Title 25 — Fire Protection and Safety
0 chapters · 235 sections in this title.
O.C.G.A. § 25-12-20 Delegation of authority by the Commissioner
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Any authority, power, or duty vested in the Commissioner by any provision of this chapter may be exercised, discharged, or performed by a deputy, assistant, or other designated employee acting in the Commissioner’s name and by his delegated authority. The Commissioner shall be re…
O.C.G.A. § 25-12-21 Fees collected; grants and gifts
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(a) All fees collected by the Commissioner for licenses, permits, and related examinations pursuant to the provisions of this chapter shall be deposited in the general fund of this state in accordance with applicable laws of this state. (b) The Commissioner is authorized to recei…
O.C.G.A. § 25-12-22 Firefighters
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Fire academy, §§25-7-1 to 25-7-8. General provisions, §§25-4-1 to 25-4-12. Labor and employment relations, §§25-5-1 to 25-5-14. Firefighting foam. Use of Class B firefighting foam with PFAS chemicals, §25-2-41. Fire safety standard and firefighter protection act. Cigarette fire safety …
O.C.G.A. § 25-12-3 Fire suppression systems; license required
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All fire suppression systems required by the Commissioner’s rules and regulations or by other state or local fire safety rules or regulations must be installed, inspected, repaired, recharged, serviced, or tested only by a firm licensed under the provisions of this chapter, except a…
O.C.G.A. § 25-12-4 Portable fire extinguishers; license required
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All portable fire extinguishers required by the Commissioner’s rules and regulations or by other state or local fire safety rules or regulations must be installed, inspected, repaired, recharged, serviced, or tested only by a firm licensed under the provisions of this chapter, excep…
O.C.G.A. § 25-12-6 Visual inspections
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Preengineered fire suppression systems. Fire chiefs, fire marshals or fire inspectors, §25-12-5. Installation and servicing. Licensed firm, §25-12-3. Permits. Individuals, §25-12-8. Portable fire extinguishers, §25-12-4. Service tags. Specifications, §25-12-16. Licenses. Amendment, §25…
O.C.G.A. § 25-12-8 Fees
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Nonrefundable filing fee, §25-12-12. Individual installing, inspecting, servicing or testing, §25-12-8. Issuance. Requirement, §25-12-12. Production on demand, §25-12-14. Renewal. Failure to renew, §25-12-9. Suspension or revocation. Additional grounds, §25-12-18. Violations of ch…
O.C.G.A. § 25-12-9 Period of licenses and permits; failure to renew
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The licenses and permits required by this chapter shall be issued by the Commissioner for each license year beginning January 1 and expiring the following December 31. The failure to renew a license or permit by December 31 will cause the license or permit to become inoperative. …
O.C.G.A. § 25-13-1 Short title
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This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the “Municipal, County, and Volunteer Fire Departments Nomenclature Act of 1996.” History. Code 1981, § 25-13-1, enacted by Ga. L. 1996, p. 772, § 1. 25-13-2. Declaration of public policy.
O.C.G.A. § 25-13-10 Powers
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Emergencies, §25-3-2. General provisions, §25-3-1. Publication. Nomenclature and symbols. Use in connection with publication. Prohibited act, §§25-13-4, 25-13-5. Schools and education. Conducting programs in fire prevention and safety, §25-3-1. Solicitation. Nomenclature and symbo…
O.C.G.A. § 25-13-2 Declaration of public policy
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It is declared to be contrary to the health, safety, and public welfare of the people of this state for any individual or organization to act in a manner which would mislead the public into believing that a member of the public is dealing with any municipal, county, or volunteer …
O.C.G.A. § 25-13-3 Definitions
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As used in this chapter, the term: (1) “Badge” means any official badge used in the past or present by members of municipal, county, or volunteer fire departments. (2) “Department” means any municipal, county, or volunteer fire department. (3) “Director of public safety” means the …
O.C.G.A. § 25-13-4 Public policy, §25-13-2
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Title of act. Short title, §25-13-1. Use of nomenclature or symbols. Permission. Procedure for obtaining, §25-13-6. Prohibited act, §§25-13-4, 25-13-5. Violations of provisions. Civil penalties, §25-13-8. Criminal penalties, §25-13-10. Damages. Actions, §25-13-9. Injunctions, §25…
O.C.G.A. § 25-13-5 BREAST CANCER
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Fire departments. Insurance coverage for members diagnosed with cancer, §25-3-23. BOVINES. Meat inspection, §§26-2-60 to 26-2-133. Processing plants. Meat, poultry and dairy, §§26-2-200 to 26-2-215. BRAIN RELATED DISORDERS.
