Title 50

The board of directors shall appoint and shall provide for the compensation of a chief executive officer who shall be an employee of the corporation and who shall direct the day-to-day operations and management of the corporation and shall be vested with such powers and duties as…

(a) The corporation shall have any and all powers necessary or convenient to its usefulness in carrying out and effectuating the purposes and provisions of this chapter which are not in conflict with the Constitution of this state and which are generally exercised by corporations …

The purpose of this article is to establish a policy and to provide a system whereby all claimant agencies of this state in conjunction with the corporation shall cooperate in identifying debtors who owe money to the state through its various claimant agencies or to persons on wh…

As used in this article, the term: (1) ‘‘Claimant agency’’ means any state agency, department, board, bureau, commission, or authority to which an individual owes a debt or which acts on behalf of an individual to collect a debt. (2) ‘‘Debt’’ means any liquidated sum due and owin…

The collection remedy authorized by this article is in addition to and not in substitution for any other remedy available by law. History. — Code 1981, § 50-27-52, enacted by Ga. L. 1993, p. 1037, § 2.

(a) Any claimant agency may submit to the corporation a list of the names of all persons owing debts in excess of $100.00 to such claimant agency or to persons on whose behalf the claimant agency is acting. The full amount of the debt shall be collectable from any lottery winning…

(a) Notwithstanding Code Section 50-27-29, which prohibits disclosure by the corporation of the contents of prize winner records or information, and notwithstanding any other confidentiality statute, the corporation may provide to a claimant agency all information necessary to acc…

The provisions of this article shall only apply to prizes of $5,000.00 or more and shall not apply to any retailers authorized by the board to pay prizes of up to $5,000.00 after deducting the price of the ticket or share; excepting that a claim for delinquent child support filed …

The General Assembly finds that: (1) There is a compelling state interest in ensuring the most efficient, honest, and accurate regulation of the bona fide coin operated amusement machine industry in this state; and (2) The most efficient, accurate, and honest regulation of the bona…

(a) On or before July 1, 2014, in cooperation with the Bona Fide Coin Operated Amusement Machine Operator Advisory Board established under Code Section 50-27-89, the corporation shall procure a Class B accounting terminal linked by a communications network through which all Class…

(a) Upon successful implementation and certification of the Class B accounting terminal under the provisions of Code Section 50-27-101, and for the first fiscal year thereafter, the corporation shall: (1) Retain 5 percent of the net receipts; (2) Provide, within five business days of…

(a) Any local governing authority may, after providing no less than 60 days’ notice to all master licensees and location owners and location operators, and in a manner consistent with this Code section, vote to remove any Class B machines from the local jurisdiction. (b) Beginnin…

The penalties provided for in this article shall be in addition to any criminal penalties that may otherwise be provided by law. History. — Code 1981, § 50-27-104, enacted by Ga. L. 2013, p. 37, § 1-1/HB 487.

(a) The General Assembly finds that the ability to operate a bona fide coin operated amusement machine business in this state constitutes a privilege and not a right. Further, in order to prevent the unregulated operation of the bona fide coin operated amusement machine business, th…

(a) Every manufacturer, distributor, and owner, except an owner holding a bona fide coin operated amusement machine solely for personal use or resale, who offers a bona fide coin operated amusement machine for sale to a distributor or to an owner and who offers others the opportuni…

(a) No refund is allowed for a manufacturer, distributor, or master license except as follows: (1) The licensee makes a written request to the corporation for a refund prior to the beginning of the calendar year for which it was purchased; (2) The licensee makes a written request…

(a) The corporation shall not renew a license for a person under this article and shall suspend for any period of time or cancel a license if the corporation finds that the applicant or licensee is indebted to the state for any fees, costs, penalties, or delinquent fees. (b) The c…

(a) An applicant or licensee is entitled to at least 30 days’ written notice and, if requested, a hearing in the following instances: (1) After an application for an original or renewal license has been refused; (2) Before the corporation may revoke a license; or (3) Before the c…

(a) The corporation shall deliver to the applicant or licensee a written copy of the order refusing an application or renewal application, revoking a master license, or imposing any other sanction provided in this article issued after any required hearing provided by Code Section…

(a) Appeal by an affected person from all actions of the corporation or chief executive officer shall be to the Superior Court of Fulton County. The review shall be conducted by the court and shall be confined to the record. (b) The court shall not substitute its judgment for that…

Appeal from any final judgment of the Superior Court of Fulton County may be taken by any party, including the corporation, in the manner provided for in civil actions generally. History. — Code 1981, § 48-17-8, enacted by Ga. L. 1992, p. 1521, § 3; Code 1981, § 50-27-77, as redes…

(a) Every owner, except an owner holding a coin operated amusement machine solely for personal use or resale, who offers others the opportunity to play for a charge, whether direct or indirect, any bona fide coin operated amusement machine shall pay an annual permit fee for each b…

No refund shall be allowed for the annual permit fee assessed on each bona fide coin operated amusement machine registered with the corporation except as follows: (1) The owner makes a written request to the corporation for a refund prior to the beginning of the calendar year for …

