Title 25 — Fire Protection and Safety
0 chapters · 235 sections in this title.
O.C.G.A. § 25-9-12 Notice requirements for emergency excavations
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The appropriate notice requirements prescribed by Code Section 25-9-6 shall not be required of persons performing emergency excavations; provided, however, that any person that engages in an emergency excavation shall take all reasonable precautions to avoid or minimize damage to…
O.C.G.A. § 25-9-14 Strict liability; bond authorization; civil penalties; advisory committee
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(a) Any person that violates the requirements of subsection (a), (f), or (g) of Code Section 25-9-6 and when resultant blasting or excavating damages underground facilities or sewer laterals such person shall be strictly liable for: (1) All costs incurred by the facility owner or…
O.C.G.A. § 25-9-2 Purpose of chapter
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The purpose of this chapter is to protect the public from physical harm, prevent injury to persons and property, and prevent interruptions of service resulting from damage to underground facilities and sewer laterals caused by blasting or excavating operations by providing a meth…
O.C.G.A. § 25-9-3 Definitions
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As used in this chapter, the term: 125 25-9-3 (1) “Abandoned underground facility” means an underground facility taken out of service by a facility owner or operator on or after January 1, 2001. (2) “Appropriate notice” means a notice period that: (A) Is associated with an effect…
O.C.G.A. § 25-9-4 Design locate request and response
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(a) Any person may submit a design locate request to the UPC. Such design locate request shall: (1) Describe the tract or parcel of land for which the design locate 131 25-9-4 request has been submitted with sufficient particularity, as defined by policies developed and promulgate…
O.C.G.A. § 25-9-5 Transportation department
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Cooperation between department and UPC, §25-9-10.1. White lining. Defined, §25-9-3. Marking location for blasting or excavation. Local ordinances imposing additional requirements, prohibited, §25-9-11.1. Requirements for marking by white lining, §25-9-6. V VACCINATIONS. COVID-19. …
O.C.G.A. § 25-9-6 Prerequisites to blasting or excavating; marking of sites
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(a) No person shall commence, perform, or engage in blasting or in excavating with mechanized excavating equipment on any tract or parcel of land in any county in this state unless and until the person planning the blasting or excavating has submitted a locate request to the UPC …
O.C.G.A. § 25-9-9 Short title
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Purpose of chapter. Definitions. Design locate request and response. Cooperation with UPC; permanent markers for water and sewer facilities; accurate placement; point of contact list. Prerequisites to blasting or excavating; marking of sites. Determining presence of underground fa…
O.C.G.A. § 25-10-1 Definitions
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(a) As used in this chapter, the term: (1) “Consumer fireworks” means any small fireworks devices 155 25-10-1 containing restricted amounts of pyrotechnic composition, designed primarily to produce visible or audible effects by combustion, that comply with the construction, chemica…
O.C.G.A. § 25-10-10 Lawful use, §25-10-2
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Licenses. Distributors of consumer fireworks, §25-10-5.1. Manufacture, storage and transportation. Fees, §25-10-5. Required, §25-10-5. Pyrotechnics exhibits, §25-10-3.2. Expiration, §25-10-5. Fees, §25-10-5. Revocation, suspension or nonrenewal. Cease and desist order violation, §…
O.C.G.A. § 25-10-11 Food
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Adulteration and misbranding. Violations, §26-2-23. Meat contamination. Animals suspected of bearing residue causing. Violations of provisions, §26-2-185. Meat inspections. Violations of provisions, §26-2-86. Milk and milk products. Enforcement of article, §26-2-248. Raw dairy ac…
O.C.G.A. § 25-10-12 TOWNHOUSES
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Smoke detectors. Where required, §25-2-40. TOY CANES. Fireworks not to include toy canes using paper caps, §25-10-1. TRADEMARKS AND SERVICE MARKS. Meat. Use of “Georgia” trademark, §26-2-115. THIRD PARTIES. Prescriptions. Third-party prescription programs, §§26-4-140 to 26-4-148.…
O.C.G.A. § 25-10-2 FIRE LOSS
