The Acts provide for a Georgia Register of Historic Places, for the creation of property tax incentives to rehabilitate historic structures, and for allowing local governments to continue to regulate zoning and historical plans without legislative interference.
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The Acts provide for changes to the Georgia law of wills. HB 157 provides that the residence of decedents in the care of nursing homes at the time of death shall normally be the county of residence before the entry of the decedent into the facility. HB 257 defines uniform
One person may sue another for libelous statements made in visual or sound media. Section 1 of the Act permits a defendant to plead and prove certain facts which will prevent the plaintiff from recovering punitive damages and also will mitigate actual damages. These facts include: the defendant acted without
The Act amends the title registration requirements allowing title to registered land to be acquired by adverse possession, and by treating registered land as unregistered for purposes of recording and transfer.
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The Act amends the regulations governing the conduct of athlete agents by giving the Athlete Agents Regulatory Commission additional powers to discipline or revoke the registration of athlete agents. The Act adds criminal penalties for violation of the Act. The Act also reduces the amount of the bond that an
The Act restricts the scope of the Used Car Dealers' Registration Act by excluding franchised motor vehicle dealers from the statutory definition of a used car dealer, from representation on the State Board of Registration of Used Car Dealers, and from used car dealer license and registration requirements
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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
