The Act revises license regulations for insurance agents, solicitors, brokers, counselors, and adjusters and provides for fiduciary and record keeping duties for life and accident and sickness insurance agents.
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The Acts provide for the issuance, execution, and return of inspection warrants and for the practices, procedures, and requirements associated with these warrants. The Acts provide time limits and penalties, identify those inspections not requiring a warrant, make changes in certain exemptions in meat inspection, and specify additional powers for
The Act amends the Georgia Code provisions relating to water resources by authorizing the Department of Natural Resources (DNR) to acquire or construct water supply reservoirs. The Act also authorizes the DNR to operate and maintain any project that embraces a water source or that distributes or sells water and
The Act authorizes local governmental entities in Georgia to mandate that retailers sell only low phosphorus household laundry detergents under certain circumstances. The Act provides for local ordinances and the contents of such ordinances.
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The Act limits the responsibilities of local governments in regulating dangerous dogs. Changes to definitions make identification of dangerous dogs and potentially dangerous dogs easier. The Act places on dog owners the duty to register dogs annually, and to notify local officials if they move to a new jurisdiction within
The Resolution proposed an amendment to the Georgia Constitution which would have clarified the waiver of sovereign immunity when a state agency provided liability insurance coverage. Sovereign immunity would be waived by the purchase of insurance which covered the agency itself, but only for claims which were included in the
The Act establishes a negligence standard for farmers who pollute the land, waters, air, or other resources of the state through application or use of fertilizers, plant growth regulators, or pesticides.
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The Act amends the Georgia Hazardous Waste Management Authority Act by including within the definition of project the renovation of an existing waste treatment or disposal facility that provides for the treatment, storage, or disposal of any solid waste requiring special handling. The Act also adds a new provision which
The Act creates a cause of action against manufacturers or suppliers of asbestos for damage to real property. It also extends the statute of limitations for bringing such actions to July 1, 1990 but bars commencement of claims after that date.
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The Act requires that all property on which a landfill is or has been located be properly identified. It also requires the Environmental Protection Division of the Department of Natural Resources to maintain certain landfill records. The Act mandates that deeds conveying an interest in land previously used as a
The Act amends the Code to decrease campaign contribution and financial disclosure filing requirements for certain public officers. The amendments reduce penalties for violations and permit candidates who do not have a campaign committee to fulfill the reporting requirements. Moreover, persons already holding public office but who do not intend
The Act comprises a comprehensive package of legislation relating to AIDS. In general, the Act provides procedures and standards for HIV testing in both the criminal and civil contexts; delineates the requirements for confidentiality and counseling regarding AIDS information; provides criminal sanctions for HIV-infected individuals who know they are infected
