Proceedings before commissioner generally; appeal from orders

In all respects in which the commissioner has power and authority under this article, proceedings may be instituted, complaints made and filed with him or her, process issued, hearings held, and opinions, orders, and decisions made and filed. Any final order of the commissioner may be reviewed by any court of competent jurisdiction under the conditions and subject to the limitations prescribed by law which relate to the commissioner. (Ga. L. 1931, p. 199, § 16; Code 1933, § 68-621; Ga. L. 1996, p. 950, § 3; Ga. L. 2000, p. 951, § 9-4; Ga. L. 2004, p. 631, § 46.) The 2004 amendment, effective May 13, 2004, part of an Act to revise, modernize, and correct the Code, substituted ‘‘filed with him or her,’’ for ‘‘filed with it,’’ in the middle of the first sentence. Editor’s notes. — Ga. L. 1906, p. 950, § 3, effective April 15, 1996, reenacted this Code section without change. Ga. L. 2000, p. 951, § 13-1, not codified by the General Assembly, provides that the 2000 Act which amended this Code section becomes fully effective July 1, 2001, but autho- 604 Page: 605 Job Path: @mfgmic/west/stcodes/ga/repl/qj04040.63 Date: 06/30/04 Time: 20:58:35 0000 42051-21 46-7-33 (QS) GA 04 RV34 -- 3rd RUN MOTOR CARRIERS rizes administrative action commencing April 28, 2000, for purposes of appointing certain officials, adopting rules and regulations, employing personnel, and preparing for and phasing in full implementation; provided, however, that the Governor may by executive order extend the date for full 46-7-34 implementation of the Act to no later than July 1, 2003. In accordance with an executive order issued June 29, 2001, by the Governor, the amendment of this Code section by Ga. L. 2000, p. 951, became fully effective July 1, 2001.