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Records, §§25-2-12, 25-2-32, 25-2-33. FIRE MARSHALS. Fires. State minimum fire safety standards. Noncompliance with codes, standards, etc. Fire marshal, state inspectors, code officials, etc, enforcement authority, §25-2-14.2. Local fire marshals, §25-2-12.1. FIRE PREVENTION CODE. …
O.C.G.A. § 25-10-3 Permitted sales and uses of fireworks
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Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to prohibit the following: (1) The wholesale or retail sale of fireworks for use in a public exhibition or public display and the transportation of fireworks for such use, provided that any person selling at wholesale or retail or transpor…
O.C.G.A. § 25-10-3.1 Storage of fireworks by licensed nonmanufacturers
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(a) Fireworks defined as Class B explosives or the equivalent thereof by regulations of the United States Department of Transportation set forth in Part 173 of Title 49 of the Code of Federal Regulations and which are to be used only for purposes of a public exhibition or display …
O.C.G.A. § 25-10-4.1 Prohibition of employment of minors where fireworks are stored or displayed
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No person under the age of 18 shall be employed to work at any magazine, or at any facility containing a magazine, wherein fireworks are stored or to work in any public exhibition or display of fireworks. History. Code 1981, § 25-10-4.1, enacted by Ga. L. 1996, p. 945, § 5. 25-10-5…
O.C.G.A. § 25-10-5 STORM-WATER
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Fire departments. Emergency assistance to federal agencies, §25-3-3. STRICT LIABILITY. Utility facility protection, §25-9-14. STRIKES. Firefighters, §25-5-12. STUDENT LOANS. Pharmacists and pharmacies. License discipline for default of loan, restrictions, §26-4-60. SUBPOENAS. Arso…
O.C.G.A. § 25-10-5.1 Permitted sales, §25-10-3
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Prohibited acts, §25-10-2. Penalty, §25-10-9. Temporary retail sales stands, §25-10-2. Tent, canopy or membrane structure, penalty for selling from, §25-10-9. Violations of chapter. Contraband. Seizure and disposition, §25-10-6. Signs. Distributors of consumer fireworks. Signage r…
O.C.G.A. § 25-10-6 Distributors
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License required, §25-10-5.1. Permitted activities, §25-10-2. Lawful and unlawful activities generally, §25-10-2. Locations where consumer fireworks not to be used, §25-10-2. Operating under the influence of alcohol or drugs, §25-10-2.1. Violations of chapter. Enforcement authority…
O.C.G.A. § 25-10-7 Applicability of provisions of chapter
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This chapter shall not apply to the high explosives covered by Code Section 25-2-17 over which the Safety Fire Commissioner has regulatory control. 176 25-10-10 History. Ga. L. 1955, p. 550, § 8; Ga. L. 1962, p. 11, § 8; Ga. L. 1982, p. 3, § 25. 25-10-8. Penalty for violations of…
O.C.G.A. § 25-10-8 Penalty for violations of chapter
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(a) Any person, firm, corporation, association, or partnership that violates Code Section 25-10-3.2 shall be guilty of a felony and shall be punished by imprisonment for not less than two nor more than ten years, or by a fine of not more than $10,000.00, or both. (b) Any person, fir…
O.C.G.A. § 25-10-9 Penalty for illegal use or sale of fireworks
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Notwithstanding any provision of this chapter to the contrary, the Safety Fire Commissioner shall have the authority to subject any person, firm, corporation, association, or partnership that knowingly violates this chapter to a monetary penalty of up to $2,500.00 for each and eve…
O.C.G.A. § 25-11-1 Short title
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This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the “Georgia Fire Sprinkler Act.” History. Code 1981, § 25-11-1, enacted by Ga. L. 1982, p. 1212, § 1; Ga. L. 1997, p. 1698, § 1; Ga. L. 1998, p. 128, § 25. 180 25-11-1 FIRE PROT. SYS. & PROFESSIONALS
O.C.G.A. § 25-11-11 Short title
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Definitions. Powers and duties of the Commissioner; delegation of authority. Certificate of competency. Fire protection sprinkler contractor license. Fire protection system inspector license. Fire protection system designer license. Requirement that installation, repair, or other w…
O.C.G.A. § 25-11-12 Rules and regulations; forms
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The Commissioner may promulgate such rules and regulations as he or she deems necessary to carry out the provisions of this chapter. The Commissioner may also prescribe the forms required for the administration of this chapter. History. Code 1981, § 25-11-6, enacted by Ga. L. 198…
