Georgia Code
Chapter 14 - Cemetery and Funeral Services
§ 10-14-26. Secretary of State Immune From Liability

For any action taken or any proceeding had under the provisions of this chapter or under color of the law, the Secretary of State shall be immune from liability and action to the same extent that any judge of any court of general jurisdiction in this state would be immune.
History. Code 1981, § 44-3-150, enacted by Ga. L. 1983, p. 1508, § 1; Code 1981, § 10-14-26 , as redesignated by Ga. L. 2000, p. 882, § 1.

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Title 10 - Commerce and Trade

Chapter 14 - Cemetery and Funeral Services

§ 10-14-1. Short Title

§ 10-14-2. Regulation of Preneed Dealers, Registrants, and Cemetery Companies; Licenses

§ 10-14-3. Definitions

§ 10-14-3.1. Authority of Boards

§ 10-14-4. Registration of Dealers and Cemeteries; Perpetual Care Cemeteries Trust Funds; Nonperpetual Care Cemeteries; Preneed Escrow Accounts

§ 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

§ 10-14-11. Stop Order Suspending or Revoking a Registration; Denial or Refusal of Application for Registration; Penalties

§ 10-14-12. Separate Accounts and Records; Owner Acting as Trustee; Bond; Removal of Trustee or Escrow Agent; Allocation of Funds; Financial Reports

§ 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