If an owner purchases or receives additional bona fide coin operated amusement machines during the calendar year, the applicable annual permit fee shall be paid to the corporation and the sticker shall be affixed to the machine before the machine may be legally operated. A penalty…

(a) The chief executive officer shall provide for the proper administration of this article and is authorized to act on behalf of the corporation for such purpose. The chief executive officer may initiate investigations, hearings, and take other necessary measures to ensure compl…

(a) If any owner or operator of any bona fide coin operated amusement machine in this state shall violate any provision of this article or any rule and regulation promulgated under this article, the corporation may investigate the violation and may seek sanctions, including late f…

(a) All taxes, fees, penalties, and interest accruing to the State of Georgia under any other provision of Title 48 as it existed prior to July 1, 2010, shall be and remain valid and binding obligations to the State of Georgia for all taxes, penalties, and interest accruing under…

(a) As used in this Code section, the term: (1) ‘‘Amusement or recreational establishment’’ means an open-air establishment frequented by the public for amusement or recreation. Such an establishment shall be in a licensed fixed location located in this state and which has been in…

(a) Except as specifically provided in this article, for single or repeated violations of this article by a location owner or location operator who offers one or more bona fide coin operated amusement machines for play by the public, the corporation may impose the following penalti…

In addition to the state regulatory provisions regarding bona fide coin operated amusement machines contained in Code Section 16-12-35 and this article, the governing authority of any county or municipal corporation shall be authorized to enact and enforce an ordinance which inclu…

(a)(1) Except as provided in this Code section, a person shall not own, maintain, place, or lease a bona fide coin operated amusement machine unless he or she has a valid master license; provided, however, that a manufacturer or distributor may own a bona fide coin operated amuseme…

The following acts or practices are deemed unfair methods of competition and unfair and deceptive acts under this article: (1) Until the corporation certifies that the Class B accounting terminal authorized by Code Section 50-27-101 is implemented, a master licensee, location owne…

(a) The corporation shall establish rules or policies, with the advice of the Bona Fide Coin Operated Amusement Machine Operator Advisory Board, to establish or create: (1) Forms and information reasonably required for the submission of a license application; and (2) Procedures t…

(a) There shall be a Bona Fide Coin Operated Amusement Machine Operator Advisory Board to be composed of ten members. The chief executive officer of the corporation shall serve as a member. Two members shall be appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives, two members…

The Georgia Technology Authority shall be the successor in interest to the Georgia Information Technology Policy Council created by Ga. L. 1995, p. 761, as amended, and all debts, obligations, and liabilities of said council shall become the debts, obligations, and liabilities of…

(a) The General Assembly desires to promote economic development and efficient delivery of government services by encouraging state governmental agencies and private sector entities to conduct their business and transactions using electronic media. (b) All state agencies, authori…

(a) Notwithstanding the provisions of Article 4 of Chapter 18 of Title 50, a county or municipality of the State of Georgia, a regional commission, or a local authority created by local or general law that has created or maintains a geographic information system in electronic for…

(a) The General Assembly finds that: (1) As Georgia’s state government seeks to provide improved service at a lower cost to its citizens and technology continues to play an increased role in service delivery, the pace of change for state agencies, boards, authorities, and commissi…

This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the ‘‘Georgia Regional Transportation Authority Act.’’ History. — Code 1981, § 50-32-1, enacted by Ga. L. 1999, p. 112, § 7.

As used in this chapter, the term: (1) ‘‘Authority’’ means the Georgia Regional Transportation Authority. (2) ‘‘Bond’’ includes any revenue bond, bond, note, or other obligation. (3) ‘‘Clean Air Act’’ means the federal Clean Air Act, as amended in 1990 and codified at 42 U.S.C.A. …

(a) There is created the Georgia Regional Transportation Authority as a body corporate and politic, which shall be deemed an instrumentality of the State of Georgia and a public corporation thereof, for purposes of managing or causing to be managed land transportation and air qua…

(a) The initial board of directors of the authority shall consist of 15 members. All members of the board and their successors shall be appointed for terms of five years each, except that the initial terms for eight members of the board appointed in 1999 shall be three years each;…

(a)(1) This chapter shall operate uniformly throughout the state. (2)(A) The initial jurisdiction of the authority for purposes of this chapter shall encompass the territory of every county which was designated by the United States Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) in the C…

(a) The authority shall have the following general powers: (1) To sue and be sued in all courts of this state, the original jurisdiction and venue of any such action being the superior court of any county wherein a substantial part of the business was transacted, the tortious act…

Pursuant to the authority granted by Article IX, Section II, Paragraph VI of the Constitution of this state, there are created within this state 159 special districts. One such district shall exist within the geographic boundaries of each county, and the territory of each distric…

(a) The Governor may delegate to the authority, by executive order, his or her powers under applicable federal transportation planning and air quality laws and regulations, including without limitation the power to resolve revision disputes between metropolitan planning organizat…