O.C.G.A. § 25-11-14 Processing plants
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Meat, poultry and dairy. Ordinances, §26-2-212. CREAM. Milk and milk products generally, §§26-2-230 to 26-2-250. Pastries filled with cream or synthetic cream. Standards for food, labeling and containers, §26-2-392. CREAMERIES. Milk and milk products generally, §§26-2-230 to 26-2-…
O.C.G.A. § 25-11-15 Inspections
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Defined, §25-11-2. Individuals authorized to inspect and maintain systems, §25-11-11. Installation or repair. Performed or supervised by certificate holder, §25-11-8. Underground facilities or piping connections. License, §25-11-13. Insurance. Requirements, §25-11-4. Licenses. Appl…
O.C.G.A. § 25-11-16 Issuance of orders; penalties; injunctions
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(a) Whenever the Commissioner shall have reason to believe that any individual is or has been violating any provisions of this chapter, the Commissioner, his or her deputy, his or her assistant, or other designated persons may issue and deliver to the individual an order to cease…
O.C.G.A. § 25-11-17 Violations of chapter
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Cease and desist orders, §25-11-16. Penalties, §25-11-16. Water-based fire protection shop drawings. Review, §25-11-9. Water-based fire protection systems. Documents. Preparation for construction by designers, §25-11-10. Underground facilities or piping connecting to. Valid license…
O.C.G.A. § 25-11-18 Violations of chapter, §25-11-16
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Food service establishments. Hair nets or hats. Civil penalties for failure of food preparers to use, §26-2-373.1. Meat inspection. Administrative penalties, §26-2-82. Judicial review, §26-2-82. Pharmacists and pharmacies. Third-party prescription programs. Violations of part, §2…
O.C.G.A. § 25-11-19 Short title, §25-11-1
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FIRE SPRINKLER CONTRACTORS, §§25-11-1 to 25-11-19. Administrative procedure. Enforcement of provisions, §25-11-16. Certificate of competency. Application, §25-11-4. Building permit. Proof of contractor’s competency as requirement, §25-11-13. Defined, §25-11-2. Fees, §25-11-4. Insta…
O.C.G.A. § 25-11-2 Definitions
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As used in this chapter, the term: (1) “Certificate” or “certificate of competency” means the document issued by the Commissioner to a certificate holder who has demonstrated adequate technical knowledge and ability to design in accordance with recognized standards as adopted by the…
O.C.G.A. § 25-11-3 Fire marshals
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Local fire marshal, §25-2-12.1. State fire marshal, §25-2-7. Fire loss information. Request for release of information by insurers, §25-2-33. Investigation of suspected arson, §§25-2-27, 25-2-28. Right of deputized officials to inspect buildings and premises, §25-2-22. 660 INDEX DI…
O.C.G.A. § 25-11-4 Certificate of competency
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(a) Any individual desiring to become a certificate holder shall submit to the Commissioner a completed application on forms prescribed by the Commissioner. Such individual shall remit with his or her application a nonrefundable certificate fee of $150.00 plus a one-time filing fee …
O.C.G.A. § 25-11-5 Fire protection sprinkler contractor license
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(a) Where a fire protection sprinkler contractor has multiple office locations for the purpose of design, installation, repair, alteration, 185 25-11-6 addition, maintenance, or inspection of water-based fire protection systems, each location shall be licensed under the provisions …
O.C.G.A. § 25-11-6 Fire protection system inspector license
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(a) Any individual desiring to become a fire protection system inspector shall submit to the Commissioner a completed application on the prescribed forms. Such individual shall remit with his or her application a nonrefundable license fee of $100.00 plus a one-time filing fee of $7…
O.C.G.A. § 25-11-7 Fire protection system designer license
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(a) Any individual desiring to become a fire protection system designer shall submit to the Commissioner a completed application on forms prescribed by the Commissioner. Such individual shall remit with his or her application a nonrefundable license fee of $100.00 plus a one-time …
O.C.G.A. § 25-11-9 Review of water-based fire protection shop drawings
