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Georgia Statutes, Title 25

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Title 25

15 chapters · 285 sections in this title.

All chapters in Title 25285 Ch 15, OTHER SAFETY INSPECTIONS AND REGULATIONS66 Ch 2, REGULATION OF FIRE AND OTHER HAZARDS…48 Ch 12, REGULATION OF FIRE EXTINGUISHERS AND…22 Ch 11, REGULATION OF FIRE PROTECTION SYSTEM…19 Ch 10, REGULATION OF FIREWORKS17 Ch 4, FIREFIGHTER STANDARDS AND TRAINING16 Ch 9, BLASTING OR EXCAVATING NEAR UNDERGRO…16 Ch 3, LOCAL FIRE DEPARTMENTS GENERALLY14 Ch 5, RESOLUTION OF WAGES, HOURS, WORKING …14 Ch 8, REGULATION OF BLASTING OPERATIONS GE…12 Ch 6, MUTUAL AID RESOURCE PACTS11 Ch 14, GEORGIA FIRE SAFETY STANDARD AND FIR…11 Ch 13, MUNICIPAL, COUNTY, AND VOLUNTEER FIR…10 Ch 7, GEORGIA FIRE ACADEMY8

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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 Prohibition against use of nomenclature pertaining to particular ﬁre department in connection with solicitation, advertisement, publication, or production
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Any person who uses words pertaining to a particular municipal, county, or volunteer ﬁre department in connection with the planning, conduct, or execution of any solicitation; advertisement, circular, book, pamphlet, or other publication; or play, motion picture, broadcast, telec…
O.C.G.A. § 25-13-5 Prohibition against use of symbols pertaining to particular ﬁre department in connection with solicitation, advertisement, publication, or production

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Any person who uses or displays any current or historical symbol, including any emblem, seal, or badge, used by the department in connection with the planning, conduct, or execution of any solicitation; advertisement, circular, book, pamphlet, or other publication; or play, motio…

O.C.G.A. § 25-13-6 Procedure for obtaining permission to use nomenclature or symbols; discretion of local governing body

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Any person wishing permission to use the nomenclature or a symbol of a department may submit a written request for such permission to the ﬁre chief or director of public safety. Within 15 calendar days after receipt of the request, the ﬁre chief or director of public safety shall…

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.

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.

O.C.G.A. § 25-14-11 Impact of changes in New York safety standards

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If, after the date speciﬁed in paragraph (4.1) of Code Section 25-14-2, the New York safety standards are changed, then the Commissioner shall suggest proposed legislation to the chairpersons of the appropriate standing committees of the General Assembly as designated by the pres…

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 mance standar…

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. § 25-14-9 Manufacturing for sale or selling cigarettes outside of Georgia not prohibited

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Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to prohibit any person or entity from manufacturing or selling cigarettes that do not meet the requirements of Code Section 25-14-3 if the cigarettes are not for sale in this state or are packaged for sale outside the United States, and …

O.C.G.A. § 25-15-1 Office of Safety Fire Commissioner to be successor to Department of Labor relating to transferred functions

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(a) The office of Safety Fire Commissioner shall succeed to all rules, regulations, policies, procedures, and administrative orders of the Department of Labor in effect on June 30, 2012, or scheduled to go into effect on or after July 1, 2012, and which relate to the functions tr…

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. § 25-15-11 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. § 25-15-12 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 Deﬁnitions, rules, and regulations for safe construction, installation, inspection, maintenance, and repair

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(a)(1) The office shall formulate deﬁnitions, rules, and regulations for the safe construction, installation, inspection, maintenance, and repair of boilers and pressure vessels in this state. (2) The deﬁnitions, rules, and regulations so formulated for new construction shall be …

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. § 25-15-16 Exceptions from article and exemptions from inspection and certiﬁcate requirements

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(a) This article shall not apply to the following boilers and pressure vessels: (1) Boilers and pressure vessels under federal control or under regulations of 49 C.F.R. 192 and 193; (2) Pressure vessels used for transportation and storage of compressed or liqueﬁed gases when cons…

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 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, inspection, operation, maintenance, or repair of high pressure …

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 Suspension and revocation of inspector’s certiﬁcate of competency; hearing; reinstatement