O.C.G.A. § 25-13-7 Injunctions against violations
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Whenever there shall be an actual or threatened violation of Code Section 25-13-4 or 25-13-5, the local governing body shall have the right to apply to the superior court of the county of residence of the violator for an injunction to restrain the violation. History. Code 1981, §…
O.C.G.A. § 25-13-8 Civil penalties
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In addition to any other relief or sanction for a violation of Code Section 25-13-4 or 25-13-5 and where the violation is willful, the local governing body shall be entitled to collect a civil penalty in the amount of $500.00 for each violation. Further, when there is a finding of…
O.C.G.A. § 25-13-9 Actions for civil damages
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Any person who has given money or any other item of value to another person due in part to such person’s use of the nomenclature or symbol of a department in violation of this chapter may maintain a suit for damages against the violator. Where it is proven that the violation was …
O.C.G.A. § 25-14-1 Short title
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This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the “Georgia Fire Safety Standard and Firefighter Protection Act.” History. Code 1981, § 25-14-1, enacted by Ga. L. 2008, p. 104, § 1/SB 418. 25-14-2. Definitions.
O.C.G.A. § 25-14-10 Effect of modification of federal standards
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This chapter shall cease to be applicable if federal reduced cigarette ignition propensity standards that preempt this chapter are enacted. History. Code 1981, § 25-14-10, enacted by Ga. L. 2008, p. 104, § 1/SB 418. 25-14-11. Impact of changes in New York safety standards.
O.C.G.A. § 25-14-11 Circuses
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Licenses. Fire prevention regulatory license, §25-2-20. Class B firefighting foam with PFAS chemicals, use, §25-2-41. Code officials. State minimum fire safety standards. Noncompliance with codes, standards, etc. Fire marshal, state inspectors, code officials, etc, enforcement autho…
O.C.G.A. § 25-14-2 Definitions
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As used in this chapter, the term: (1) “Agent” means any person authorized by the state revenue commissioner to purchase and affix stamps on packages of cigarettes. (2) “Cigarette” means: (A) Any roll for smoking made wholly or in part of tobacco when the cover of the roll is pap…
O.C.G.A. § 25-14-3 Standards for testing cigarettes; reports; exceptions
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(a) Except as provided in subsection (h) of this Code section, no cigarettes may be sold or offered for sale in this state or offered for sale or sold to persons located in this state unless the cigarettes have been tested in accordance with the test method and meet the performan…
O.C.G.A. § 25-14-4 Written certification
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(a) Each manufacturer shall submit to the Commissioner a written certification attesting that: (1) Each cigarette listed in the certification has been tested in accordance with Code Section 25-14-3; and (2) Each cigarette listed in the certification meets the perfor219 25-14-4 mance…
O.C.G.A. § 25-14-5 Required marking of cigarettes
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(a) Cigarettes that are certified by a manufacturer in accordance with Code Section 25-14-4 shall be marked to indicate compliance with the requirements of Code Section 25-14-3. The marking shall be in eight-point type or larger and consist of: (1) Modification of the Universal Pro…
O.C.G.A. § 25-14-6 Civil penalty; forfeiture
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(a) A manufacturer, wholesale dealer, agent, or any other person or entity who knowingly sells or offers to sell cigarettes, other than through retail sale, in violation of Code Section 25-14-3, for a first offense shall be subject to a civil penalty not to exceed $100.00 dollars …
O.C.G.A. § 25-14-7 Rules and regulations; inspections
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(a) The Commissioner may promulgate rules and regulations, pursuant to Chapter 13 of Title 50, necessary to effectuate the purposes of this chapter. (b) The state revenue commissioner in the regular course of conducting inspections of wholesale dealers, agents, and retail dealers…
