History. Code 1981, § 44-3-146, enacted by Ga. L. 1983, p. 1508, § 1; Ga. L. 1984, p. 22, § 44; Code 1981, § 10-14-22 , as redesignated by Ga. L. 2000, p. 882, § 1; Ga. L. 2022, p. 767, § 2-4/HB 916.
Delayed effective date.
Code Section 10-14-22 is set out twice in this Code. This version, as set out above, is effective July 1, 2023. For version effective until July 1, 2023, see the preceding version. See Editor’s note for applicability.
The 2022 amendment, effective July 1, 2023, redesignated subsection (a) as paragraph (a)(1); substituted “copy of the petition for review filed in the Superior Court of Fulton County and signed by the petitioner” for “written notice of appeal signed by the appellant” in the introductory language of paragraph (a)(1); added paragraph (a)(2); and rewrote subsection (b), which read: “Upon receipt of such notice of appeal, the Secretary of State shall, within ten days thereafter, make, certify, and deliver to the appellant a transcript of the record of the order from which the appeal is taken, provided that the appellant shall pay the reasonable costs of such transcript. The appellant shall, within five days after receipt of such transcript, file such transcript and a copy of the notice of appeal with the clerk of the court. Said notice of appeal and transcript of the record shall constitute appellant’s complaint. Said complaint shall thereupon be entered on the trial calendar of the court in accordance with the court’s normal procedures.” See Editor’s note for applicability.
Editor’s notes.
Ga. L. 2022, p. 767, § 3-1/HB 916, not codified by the General Assembly, makes this Code section applicable to petitions for review filed in superior or state court on or after July 1, 2023.
Structure Georgia Code
Chapter 14 - Cemetery and Funeral Services
§ 10-14-2. Regulation of Preneed Dealers, Registrants, and Cemetery Companies; Licenses
§ 10-14-3.1. Authority of Boards
§ 10-14-5. Preneed Sales Agents; Contracts; Retention of Employee Data
§ 10-14-5.1. Relationship Between Life Insurance and Funeral Establishment
§ 10-14-6. Irrevocable Trust Fund
§ 10-14-7. Preneed Escrow Accounts or Trust Funds
§ 10-14-7.1. Trust Accounts for Preneed Funds
§ 10-14-8. Prohibition of Certain Persons From Employment; Notice and Hearing; Emergency Orders
§ 10-14-9. Amendment of Registration Application; State Audit of Records; Change of Ownership
§ 10-14-10. Minimum Acreage for Cemeteries; Exceptions
§ 10-14-13. Venue for Civil or Criminal Actions
§ 10-14-14. Administration of Chapter; Rules and Regulations
§ 10-14-15. Investigations by Secretary of State; Subpoenas; Hearings
§ 10-14-16. Cemetery Rules and Regulations; Service Charges
§ 10-14-17. Prohibited Acts; Fees
§ 10-14-18. Duties of Registrant; Written Contract
§ 10-14-19. Enforcement of Chapter; Civil Penalties
§ 10-14-20. Criminal Penalties
§ 10-14-21. Purchaser’s Remedy for Violations
§ 10-14-22. [Effective Until July 1, 2023. See note.] Judicial Appeal of Order of Secretary of State
§ 10-14-22. [Effective July 1, 2023. See note.] Judicial Appeal of Order of Secretary of State
§ 10-14-23. Administrative Appeal of Order of Secretary of State
§ 10-14-24. Effect of Consent to Service of Process
§ 10-14-25. Waiver of Rights or Defenses in Cemetery Purchase Agreements Void
§ 10-14-26. Secretary of State Immune From Liability
§ 10-14-28. Actions Pending Under Prior Law
§ 10-14-29. Construction Regulations; Preconstruction Trust Funds
§ 10-14-30. Adoption of Minimum Standards by Secretary of State