACM as approved by the Board, the Department wi…

Department employees authorized by the provisions of this Chapter to exercise the powers herein shall do so with discretion, with proper regard for the rights of the public, making all efforts to avoid unnecessary loss of or damage to private property, provided that nothing herei…

Under the authority contained in Code Section 32-6-29, O.C.G.A., the Commissioner of Transportation, by resolution, has designated specified individuals of the permit and enforcement teams of the Department who will have the authority to enforce the provisions of Code Section 32-…

(1) A Department employee designated under the provisions of Rule 672-4-.02 of the Rules of the Department of Transportation has the authority to stop a load or vehicle, the operator of which he has reason to believe is violating the provisions of Code Section 32-6-21, O.C.G.A., …

(1) A Department employee designated under the provisions of Rule 672-4-.02 of the Rules of the State Department of Transportation has the authority to stop a load or vehicle, the operator of which he has reason to believe is violating the provisions of Code Sections 32-6-22, 32-…

(1) A Department employee designated under the provisions of Rule 672-4-.02 of the Rules of the State Department of Transportation has the authority to stop and inspect a load or vehicle, the operator of which he has reason to believe is violating fuel tax or license tag laws or …

(1) A Department employee designated under the provisions of Rule 672-4-.02 of the Rules of the State Department of Transportation has the authority to question a person violating Code Section 16-11-43, O.C.G.A., of the Criminal Code of Georgia relating to the obstruction of high…

(1) Any Department employee designated under the provisions of Rule 672-4-.02 of the Rules of the State Department of Transportation has the authority, based on an agreement between himself and an arrested vehicle operator, to accept the vehicle operator's valid driver's license …

In addition to any other conditions imposed, all vehicles hauling logs or pulpwood on the public roads of this State shall secure the load in the following manner: (a) Each load of pulpwood or logs transported upon any public road or highway in thin State by any vehicle equipped …

(a) The purposes of these Rules Governing the Prequalification of Prospective Bidders are: (1) To minimize delays in the awarding of contracts after bids have been opened. (2) To insure that Department contracts will be awarded only to reliable bidders. (b) These Rules do not app…

The following terms, as used in this Chapter, shall have the following meanings unless the context thereof indicates to the contrary: (a) "Audited Financial Statement": A Financial Statement as herein defined prepared by an independent Certified Public Accountant. The Audited Fin…

All forms referred to in these Rules are hereby incorporated and made a part of these Rules. Said forms, which may be amended from time to time by the Department, may be obtained from the office of the Prequalification Committee, Georgia Department of Transportation, 600 West Pea…

(1) All Prospective Contractors must submit an application under oath on forms to be furnished by the office of the Prequalification Committee in order to receive a Certificate of Qualification. The application must be filed at least ten (10) days prior to the opening of any bids…

The Engineer may designate certain specialty items of work and exempt Prospective Bidders bidding to perform such work from the requirements of these Rules.

(1) The Engineer will, as part of past performance, require the District Engineers to execute and submit a past performance report on all prime contractors performing work for the Department. (2) Where a Prospective Bidder has no record of work with the Department, past performan…

(1) Each Prospective Contractor shall state the Maximum Capacity Rating desired. Each Prospective Contractor will be rated in accordance with its financial ability, adequacy of plant and equipment, organization, prior experience, record of construction and any other pertinent, re…

(1) A Prospective Bidder dissatisfied with its Maximum Capacity Rating may request an informal hearing in writing within ten (10) days of receipt of its Maximum C informal hearing will be before the Board of Review. At this informal hearing, neither the Department nor the Prospec…

(1) A Prospective Bidder may be issued Proposal Forms covering various projects. In the event a bidder submits a low bid on one or more projects and the aggregate amount is greater than the Current Capacity of the bidder, the Department will exercise its discretion in selecting t…

(1) In order that the Department may have the necessary information to pass upon the ability of a Prospective Bidder to satisfactorily complete a project, each low bidder must submit on each proposal within one (1) business day after the letting a Certification of Capacity to per…

(1) In order for the Department to maintain a register of Subcontractors, any person desiring to perform work on Department projects as a Subcontractor must obtain a Certificate of Registration by submitting a notification of such desire under oath to the Department on forms to b…

(1) The prime Contractor may subcontract portions of the project to other prequalified Contractors or registered Subcontractors up to the amount provided for in the contract specifications. In figuring the total amount of Current Capacity available to a Contractor, it will be giv…

Any combination of bidders, each of whom is prequalified in accordance with these Rules will be permitted to bid jointly.