O.C.G.A. § 25-14-8 Enforcement of this chapter; cooperation during inspections
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To enforce the provisions of this chapter, the Attorney General and the Commissioner, their duly authorized representatives, and other law enforcement personnel shall be authorized to examine the books, papers, invoices, and other records of any person in possession, control, or …
O.C.G.A. § 25-15-1 Schools and education
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Fire prevention programs, §25-2-31. Self-service gasoline stations. Definitions, §25-2-16. Hold-open latches. Use, §25-2-16. Sheriffs. Assistance in determining cause of fire. Payment, §25-2-35. Smoke detectors. Dwellings and dwelling units. Required, §25-2-40. Sovereign immunity. …
O.C.G.A. § 25-15-10 Short title
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This article shall be known and may be cited as the “Boiler and Pressure Vessel Safety Act” and, except as otherwise provided in this article, shall apply to all boilers and pressure vessels. History. Code 1981, § 34-11-1, enacted by Ga. L. 1984, p. 1227, § 1; Code 1981, § 25-15-…
O.C.G.A. § 25-15-100 State liability not created
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Neither this article nor any provision of this article shall be construed to place any liability on the State of Georgia, the office, or the Commissioner with respect to any claim by any person, firm, or corporation relating in any way whatsoever to carnival rides and any injury o…
O.C.G.A. § 25-15-101 Accident reports, §25-15-91
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Advisory board on carnival ride safety. Defined, §25-15-81. Age of ride operators. Minimum age, §25-15-90. Age requirements. Posting, §25-15-98. Bond of operators, §25-15-92. Carnival ride safety act. Short title, §25-15-80. Cessation orders. Temporary orders, §25-15-96. Complianc…
O.C.G.A. § 25-15-11 Definitions
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As used in this article, the term: (1) “Boiler” means a closed vessel in which water or other liquid is heated, steam or vapor is generated, or steam is superheated or in which any combination of these functions is accomplished, under pressure or vacuum, for use externally to its…
O.C.G.A. § 25-15-110 Unsafe conditions
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Remedy by city or county, §25-2-25. Excavations. Utility facility protection, §§25-9-1 to 25-9-14. Fire extinguishers and suppression systems, §§25-12-1 to 25-12-22. Fire sprinkler contractors, §§25-11-1 to 25-11-19. Permits. State minimum fire safety standards. Buildings presenti…
O.C.G.A. § 25-15-12 Consulting on boilers and pressure vessels
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The Commissioner shall be authorized to consult with persons knowledgeable in the areas of construction, use, or safety of boilers and pressure vessels and to create committees composed of such consultants to assist the Commissioner in carrying out his or her duties under this ar…
O.C.G.A. § 25-15-13 Cigarette fire safety
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Rules promulgation by commissioner, §25-14-7. Drug abuse treatment and education programs, §26-5-6. Drug and cosmetic act. Promulgation, §26-3-16. Eggs. Candlers and graders. Promulgation of rules and regulations regarding qualifications, §26-2-272. Promulgation by commissioner, §…
O.C.G.A. § 25-15-14 SPLIT LEVELS
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Smoke detectors. Dwellings, dwelling units and other facilities with, §25-2-40. 726 INDEX SPORTS ARENAS. Epinephrine. Storage of auto-injectable epinephrine in places of public accommodation. Health practitioners authorized to prescribe for, §26-4-116.1. SPORTS LEAGUES. Epinephri…
O.C.G.A. § 25-15-15 Maximum allowable working pressure
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(a) The maximum allowable working pressure of a boiler carrying the ASME Code symbol or of a pressure vessel carrying the ASME or API-ASME symbol shall be determined by the applicable sections of the code under which it was constructed and stamped. Subject to the concurrence of t…
O.C.G.A. § 25-15-17 Chief inspector
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(a) The Commissioner may appoint to be chief inspector a citizen of this state or, if not available, a citizen of another state, who shall have had at the time of such appointment not less than five years’ experience in the construction, installation, inspection, operation, mainte…