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(a) Water-based fire protection shop drawings shall be reviewed for code compliance with the state minimum standards by a certificate of competency holder. (b) The reviewing certificate holder’s signature, printed name, and certificate number indicating such compliance shall be indic…
O.C.G.A. § 25-12-1 Compliance with chapter; license requirement
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It is unlawful for any firm to engage in the business of installing, inspecting, recharging, repairing, servicing, or testing of portable fire extinguishers or fire suppression systems, as defined by this chapter, in this state except in conformity with the provisions of this chapter…
O.C.G.A. § 25-12-10 Forms of licenses, permits, and applications
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The forms of such licenses and permits and applications and fees therefor shall be prescribed by the Commissioner by rule or regulation, subject to the limitations on fees provided for in Code Sections 25-12-7 and 25-12-8. In addition to such other information and data as the Com…
O.C.G.A. § 25-12-11 Requirements for issuance of license
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A license may not be issued by the Commissioner until: (1) The applicant has submitted to the Commissioner evidence of registration as a Georgia corporation; (2) The Commissioner or a person designated by him has by inspection determined that the applicant possesses the equipment…
O.C.G.A. § 25-12-12 Nonrefundable filing fee required for first permit
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No permit may be issued to a person for the first time by the Commissioner until the applicant has submitted a nonrefundable filing fee fixed by rule or regulation of the Commissioner. History. Code 1981, § 25-12-12, enacted by Ga. L. 1991, p. 933, § 1.
O.C.G.A. § 25-12-13 Amended licenses or permits
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(a) Any firm or individual holding a valid license or permit desiring to perform an activity not covered by the current permit may submit an application for an amended license or permit at any time between January 1 and the date established by the Commissioner for filing applicatio…
O.C.G.A. § 25-12-14 Production of license or permit on demand
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Every permittee must have a valid and subsisting permit upon his person at all times while engaging in the installing, inspection, recharging, repairing, servicing, or testing of fire suppression systems or portable fire extinguishers. Every licensee or permittee must be able to pr…
O.C.G.A. § 25-12-15 Rules and regulations for standards
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The Commissioner may adopt rules and regulations setting forth the proper installation, inspection, recharging, repairing, servicing, or testing of fire suppression systems or portable fire extinguishers. The Commissioner may adopt by rule the applicable standards of the National F…
O.C.G.A. § 25-12-16 Specifications for service tags
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The Commissioner shall make and promulgate specifications as to the number, type, size, shape, color, and information and data contained thereon of service tags to be attached to all portable fire extinguishers and fire suppression systems covered by this chapter when they are insta…
O.C.G.A. § 25-12-17 Violation of chapter by licensee or permittee
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(a) The violation of any provision of this chapter or any rule or 203 25-12-17 regulation adopted and promulgated pursuant to this chapter or the failure or refusal to comply with any notice or order to correct a violation or any cease and desist order by any person who possesses…
O.C.G.A. § 25-12-18 Pharmacists and pharmacies
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State board of pharmacy. Service of notice and legal process, §26-4-24. State board of pharmacy.
O.C.G.A. § 25-12-19 Penalty for violation of chapter
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(a) Any person, firm, or corporation which violates any provision of this chapter or any order, rule, or regulation of the Commissioner shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. (b) It shall also constitute a misdemeanor willfully or intentionally to: (1) Obliterate the serial number on a…
O.C.G.A. § 25-12-2 Definitions
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As used in this chapter, the term: (1) “Commissioner” means the Safety Fire Commissioner. (2) “Engineered fire suppression system” means any fire suppression system having pipe lengths, number of fittings, number and types of nozzles, suppression agent flow rates, and nozzle pressure…