(1) The Certification of Qualification or the Certificate of Registration of any Person who makes or causes to be made any false, deceptive, or fraudulent statement(s) on the application required to be submitted, or in the course of any hearing under these Rules, may be temporari…

(1) The Department may suspend for a specified period of time, or revoke for good cause, any Contractor's Certificate of Qualification or Subcontractor's Certificate of Registration. Any Contractor whose Certificate of Qualification or Subcontractor whose Certificate of Registrat…

Contractors who submit bids to the Department of Transportation or Subcontractors who submit quotes on subcontract work to other Contractors who are bidders on Department contracts shall be governed according to the following: (a) Contractors and Subcontractors shall conduct thei…

The following terms, as used in the Rules of this Chapter, shall have the following meanings unless the context thereof indicates to the contrary: (a) "Abandoned" or "Discontinued": Any sign adjacent to a state-controlled route that has not contained a message for six consecutive…

All forms referred to in these Rules may be obtained from the Georgia Department of Transportation by accessing the address of the Outdoor Advertising Unit on the Department's official webpage.

(1) Signs Requiring a Permit: (a) Conforming Signs. The following are required to obtain a permit prior to the construction or erection of a sign, and for the continued maintenance of signs authorized by O.C.G.A. §§ 32-6-72(1),(4),(5), and 32-6-73(1): 1. Signs within 660 feet of …

(1) Necessary forms and general information can be obtained at the General Office or a District Office of the Department. Three forms are required, a copy of your W-9, an Application for Outdoor Advertising and a Local Government Certification for Outdoor Advertising. The forms r…

(1) An applicant agrees that an approved permit is subject to the following conditions: (a) Signs shall be erected, maintained and operational within 12 months of issuance of the permit or prior to the expiration of any extension granted in accordance with O.C.G.A. §32-6 74. (b) …

(1) In accordance with requirements of the O.C.G.A. §§ 32-6-75 and 32-6-76, the following limited revisions may be made in a previously approved conforming permit and sign upon the submission of a written request from the permit holder or his authorized representative and receipt…

(1) Effective Date of Renewal- All permits shall expire on the first day of April the year following issuance and shall be renewed between January 1st and April 1st each calendar year. (2) Renewal Notice- The Department shall furnish an itemized list of permits to the last known …

(1) If the Department believes that a permit holder has violated the conditions or certifications of his permit, the Department shall give thirty (30) days written notice by certified mail to the permit holder notifying him of said violation or violations. The notice shall contai…

An appeal from an adverse action by the Department may be made under the practices and procedures set forth in Rule 672-1-.05, Rules of the Georgia Department of Transportation, as long as the appeal is filed within 30 days following the Notice by the Department. Should a permit …

Pursuant to O.C.G.A. §§ 32-6-75.3 and 32-6-81, trees, shrubs, or other property on the state right-of-way shall not be unlawfully destroyed, altered, replaced, or removed. The Department will prosecute any infraction of this provision and the permit or permits for the signs adjac…

(1) When the Department determines that a conforming sign has become nonconforming, the Department shall notify the permit holder by certified mail of the changed status. In an unzoned area, if the business used to qualify a sign permit as conforming has been inactive for 6 month…

The following terms, as used in the Rules of this Chapter, shall have the following meanings unless the context thereof indicates to the contrary: (a) "Department": The Department of Transportation of the State of Georgia. (b) "Engineer": The Chief Engineer, acting directly or th…

When the Department believes that a sign has been erected or is being maintained without authorization, the Department shall notify the sign owner by certified mail and the landowner by copy, of the right to request an Administrative Hearing in accordance with O.C.G.A. § 32-6-70,…

The Department shall request an administrative hearing through the Office of State Administrative Hearings. The Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) shall under the provisions of the Georgia Administrative Procedure Act (Ga. L. 1964, p. 338, as amended), determine the applicability of …

The Department is authorized by O.C.G.A. §§ 32-6-91 through 32-6-94, to seek prosecution and injunctions prescribed therein and may proceed under same in addition to or in lieu of the remedies set forth under the Georgia Administrative Procedure Act (Ga. L. 1964, p. 338), as amen…

The following terms, as used in the Rules of this Chapter, shall have the following meanings unless the context thereof indicates to the contrary: (a) Department: The Department of Transportation of the State of Georgia. (b) Commissioner: The Commissioner of the Department of Tra…

Pursuant to 23 U.S.C. 136 and Ga. Laws 1973, pp. 947, 1069-1070, this chapter prescribes rules and regulations relating to the exercise of effective control of junkyards in areas adjacent to or within 1000 feet of the right-of-way boundaries of Interstate and Federal-aid primary …

In carrying out the purposes of this Chapter: (a) Emphasis shall be placed on encouraging recycling of scrap and junk where practicable. (b) Every effort shall be made to screen nonconforming junkyards which are to continue as on-going businesses. (c) Nonconforming junkyards are …

Distance from the edge of a right-of-way shall be measured horizontally along a line normal or perpendicular to the centerline of the highway.

(a) Responsibility for Screening. 1. Any junkyard lawfully in existence on April 6, 1967. the effective date of the Georgia Junkyard Control Act (Ga. L. 1967, pp. 433-438), which is within 1000 feet of the nearest edge of the right-of-way of a highway may be screened by the Depar…