O.C.G.A. § 25-15-18 Deputy inspectors
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The Commissioner may employ deputy inspectors who shall be 236 25-15-18 OTHER SAFETY INSP. & REGULATIONS 25-15-19 responsible to the chief inspector and who shall have had at the time of appointment not less than three years’ experience in the construction, installation, inspecti…
O.C.G.A. § 25-15-19 Special inspectors; owner or user inspectors
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(a) In addition to the deputy inspectors authorized by Code Section 25-15-18 the Commissioner shall, upon the request of any company licensed to insure and insuring in this state boilers and pressure vessels or upon the request of any company operating pressure vessels in this st…
O.C.G.A. § 25-15-20 Examination of inspectors
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The examination for chief, deputy, special, or owner or user inspectors shall be in writing and shall be held by the office or by an examining board appointed in accordance with the requirements of the National Board of Boiler and Pressure Vessel Inspectors, with at least two mem…
O.C.G.A. § 25-15-21 Cigarette fire safety
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Labeling of cigarettes. Notification to commissioner of markings selected, §25-14-5. Drug abuse treatment and education programs. Denial, suspension or revocation of licenses, §26-5-15. Drug and cosmetic act. Violations. Notice to possible defendant, §26-3-5. 705 INDEX NOTICE —Con…
O.C.G.A. § 25-15-22 Replacement of lost or destroyed certificates of competency
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If a certificate of competency is lost or destroyed, a new certificate of competency shall be issued in its place without another examination. History. Code 1981, § 34-11-13, enacted by Ga. L. 1984, p. 1227, § 1; Code 1981, § 25-1522, as redesignated by Ga. L. 2012, p. 1144, § 2/SB…
O.C.G.A. § 25-15-23 Inspections
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(a) The Commissioner, the chief inspector, or any deputy inspector shall have free access, during reasonable hours, to any premises in this state where a boiler or pressure vessel is being constructed for use in, or is being installed in, this state for the purpose of ascertainin…
O.C.G.A. § 25-15-25 Reinspections and fees; waiver of penalties and interest
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(a) Boilers and pressure vessels, subject to operating certificate inspections by special, owner, or user inspectors, shall be inspected within 60 calendar days following the required reinspection date. Inspections not performed within this 60 calendar day period shall result in a…
O.C.G.A. § 25-15-26 Short title
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Definitions. Consulting on boilers and pressure vessels. Definitions, rules, and regulations for safe construction, installation, inspection, maintenance, and repair. Effect on new construction and installation. Maximum allowable working pressure. Exceptions from article and exempt…
O.C.G.A. § 25-15-27 Payment of inspection fees
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The owner or user of a boiler or pressure vessel required by this article to be inspected by the chief inspector or a deputy inspector shall pay directly to the chief inspector, upon completion of inspection, fees as prescribed in rules and regulations promulgated by the Commissi…
O.C.G.A. § 25-15-28 Appeals
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(a) Any person aggrieved by an order or an act of the Commissioner or the chief inspector under this article may, within 15 days of notice thereof, request a hearing before an administrative law judge of the Office of State Administrative Hearings, as provided by Code Section 50-…
O.C.G.A. § 25-15-29 Carnival ride regulation, §25-15-101
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POULTRY. Contamination. Animals suspected of bearing residue causing contaminated meat, §§26-2-180 to 26-2-186. Eggs. General provisions, §§26-2-260 to 26-2-274. Mobile sales, §§26-2-410 to 26-2-413.
O.C.G.A. § 25-15-30 State liability not created
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Neither this article nor any provision of this article shall be construed to place any liability on the State of Georgia, the office, or the Commissioner with respect to any claim by any person, firm, or corporation relating in any way whatsoever to boilers and pressure vessels an…