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(a) An inspector’s certiﬁcate of competency may be suspended by the Commissioner after due investigation for the incompetence or untrustworthiness of the holder thereof or for willful falsiﬁcation of any matter or statement contained in his or her application or in a report of an…

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. § 25-15-24 Filing and maintenance of special investigator’s report; issuance and suspension of inspection certiﬁcate

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(a) Each company employing special inspectors shall, within 30 days following each certiﬁcate inspection made by such inspectors, ﬁle a report of such inspection with the chief inspector upon appropriate forms as promulgated by the Commissioner. The ﬁling of reports of external i…

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. § 25-15-27 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 Limitations on authority of local governments to regulate boilers and pressure vessels

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No county, municipality, or other political subdivision shall have the power to make any laws, ordinances, or resolutions providing for the construction, installation, inspection, maintenance, and repair of boilers and pressure vessels within the limits of such county, municipali…

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…

O.C.G.A. § 25-15-50 Short title

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This article shall be known and may be cited as the “Amusement Ride Safety Act.” History. Code 1981, § 34-12-1, enacted by Ga. L. 1985, p. 1453, § 1; Code 1981, § 25-15-50, as redesignated by Ga. L. 2012, p. 1144, § 3/SB 446.

O.C.G.A. § 25-15-51 Deﬁnitions

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As used in this article, the term: (1) “Amusement ride” means any mechanical device, other than those regulated by the Consumer Products Safety Commission, which carries or conveys passengers along, around, or over a ﬁxed or restricted route or course or within a deﬁned area for …

O.C.G.A. § 25-15-52 Consultation with persons knowledgeable in area of amusement rides

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The Commissioner shall be authorized to consult with persons knowledgeable in the area of the amusement ride industry and to create committees composed of such consultants to assist the Commissioner in carrying out his or her duties under this article. History. Code 1981, § 34-12…

O.C.G.A. § 25-15-53 Formulation of standards and regulations for rides; related powers and duties

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(a) The office shall formulate standards and regulations, or changes to such standards and regulations, for the safe assembly, disassembly, repair, maintenance, use, operation, and inspection of all amusement rides. The standards and regulations shall be reasonable and based upon…

O.C.G.A. § 25-15-54 Licensing of private inspectors

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The office may license such private inspectors as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this article. History. Code 1981, § 34-12-6, enacted by Ga. L. 1985, p. 1453, § 1; Code 1981, § 25-15-54, as redesignated by Ga. L. 2012, p. 1144, § 3/SB 446.

O.C.G.A. § 25-15-55 Permit required to operate rides; certiﬁcate of inspection

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(a) No amusement ride shall be operated, except for purposes of testing and inspection, until a permit for its operation has been issued by the office. The owner of an amusement ride shall apply for a permit to the office on a form furnished by the office providing such informati…

O.C.G.A. § 25-15-56 Amusement ride inspection; issuance of certiﬁcate of inspection

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(a) All amusement rides shall be inspected annually, and may be inspected more frequently, by a licensed inspector at the owner’s or operator’s expense. If the amusement ride meets all relevant provisions of this article and the standards and regulations adopted pursuant to this …

O.C.G.A. § 25-15-57 Waiver of ride inspection requirement

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The office may waive the requirement of subsection (a) of Code Section 25-15-56 if the owner of an amusement ride gives satisfactory proof to the office that the amusement ride has passed an inspection conducted by a federal agency or by another state whose standards and regulati…

O.C.G.A. § 25-15-58 Issuance of permits

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The office shall issue a permit to operate an amusement ride to the owner thereof upon successful completion of a safety inspection of the amusement ride conducted by a licensed inspector and upon receiving an application for permit with a certiﬁcate of insurance. The permit shal…

O.C.G.A. § 25-15-59 Owner recordkeeping

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The owner shall maintain up-to-date maintenance, inspection, and repair records between inspection periods for each amusement ride in accordance with such standards and regulations as are adopted pursuant to this article. Such records shall contain a copy of all inspection report…

O.C.G.A. § 25-15-60 Restrictions on ride operators

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No person shall be permitted to operate an amusement ride unless he or she is at least 16 years of age. An operator shall be in attendance at all times that an amusement ride is in operation and shall operate no more than one amusement ride at any given time. History. Code 1981, …